kevster[TK] Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 Hey guys, i'm trying to paint in my tube stripes and i'm trying for centurion. I bought some stuff at hobby lobby to make my own templates and it doesn't seem to be working out too well. I don't think these are quite up to centurion quality do y'all? I think the placement is good, but the quality turned out pretty bad. The paint bleeds under my templates pretty bad so I cleaned it up as best as I could, but I also found out that I need to paint each stripe in one go instead of trying to do 2 thin coats because by the time i start to peel up the template, its starting to dry and peels the corners off. This is my ATA helmet from 09 and model master french blue paint that turned out quite a bit darker than i was hoping as well.... Its more like the old style blue that they thought before even though its much lighter in the bottle Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 If you dip a brush into paint thinner then pat the brush so it's not dripping, you can "brush" the rough edges and remove the paint from wherever you don't want it. Keep dipping and wiping the brush to keep it clean or else you will just spread the paint around. After you are satisfied with the cleanup, touch up the edges with a fine brush and paint. Your placement looks great, though!!!! Quote
dashrazor Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 i assume the helmet is painted HIPS? if that is the case i would steer clear from ant type of paint thinner my self, even with a steady hand it could become a big blue mess really fast if it were my helmet i would use what i call the magic eraser technique get some gloss white acrylic paint (not solvent based) just like the stuff you can find at craft stores. you can touch up the blue using this method as well it might take a few (very light) coats to mask all of the blue but it beats sanding it off and repainting the whole helmet Quote
matt black Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 Hi Kevin. I sent you some links. Great tips Mason. Quote
1mpulseS0D Posted August 15, 2011 Report Posted August 15, 2011 You can do as i did, wait until the paint is fully dry and then try to carefully scratch off the paintbleeds. I did this and it went very well! If you want pictures i can give you some Quote
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