I use a setup from North Coast Prototype Models. It uses very fine
aluminum oxide powder which produces a very fine etch. I am also using
it on the Highliner plastic shells because they are extremely smooth and
paint does not adhere very well. As for the baking, I wait a while
before placing the piece in the oven.
Gordon
Florian Griessenboeck wrote:
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> Thanks Gordon, Ken and ?Bob.
> That's a good idea to dry the paint in the oven. You don't know how much is
> 125F in european °Celsius, do you? Well, I'll find out. The temperature
> overshoot should be no problem. I'll use my wifes glass casting oven which
> has a very fine heat control.
> Gordon, to grit blast means to do it very gentle, just enough to make a
> slightly rough surface, right?
> Thank you all for your help!
> Florian Griessenboeck
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> > GORDON SMITH wrote:
> > >
> > > Then oven bake for about an hour at 125F after painting with
> > > Scale Coat paint.
> > >
> >
> > A word of caution here. Make sure the oven has stabiliized before putting
> your
> > expensive brass in it. When you turn on an oven it will over heat before
> going
> > to the set temperature. It can get hot enough to melt solder as a friend
> > learned when he put in a painted engine and took out a KIT!
> >
> > Ken Martin
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