Thanks, Bill! More good info!
Cheers!
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clipperw@EarthLink.net wrote:
>Jan,
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>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:
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>> 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!
>>--
>>
>>
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