Jan,
Sorry for the late post. I am just getting caught up. I don't know if
it will work in your situation, but I remember an old trick that I
heard years ago, but never had occasion to try myself. Apply the
masking tape as tight as possible. Then, spray the car with a clear
coat, paying particular attention to the tape edges. After the clear
dries, apply the stripe color. The clear will have seeped through any
gaps in the masking tape, sealing them, and the stripe color will be
prevented from seepage. Finish the car with a clear coat to blend
everything in.
As for decals, I trust you are using Solviset (sp?) or some other decal
setting liquid when you apply ing your decals. That usually works for
me even on very uneven surfaces.
Bill Barber
On Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 07:59 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:15:16 -0500
> From: Jan Kohl <kohlj@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Painting horizontal stripes over vertical ribs?
>
> Sorry for the crosspost, I'm hoping that some of the adept modelers in
> here will have already solved this problem...
>
> I'm wanting to model a covered hopper that has 2 horizontal stripes
> going down the side...but I can't think of a good way to do it. If you
> use tape or a cardboard stencil, overspray will shoot out of the sides
> where the tape or stencil doesn't lay all the way down because of the
> vertical ribs. If you try laying the tape over each rib, one at a
> time,
> it usually won't stick very well and getting it straight is a major
> pain. Decals have the same problem. I've considered creating a
> stencil
> from a piece of balsa and filing grooves for each rib, but that seems
> rather laborious...
>
> ...any ideas? I'm trying to model this car:
> http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/ptlx14367.jpg
>
> Cheers!
> --
>
>
> * »»/ Jan Kohl/ ««*
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