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Model Forum / General / Models / May 2007Painting Whitewalls On Tires
Theres some things going thru my mind,having a steady hand,which paint to use,not making it totally white for realism,etc.Thoughts?. > Theres some things going thru my mind,having a steady hand,which paint > to use,not making it totally white for realism,etc.Thoughts?. Any decent hobby acrylic will do.When I was into car models I used plain old testors flat white.It usually took about 3 coats, > Theres some things going thru my mind,having a steady hand,which paint > to use,not making it totally white for realism,etc.Thoughts?. I would mask and airbrush/rattle can. You're right about off-white rather than white-white. ----Stephen > In article <8i6i43hr9ucvh260nkqsjjerch7bft9...@4ax.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > ----Stephen I used off white if I wanted a dirty or used look,and for those tires that had an ivory finish.For new,clean tires I used straight white.Looked great! >> In article <8i6i43hr9ucvh260nkqsjjerch7bft9...@4ax.com>, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >that had an ivory finish.For new,clean tires I used straight >white.Looked great! Will a mask work on the tire material?,was worried about the maskig film laying on the rubber,& howto cut a decent circle,Thanks all!. > >> In article <8i6i43hr9ucvh260nkqsjjerch7bft9...@4ax.com>, > >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Will a mask work on the tire material?,was worried about the maskig > film laying on the rubber,& howto cut a decent circle,Thanks all!. Try using a coin as the pattern if one is the correct diameter. Tape shouldn't create too much of a mess if you don't leave it on long. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. You could always buy a drafting circle template. > > >> In article <8i6i43hr9ucvh260nkqsjjerch7bft9...@4ax.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > - Show quoted text - > You could always buy a drafting circle template. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > - Show quoted text - As mentioned above, make yourself a mask using drafting equipment or other suitably sized circular items. You're better off doing two light coasts to prevent bleedunder. Pactra makes a line of paint called Racing Finish. It's for Lexan car bodies. It works great on vinyl tires. It's also the last paint in the Pactra line. That, or most acrylics sprayed through your airbrush ought to do fine. In my experience, enamels never dried properly. hth The Keeper > You could always buy a drafting circle template. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > - Show quoted text - As mentioned above, make yourself a mask using drafting equipment or other suitably sized circular items. You're better off doing two light coasts to prevent bleedunder. Pactra makes a line of paint called Racing Finish. It's for Lexan car bodies. It works great on vinyl tires. It's also the last paint in the Pactra line. That, or most acrylics sprayed through your airbrush ought to do fine. In my experience, enamels never dried properly. hth The Keeper >> You could always buy a drafting circle template. >> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >hth >The Keeper Is any rubbing/cleaning off the tire required?.This is for #3 DeLorean from BTTF,the one w/the 50s era whitewalls,thanks again!!. |
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