"Birddog" (maintmgt)
10/17/2015 at 19:41 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
10/17/2015 at 19:41 • Filed to: None | 3
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Rather than “paint” the plastics on the Tri Z I’ve decided to go full PlastiDip. Turns out this stuff is more sensitive to temperature than normal paints.
No before pic but here’s an after of the left radiator shroud once I got it right.
Oddly, it’s not ambient temp or the temp of the part. It’s the Temperature of the Spray Can!
I wasn’t getting the texture I wanted no matter what I did. Turn the heat in the shed up? Nope.. Heat the part directly? Nope..
So I heated the Can up under a shop light. Suddenly everything was laying out almost perfectly!
Nisman
> Birddog
10/17/2015 at 19:45 |
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Yup. When I dipped my wheels on my last car I put the cans in really hot water for a few minutes.
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Birddog
> Nisman
10/17/2015 at 19:59 |
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That is weird. I want to try shooting it from a gun now to see if there’s a difference.
Brickman
> Birddog
10/17/2015 at 20:05 |
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Life tip: Always heat up the paint can. (hot water and a hot towel for long spray jobs) The molecules are farther apart and spray better :)
Learned that when painting my RC panels. Kept getting splaters and runs, but warm cans worked perfect.
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Nisman
> Birddog
10/17/2015 at 20:54 |
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I’m sure. Spray cans aren’t that great.
DarrenMR
> Birddog
10/18/2015 at 16:50 |
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...Doesnt the can say to leave it in the sun for a couple minutes before you use it? I always do that... I thought it said so on the can but I may be wrong.
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Birddog
> DarrenMR
10/18/2015 at 16:52 |
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Directions?
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DarrenMR
> Birddog
10/18/2015 at 17:02 |
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I never used that word so you have no excuse.