Ben Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hey guys, does anyone here have a trick for painting the vector wheels with spray paint? I know they can be painted with brush but I would rather have a smooth even finish that is produced by spray. Just wondering if there is a way to mask them off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Rattle can or airbrush? If you're using an airbrush, you could paint it with Tamiya or other water based acrylic bottle paint, dampen a cotton swab with Windex, and wipe away the paint from the raised areas.Tamiya rattle-can paints have a different formulation from the bottle paints, so I don't think this technique will work in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Maybe a liquid mask brushed carefully on the rim and ribs, then spray the dark color, remove the mask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Spray the dark grey/black, then silver Sharpie for the spokes and rim. Or, alternatively, spray the silver with a lacquer then spray the dark gray with an enamel and remove the dark gray from the spokes with thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Very good ideas guys, I'll think about each one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTRACING Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I sprayed mine with enamel and just wiped the extra off with paint thinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake69 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I did mine with a base of black wash and touchup with black paint and a very fine brush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'd strip them, shoot them in flat black, then either dry brush or Sharpie the aluminum parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm actually asking this, not only for the vector wheels, but also for the finned aluminum wheels found in the A-Team van kit. I'm really not wanting to paint the red over black, as it would need to be thick to be bright red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The A-Team van ones would be a pain, probably paint them red, then get an extra fine brush to brush on the black, then clear to your liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Here's what I'm thinking on the finned wheels in the A-Team van kit. I'm thinking of stripping the chrome and then shooting the wheels with a bright red enamel. Then, after the enamel cures, I could brush paint some flat black, acrylic paint into the recesses and then, with a damp Q-tip, wipe the top surface of all the spokes clean, exposing the red paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) For the wheels on my A-Team van, I stripped the chrome, painted them flat black, painted the spokes flat red with a toothpick, and then clearcoated them to give them a glossy finish. The flat paints are thinner but layer better than gloss paints, and painting them wasn't nearly the headache I expected it to be. Edited August 3, 2015 by spencer1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Ben, have you tried one of these techniques yet? I'm curious how it worked out.Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chernecki Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Watch this video, this works very well. I tried it recently on the wheels from Revell 2013 Boss 302 and they turned out great. Will be working a set of Vector wheels myself soon. Edited November 4, 2015 by Mike Chernecki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) I tried this technique in the video above and it works real nice. I first painted a set of AMT 69 Riviera 1/25 Vectors using Testors MM Acryl Silver. Then I waited one day and sprayed on some Tamiya acrylic flat black. I used Testors Acryl since Windex doesn't affect it. The Tamiya acrylic wipes off with Windex. After the black was dry I used a Q-Tip moistened with Windex and wiped off the black around the outer edge. Since they are 1/25 wheels I had to use toothpicks dipped in Windex to remove the black paint off the spokes. Here are pictures of the results. Edited November 4, 2015 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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