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68 GT Hubcaps
toohey:
Hi Guys, thanks for setting up a place that will advance and raise the standards in our hobby.
I'm currently trying to (without great success) paint the black rings around a set of 68 GT hubcaps. The problem is that the edges I'm getting have a slight wave. I've tried a couple of methods, the first was masking the cap and spray painting and the second was thinning down the paint and using a syringe to inject the paint and have it run around the painted areas of the cap. Does anyone have a solution they would like to share?
Thanks Matt
thefordshow:
Hello Matt,..I would give them to an experienced pin striper/sign painter. I've seen guys lay down a 1/8 stipe along a car, arrow straight and still carry a conversation with ya. And fast too. Chris
toohey:
Thanks Chris,
I do have access to a lathe and thought I cound spin the cap in that and use a fixed brush to apply the paint but I didn't want brush marks. Would I get the same problem with someone pin striping by hand?
Matt
J_Speegle:
One of the challenges (sorry no answers on this one) is that the originals were sprayed, if I remember correctly, with a soft edge from maybe a mask.
Think the whole brush marks thing depends on how thick the paint, how quick it dries or is allowed to flow and eliminate the strokes as well as how it sits to dry.
As always, details and reproducing them can be challenging - but once overcome they are rewarding.
Sluggo:
--- Quote from: J_Speegle on July 25, 2009, 08:08:29 PM ---One of the challenges (sorry no answers on this one) is that the originals were sprayed, if I remember correctly, with a soft edge from maybe a mask.
Think the whole brush marks thing depends on how thick the paint, how quick it dries or is allowed to flow and eliminate the strokes as well as how it sits to dry.
As always, details and reproducing them can be challenging - but once overcome they are rewarding.
--- End quote ---
I'll look at the set I have in the garage next time I go out. I'm pretty sure, like Jeff says the were sprayed with some sort of template or mask in place and have soft edges.
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