Brush Painting Tips Needed

Donald L. Granger

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Oct 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/15/97

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I would suggest that you try spray cans of white paint rather than
attempting to brush on a white finish. White has got to be one of the
hardest colors to brush on without piling on tons of paint.

Good luck,
Don

Guilherme Furtado Filho <g...@iis.com.br> wrote in article
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> Hi!
> Well, I've got a problem here. I don't have an airbrush and love
> airliners. As almost every airliner's paint scheme uses huge amounts of
> white (mainly in upper fuselage), I'de like to know how to paint them
with
> brush... I know that the finnish will not be better than if it was
painted
> with an airbrush, but...
> Hope to hearing from you quite soon.
> Thaks in advance,
> Guilherme Furtado Filho
> g...@iis.com.br
>

Guilherme Furtado Filho

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Janne Nilsson

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Oct 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/15/97

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A good tip is to thin the paint a little more than whith usual painting.
Work fast when brushing an let the paint flow on the model. The
disadvantage is that youll need several layers to get a good coverage,
other wise the plastic will shine through. I painted 7-8 layers myself
under special conditions. The paint may become thick but youll eliminate
those brushmarks.
Good Luck
Janne Nilsson

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Percy Bjorklund

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Oct 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/15/97

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On 15 Oct 1997 00:22:45 GMT, "Guilherme Furtado Filho"
<g...@iis.com.br> wrote:

>Hi!
>Well, I've got a problem here. I don't have an airbrush and love
>airliners. As almost every airliner's paint scheme uses huge amounts of
>white (mainly in upper fuselage), I'de like to know how to paint them with
>brush... I know that the finnish will not be better than if it was painted
>with an airbrush, but...
>Hope to hearing from you quite soon.
>Thaks in advance,
>Guilherme Furtado Filho
>g...@iis.com.br

1: find yourself a dustfree workplace/drying place. Preferable a raft
about a mile out from the beach. :-) . I've used the bathroom with
reasonable results.

2: Use Humbrol Enamels from their latest series. You'd want gloss for
an airliner.

3: Use high (artist grade) quality watercolor brush of generous size
(no. 8). Synthetic is fine. Still expensive but doesn't cost quite as
many fortunes as a sable brush.

4: Apply paint rapidly, evenly and very thinly. Don't worry about it
being completely transparent. I don't think thinning the paint is
necessary, but you could consider it.

5: Allow 6 - 8 hours for curing. Repeat step 4.

6/7/8/9 etc: Repeat step 5 until white is opaque. If surface collects
dustspots, remove with 1200 wet paper.

Finish: Wet sand surface with 1200 grit paper. Apply final coat.

Percy

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Oct 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM10/16/97

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I use Krylon spray paint for my airliners, then coat with Future for the
final gloss coat. Krylon is available at your local home improvement store
in large cans for only $2 - $3. It's a whole lot cheaper than modelers
paint, BUT, don't spray it over hobby paints. It needs to be the bottom
coat. Use the basic colors like white, black, silver.

Dale G Elhardt
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