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Title: Painting Lines
Post by: 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 :)
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: kevin king on September 28, 2024, 05:05:05 PM: 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 :)
credit card trick may help knock them down. Too thick of a coat will make it very difficult to remove them. Use thin paint, build them up with 3 coats, let dry, you can even lightly scuff the color with 1500. After that spray with clear 50/50. 4 coats. Skuff sand clear with 1200. Then spray one or 2 wet coats over it
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Paul Taylor on September 28, 2024, 08:21:40 PM: Are you talking about panel lines or the paint line between two colors?
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Motorman on September 29, 2024, 07:56:32 PM: Like if I have a white fuselage and I want to put a blue stripe on it.
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Brett Buck on September 29, 2024, 09:55:16 PM: Quote from: Motorman on September 29, 2024, 07:56:32 PM
Like if I have a white fuselage and I want to put a blue stripe on it.

I am far from an expert, but I usually put down a strip of tape the width of the line as a guide, then butt more tape on either side, then pull off the center. Then just paint it.

Brett
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Ken Culbertson on September 30, 2024, 12:02:54 AM: 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
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Dennis Nunes on September 30, 2024, 01:31:24 AM: 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 (http://flyinglines.org/nunes.paintmask.pdf)

Enjoy,
Dennis
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Motorman on September 30, 2024, 10:39:20 AM: Thanks guys
Title: Re: Painting Lines
Post by: Don Jenkins on September 30, 2024, 01:08:47 PM: 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 :)

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