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Model Forum / General / Models / January 2008How do I paint wires?
I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be able to paint it black and copper...any suggestions would be appreciated! When I've tried it before, the paint comes off very easily...seems like there should be a way let it grab hold of the wire a little bit better. BTW...if there are sources for this information, please let me know. I keep "googling" stuff but it's not been helpful...sorry for posting so many questions... Cheers! P > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure > how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be > able to paint it black and copper...any suggestions would be appreciated! > When I've tried it before, the paint comes off very easily...seems like > there should be a way let it grab hold of the wire a little bit better. Could you paint it with gray metal primer first, then overpaint it with the black or copper? Pat > > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure > > how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Pat Krylon primer does a good job on both plastic and metal. That is what I use. > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure > how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > P Copper is easy - just find another stranded wire that is not tinned. It will have natural copper color (as that is what wire is made of). Black and other colors: Do not use paint. Use permanent markers. In USA there is a "Sharpie" brand of permanent markers. I've seen dozens of colors available. I use black and silver and since the ink layer is so thin it stays on the wire even after flexing it. Peteski >> I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not >> sure how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I >> want to be able to paint it black and copper...any suggestions would be >> appreciated! When I've tried it before, the paint comes off very >> easily...seems like there should be a way let it grab hold of the wire >> a little bit better. [...] > Copper is easy - just find another stranded wire that is not tinned. > It will have natural copper color (as that is what wire is made of). > Black and other colors: Do not use paint. Use permanent markers. In > USA there is a "Sharpie" brand of permanent markers. I've seen dozens > of colors available. I use black and silver and since the ink layer > is so thin it stays on the wire even after flexing it. If you're building for permanence - museum display etc. - it might be worth considering the longevity of the pigments and binders these 'permanent' markers use. There's a discussion the subject here: http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=005jal In my experience permanent markers tend to fade - especially those that use dyes rather than solid particulate pigments. I haven't tried it but maybe a mix of J&J floor polish (Kleer, Future, One-Go etc.) and India ink? In article <acdf4d7d-2a45-4bd0-a6e2-0a04fccab6d0@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure > > how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Peteski Took the words right out of my mouth Peteski.... I second his remarks. --- Stephen Not sure how well it works as I haven't tried it, but Micro-Marc has a product called BLACKEN-IT. Claims to blacken brass, steel, nickel-silver and most metals except aluminum and stainless steel. > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not > sure how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > P > Not sure how well it works as I haven't tried it, but Micro-Marc has a > product called BLACKEN-IT. Claims to blacken brass, steel, nickel-silver > and most metals except aluminum and stainless steel. I use Blacken-it but it gives a sort of dark gray aged finish (not a solid black) and sometimes it develops a slight "frosting" after some time. I suspect that happens because I don't completely clean it off my parts. If this type of finish is desired then Blacken-It will be perfect. Peteski > I'm using some strands of telephone jack wire to detail a cockpit...not sure > how to get paint to stick to it. It is currently silver and I want to be [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > P You really need to put some primer on the wires. I use Tamiya metal/ plastic primer. Also, there's a Mr. Metal Primer available. |
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