TurnerJP
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I will be attempting my first try with PR (avocado color, from exotic blanks). I'm just curious to know why, and with what, I should be painting my brass tubes with?
Thanks in advance.
JP
Thanks in advance.
JP
Oh, HI JP!!!! Welcome to IAP!!!
May want to view this, if you have not done plastics before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xikciU16Fts
PM me if you have questions.
That's a long story. Do a search here on CA and paint, get a brew or two and start reading.
Short version: CA dissolves many paints, use Testors (model little bottles) paint and let dry thoroughly or use epoxy for these blanks, instead of CA. Epoxy can even be tinted with paint.
Also, does painting make the CA glue bond less comprehensively to the brass tubing? Is that the correct gluing agent of choice in this particular application?
Then you could legitimately ask, "Why don't they just put more dye in the resin, so it's not so "see-through"?
Because the "depth of color" is achieved by using some transparent colors that allow the 'pearly' stuff to show through. If we used all opaque colors, you would not have to paint, but your blank would be boring.[/quote]
Ed,
I have to disagree. I mix mine without leaving the obvious transluscence and get plenty of depth and movement within the blank. Without adding solids to the resin, there will ALWAYS be some degree of transluscency but, I try to reduce that as much as possible.
I do always paint though but, I don't wait a day or longer like most. I paint, let dry to the touch and insert the tube. I haven't had any tubes show..........so far.:redface:
Just my opinion and it has worked for me for many years.
That's a long story. Do a search here on CA and paint, get a brew or two and start reading.
Short version: CA dissolves many paints, use Testors (model little bottles) paint and let dry thoroughly or use epoxy for these blanks, instead of CA. Epoxy can even be tinted with paint.
...I use rattle can paint for the standard colors such as black and white. It's fast, but messy.
That's why I do the rattle can. It is MUCH thinner than bottle paint. In fact, occasionally I have to do two coats!
And I don't bother painting the tube. Just the hole drilled into the blank.
Ok Chip---went to the Hobby Store and got a bottle---
"Testor's enamel"---1/4 fl oz---about $2---much more expensive than champagne
But Champagne won't paint the tubes worth a darn:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: