shashachu[TK] Posted July 3 Author Report Posted July 3 Assuming this is accurate, looks like the screws should be unpainted? The CRL images have them painted so I was unsure. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/gallery/image/3488-dsc00579jpg~original/?context=new Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted July 3 Author Report Posted July 3 And to answer my other question, IPA does not appear to be safe on the paint. I used 70% on a portion of the butt plate and it seems to have caused a haze or perhaps eaten away slightly at the paint. I'll respray that portion. 1 Quote
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted July 3 Report Posted July 3 7 hours ago, shashachu said: A couple random questions for those with expertise: 1) Should I wipe the paint with something (eg IPA) before spraying clear? Since I'm using plastic polish, I'm wondering if it's leaving any residue. Should 91% IPA be safe? 2) Are the screws on the holster also supposed to be painted white or are they left silver? 1) I give everything a wipe with Prepsol which is a wax and grease remover, not sure if there's an equivalent 2) leave unpainted 2 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted July 3 Report Posted July 3 7 hours ago, shashachu said: And to answer my other question, IPA does not appear to be safe on the paint. I used 70% on a portion of the butt plate and it seems to have caused a haze or perhaps eaten away slightly at the paint. I'll respray that portion. Well, professionals will hose everything down in a paint booth with filters, even the booth. That said, wash down your spray tent and whatever you're going to paint, then use tack or (cheese) cloth prior to shooting. Anything to keep the dust down. 1 Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted July 4 Author Report Posted July 4 5 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said: 1) I give everything a wipe with Prepsol which is a wax and grease remover, not sure if there's an equivalent 2) leave unpainted Thanks. I don't think I can get Prepsol but looks like there may be some other wax and grease removers I can try. I'm actually pretty curious about why I got that haze on my paint - I can't quite get good info about whether isopropyl alcohol should affect enamel paint like Behr; it seems like it shouldn't? it had been a day or so since I sprayed but I also wondering if maybe my paint wasn't quite cured? Otherwise I think I may just do soap and water to be totally safe. Quote
shashachu[TK] Posted Monday at 10:16 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 10:16 PM (edited) Had some nice weather today (usually my city is really windy and therefore dusty) so I took the opportunity to spray some more pieces. I did some belt and ab boxes, the TD plate, the portion of the butt plate that I wiped with IPA, a part of the TD which I had to sand down to fix a seam, one shoulder bell (not pictured) and the forearms. I got some pretty bad runs on the forearms which I'll need to sand out (was trying to spray closer to avoid orange peel and probably got too close) but I'm really happy with how seamless they look. Doing the second pass with milliput/filler primer really paid off. If you're curious what kind of stand the forearms are on, someone on my local buy nothing group was giving away a double guitar stand which I realized I could use for painting. :) No photos, but I also sprayed the calves and one of the thighs with filler primer to prep them for paint. It's slow going and I'm honestly dreading painting the helmet and also spraying the 2k, but I am inching towards the finish line. It is also good to know that even with paint, almost no problem is un-fixable. Edited Monday at 10:19 PM by shashachu 3 1 Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted Monday at 10:52 PM Report Posted Monday at 10:52 PM Looking beautiful Sha Sha 1 Quote
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