Thursday, December 08, 2005
Area to watch out for (after)
And it did exactly what I thought it would. Bad joins and a putty that soaks up paint. Going to try scribing a bit of it out and refilling with Poly putty.
BTW, the use of progressively finer grain sand paper is a *must*. I start out with the Testors sandpaper pack, which goes from 150 gr to 600 gr, then start using a polishing pack from Model Makers. It starts at 3200 gr and progresses to 12000 gr. By then, the paper feels more like suede than sandpaper. Don't skip a grain level! It will show badly when painted. Progressing on up and using the polishing compound will create a surface that is mirror smooth.
BTW, the use of progressively finer grain sand paper is a *must*. I start out with the Testors sandpaper pack, which goes from 150 gr to 600 gr, then start using a polishing pack from Model Makers. It starts at 3200 gr and progresses to 12000 gr. By then, the paper feels more like suede than sandpaper. Don't skip a grain level! It will show badly when painted. Progressing on up and using the polishing compound will create a surface that is mirror smooth.
# posted by Tripper @ 11:51 AM 
