gr1fter Posted December 13, 2014 Report Posted December 13, 2014 I made the attempt to paint the frown today, after i was done I noticed I went completely overboard and painted too much. Can I salvage this? If so... how? Paint Thinner? Razor Blade? Here is my pic, paint is still wet in the pic... Thanks, Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 13, 2014 Report Posted December 13, 2014 Just a little overboard, you have to be careful with thinners, some will eat the ABS. Something less harsh like mineral turpentine may work, for the stubborn corners use a toothpick. As with any plastic try a small section first Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted December 13, 2014 Report Posted December 13, 2014 Do NOT under any circumstance use a scraper, razor or anything. Like Rhodie said, stick to a thinner that is mineral spirit based. You can get the majority of it off with a rag and massage the rest in hard to reach places with your paint brush. When re-painting, stick to the teeth as seen above. 1 Quote
gr1fter Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Posted December 14, 2014 thanks guys! I was in luck, i had mineral spirit thinner already, so i wiped the slate clean and will try again tomorrow. thanks for the close up shots! Quote
Raintrooper Posted December 14, 2014 Report Posted December 14, 2014 Whew! Good save. It would've been spot on if it was black paint on a ROTJ bucket! Quote
Nagedzi[TK] Posted December 14, 2014 Report Posted December 14, 2014 Personally, I would open up the teeth a little more while you're at it--like in the reference shots. From there, follow the line created by the open spaces to create a nice ANH frown. 3 Quote
gr1fter Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Posted December 17, 2014 spent last night filing opening the teeth. I opened them up better. I'm going to tackle the paint again tonight. I will show a picture when im done, wish me luck! Quote
gr1fter Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Posted December 18, 2014 look better?? its freaking hard to get those straight edges. Also... im not entirely sure how far down the frown im supposed to go. Those reference shots are hard to see the curve at the end of the frown. but I think its getting there! Quote
Nagedzi[TK] Posted December 18, 2014 Report Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) Looks better to me!For what it's worth, I like to use a small curved x-acto blade to carve out the teeth. It takes a little practice but you can take off pretty fine slivers until you're happy. Edited December 18, 2014 by Nagedzi Quote
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