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Offline Wynn Robins

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How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« on: October 30, 2011, 06:36:33 PM »
this is NOT the intended colour scheme for this plane - however - I managed to change things around to make them suit the dark grey I sprayed onthe tips and the like - obvioulsy a bit more to go - but reckon  it might come up alright once finished...

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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2011, 07:02:22 PM »
Hey that will work.
It almost looks like mine. Wonder how that happened?
Maybe you gave me the idea?
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2011, 08:26:34 PM »
Quote from: Ty Marcucci on October 30, 2011, 07:47:18 PM
Hi Wynn.  Just a suggestion but a few gold stars trimmed in white would look cool in the dark gray areas.  Five small ones or three big ones. Gold, not silver. That dark background would make them snap out, especially with a tiny white border around them.  H^^

funny that Ty - the original design was to have light lue tips with 1 big white "stretched" star on each tip.......you might be right on the gold ones......

Yeah Paul - I know.....but it just happened......

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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2011, 08:33:57 PM »
I take it that the gray went on last, so you couldn't just call it "unique primer" and start over?

At any rate, putting something of visual interest in there to break up the big expanse of gray, whether it's stars or something less common (perhaps a decal of some sort), would be a good idea.

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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2011, 09:13:46 PM »
Quote from: Tim Wescott on October 30, 2011, 08:33:57 PM
I take it that the gray went on last, so you couldn't just call it "unique primer" and start over?


grey went on first - I back mask everything....I sprayed it and realisd it was too dark. so changed the other colours instead of sanding any more
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2011, 09:32:46 PM »
 Wynn,

 What are you using for paint?
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2011, 10:53:47 PM »
Quote from: wwwarbird on October 30, 2011, 09:32:46 PM
Wynn,

 What are you using for paint?

duplicolour car paints....they dry in 5 minutes and you can mask over them in 10......love it
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2011, 11:32:11 PM »
Quote from: Wynn Robins on October 30, 2011, 10:53:47 PM
duplicolour car paints....they dry in 5 minutes and you can mask over them in 10......love it

Are they laquer-based, then?

Are they at all fuel proof?
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2011, 01:17:03 AM »
acrylic laquer - they are fuel proof to a point ( I have used up to 10%b nitro on them) ......but now i fly electric - so it doesnt matter
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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 05:49:53 AM »
Wynn...EXCELLENT RECOVERY! 

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Re: How to make do when you spray the wrong colour....
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2011, 08:53:54 AM »
It looks good to me.  And if yo had not stated the problem I would have thought you planned it that way. H^^
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