My armor

NEF and Wickedbeard,
You put it on with a brush? Something I need to do a search on.... thanks for the input!
 
Laan said:
I was doing it a few ways because I wasn't 100% sure of what to do. The 1st time I took it off after I was done with the airbrush. That took off lots of paint. The 2nd time I let it dry to the touch. Again, same thing and down to the prymer. Third time I let it dry for 24 hrs, same thing. So I thought I would try a new bottle of latex. 4th time, let it dry for 24 hrs, nope same thing.
5th time I took some fine sandpaper and gently went over the each color but the green. It worked much better but it still took some paint off.

Any ideas?



Nice armour paint job!


When I paint/mask, I like to seal each layer with matte finish (or dull coat) as I work up.

So, I will spray down silver, seal it, mask the damage with masking fluid, spray my next color, spray sealer, mask, repeat..

I found this gives you a stable undercoating, and prevents alot of the lifting going on.

It also makes it easier to wipe up paint mistakes if your quick enough without eating into the lower layers.
 
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Laan said:
NEF and Wickedbeard,
You put it on with a brush? Something I need to do a search on.... thanks for the input!

I squeeze it on directly from the squeeze bottle...I leave a big blob of it just before i spray the next layer wich leaves the mustard still wet underneath with a "skin" of paint. It should still be a little wet when the paint is dry. It's easy to find, just look for the big bumps. Then just wipe it off with a paper towel.

I tried it once with a thinner layer and letting it dry...that worked ok, but it was harder to work with. It kinda flaked up or chipped up which made me a little nearvous.

I can send you some pics of my "finished" armor if you want. Of course anything fett is never really finished. ;)
 
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