RetrogradeOrbit
Do I look like I'm joking?
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Okay then.
The black paint has definitely hardened this time and is ready for masking so that I can paint the red (for the third time!) but with a different brand of spray paint this time around.
Was really careful, I masked one lev plate and the gave it a very light first coat, essentially just a mist coat. Set this aside and masked the other plate and sprayed that similarly.
By the time I was done with number two, the first plate was ready for another coat.
In between each coat I used my uplighter halogen lamp which has a bendy reading lamp attachment to slightly heat the paint and I used my airbrush (just blowing plain old air) to try to help the curing process. I don't think that I could stand to have to take all the paint off a third time...
This really seemed to help and I also put each plate outside for a time, just while I was spraying the other one.
After about an hour and a half, I had put a sufficient amount of paint on and decided to take the masking tape off. It is better to do that before the paint fully hardens as you do not want to spoil the edges of your paint job.
So, this is where we are, they need to be left for 24 hours and then I can paint the top, central disc in chrome.
I have high hopes this time. The black paint is totally dry and hard to the touch, while the red is just about touch dry and there is none of the bubbling I have seen the other two times.
If all goes well, I can put a satin clear coat on top this time tomorrow and 24 hours after that?
I can fit the plates and the battery onto the underside of the board and the damned thing will pretty much be finito...!
The black paint has definitely hardened this time and is ready for masking so that I can paint the red (for the third time!) but with a different brand of spray paint this time around.
Was really careful, I masked one lev plate and the gave it a very light first coat, essentially just a mist coat. Set this aside and masked the other plate and sprayed that similarly.
By the time I was done with number two, the first plate was ready for another coat.
In between each coat I used my uplighter halogen lamp which has a bendy reading lamp attachment to slightly heat the paint and I used my airbrush (just blowing plain old air) to try to help the curing process. I don't think that I could stand to have to take all the paint off a third time...
This really seemed to help and I also put each plate outside for a time, just while I was spraying the other one.
After about an hour and a half, I had put a sufficient amount of paint on and decided to take the masking tape off. It is better to do that before the paint fully hardens as you do not want to spoil the edges of your paint job.
So, this is where we are, they need to be left for 24 hours and then I can paint the top, central disc in chrome.
I have high hopes this time. The black paint is totally dry and hard to the touch, while the red is just about touch dry and there is none of the bubbling I have seen the other two times.
If all goes well, I can put a satin clear coat on top this time tomorrow and 24 hours after that?
I can fit the plates and the battery onto the underside of the board and the damned thing will pretty much be finito...!
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