<VV> Artzberger on Painted Hexes

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

> Two reasons: (a) (assuming you mean SPRAY paint) I would have to do a lot 
> of
> masking;

Why would you sparay a bolt head? If you use paint that is thin enough to 
spray, but brush it on, you won't get brush marks (I never have anyway).

> (b) many of the locations are such that I can't paint the WHOLE
> hex (obstructions, etc)

This is true - but if you can't reach it, on the whole you can't see it 
either! And I usually manage to run the paint pretty well onto the bits that 
I can't see!

Another reason for brushing is that (partricualrly in the case of head 
bolts!) you often have to re-tighten the bolt after it has been in situ for 
a while, and so even if you have very carefully sprayed it, or done it 
before it was on the car, you have to mess it up and re-do it. So on the 
whole, brushing, carefully, with a very high-quality camel hair modeller's 
paintbrush and thinned paint, is better - no concours judge has ever noticed 
any brush marks on mine, anyway!

Cheers

Alan