How do you make pe dzus sit flush?

[gregbbear]

Good day, all.

I have run across a problem. If I set a photo-etched dzus fastener on a model, it stands out. Not flush, like the 1/1 racecars. Does anybody know a solution for this?

Thanks,

Greg

[Jantrix]

How about adding the fasteners before paint and then clean them off with thinner after paint. It would be a tricky thing but it might give you the look you're wanting.

[CAL]

Or, set them in with Future or whatever you are using for clear before clearing the body and the clear over them.

[CAL]

How about adding the fasteners before paint and then clean them off with thinner after paint. It would be a tricky thing but it might give you the look you're wanting.

Pretty much the same way to do molded scripts: BMF prime, clean, paint clean and clear. I found ISO and Q-tips works pretty well on all types of fresh paint without messing up the finish around.

[Bernard Kron]

Dzus fasteners are often painted over once they're installed. This would imply that a slight countersink into the body surface and installation before applying the color coat but after the primer might get you where you want to be. I recently installed p/e Dzus fasteners from Model Car Garage directly over the painted surface using clear enamel as the adhesive. They were VERY thin so I didn't consider the raised surface a big problem - but to be strictly accurate they should be countersunk.

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