<VV> Artzberger on Painted Hexes

N. Joseph Potts pottsf at msn.com
Mon Apr 18 08:45:52 EDT 2005


OK - now we've got it down to brushing instead of spraying, the next
question: primer, or no primer. Artzberger's tip recommends certain
chemicals I don't have at the moment, but I'm looking for them. Do you use
these, paint bare metal, or use primer?

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Alan and Clare
Wesson
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 1:45 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Artzberger on Painted Hexes


> 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



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