<VV> Artzberger on Painted Hexes

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

No primer - just very thin paint, and 2 or 3 coats of it. That way, a) you 
get no brush marks; b) it is less likely to split when pressure is applied; 
and c) you can re-do it without getting a thick, sticky-looking buildup.

Cheers

Alan

I found Bill Hirsch's engine paint very good, thinned down slightly!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf at msn.com>
To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>; 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Artzberger on Painted Hexes


> 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
>
>