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Painting Lines

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Ken Culbertson:
It depends on the colors.  For a dark stripe over a light color I do it Brett's way.  For a light stripe over dark colors I paint the stripe first oversized then mask it and paint the dark colors around it.  If I am using Red and I want a white stripe I use white for the masking color and do the whole plane with just enough extra color around the stripe.  Yellow is another color that doesn't hide changes in background color quickly.

Ken

Dennis Nunes:
And if you really want to go wild with lines (and curves), take a look at the article, "Another Adventure – Paint Masks and Tucson, AZ". I wrote about using vinyl paint mask for the first time at http://flyinglines.org/nunes.paintmask.pdf

Enjoy,
Dennis

Motorman:
Thanks guys

Don Jenkins:

--- Quote from: Motorman on September 28, 2024, 04:02:32 PM ---Are there any articles or threads that explain how to paint lines start to finish. I can mask off a line and paint it but it has ridges so, must be some trick to it I don't know.

Thanks,
MM :)

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If you are using dope, and you intend to shoot clear as a final step in finishing, then lightly wet sand at a 45 degree angle across the ridge with 2000 grit.  When several coats of clear go over it will be quite smooth.  At least it works for me.  I have also done the same with Klass Kote with a 2K clear, and dope with 2K clear.  Good luck.

Don

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