Painting 101

[Zippity]

Don't worry, I WILL be in touch

Forgot to tell you, I bought a whole lot of those IDENTI pens when we got to Portland. Thanks for the tip


Ron

[SlotWagens]

Had any experience or success paiting plastic or resin bodies with faskolor? If so any additional tips?

[flyracing]

no I have not tried parma paints on "models" why dont you check the 1/32 or "scalelectrix" boards ??

[oldweirdherald]

Craig dabbles with Scalextric cars intermittently - but hasn't had the need nor inclination to repaint one. Not into model cars for some time either.

However - I would also add that besides the 1/32 forum here, where more plastic car racers may see your question - your best bet might be to repost your question to Paul Ciccarello's forum - up in the Expert Tech Tips section. Paul C. is the resident expert, R&D, and designer at Parma, and he doesn't know, then I'm sure he can find out!

[slotracer_x]

whats good airbrush to start learning with that will also be good once you have got your skills down

[agt001]

Originally posted by slotracer_x
whats good airbrush to start learning with that will also be good once you have got your skills down

My personal feeling is that the masking is the most important part, and a cheap single action airbrush such as my 30 year old Badger is fine for slot bodies.

[Youngy]

Or you could get a reasonable IWATA and not worry about getting another brush for sometime.

Plus you could then paint other things other than just slot car bodies..............

[slotracer_x]

im looking at buying the Anthem Model 155 Airbrush from Badger.
any idea if its any good

[Janders]

I have tried the Parma Fastcolor for some time, and have no problems. I Did not use anything to dry it with.
The real huge problem I have, is cleaning the airbrush. I have ruined one already. I bought the Parma Airbrush, but so far, tried it with the Pactra Racing Finish (lacquer) only. The Parma airbrush itself works great.

[Joseph]

Hey...nice job on the series...a quick question.

What specifically do you recommend for masking tape...any particular brand?

Joseph

[flyracing]

Sorry i have not replied sooner , bout the tape ? Any good quality painters tape, usually green or blue ? (or whatever ends up in my bucket at the end of the work day) works fine! As i said its not so much the mask as much as it is the technique I looked at a roll I have here & it sez ...Scotch 3-M safe release #2090. I prefer this type of tape because of its low adhesion .. vinyl sticks TOO good, then stretches out of shape if you want to move it hope i could help .... Craig

[flyracing]

Well sure enough as I have been cross racing into the 1/32 world at Red Devil Raceway, I have finally tried some Parma Faskolors on a "Camaro". Concerned about damage to styrene plastic? I cleaned & degreased the body w/denatured alchohol. Thinners I feel would have "eaten " the plastic. Since we paint basically "backwards" on a lexan bod, I painted the lightest color first then proceeded to the darker. I made sure the base coat was sufficiantly dry before applying masking tape. Then after all was colored ? I applied Model Master acryl #4638 gloss clear topcoat - some guys apply decals then topcoat. With sufficiant drying time Parma paints seem to work well ....

[Joseph]

I got a roll of the blue. Since I normally race of a few different body styles, I am going to template so I can cut the tape on the template and then put it on the windows.

Again, thanks for your help. You really do an awesome job painting.

My wife, son and I are coming to Seattle to visit family in late July, early August. Will there be any racing going on within an hour of Seattle. I know Auburn is somewhat close to Seattle.

Joseph

[RollinI]

Craig,

Great work!!

What kind of compressor do you use?

And, how much pressure do you use?

I will have to try thinning with 409. I have not been able get the Createx airbrush paint thin enough to turn the pressure down enough to do the thin lines or intricate work I could do with laquer-based paints.

[Big Ol' Durl]

I used to have probs with my cheapie Badger clogging up until I started using 409. Mixing some into the paint ( I actually mix it about 30% 409 and 70% paint ) is great, too, but keeping a bottle of 409 handy for cleaning the brush between colors and for clean-up afterward ROCKS! Really, try it.

And thanks Craig for the howtooz.

Durl
splattered not stirred