trick`s of the trade

[bubbaman]

ok guy`s and gal`s ? - i`d like to know what we all use to hold these little part`s  while we are brushing them  - i`m just gettin into  this  love again and when brushing  small parts  am having a problem sometime`s  they drop off  and onto the floor  and  i want to be able to paint the whole thing at once instead of half than dry and do other half  - 

[louie]

I usually use a tooth pick too hold small parts. Like painting a distributor I will drill a small hole in the bottom and insert tooth pick to hold on to. Also works with alternator just do the same thing but from behind it. Or you can just leave everything on the sprue tree and paint what needs to be painted using the sprue to hold in your hand but you will still need to clean and touch up the area that was attached to the sprue. I  believe that there is a lot of different ways to paint parts but the ones I described work best for me. Hope that this helps.           

Jeff 

[espo]

Depending on the size of the part I'll use "alligator clips" or a product called Micro Stix which are small plastic sticks with a sticky end and sometimes just tape that's doubled over and one side holds the part and the other can attached too a stick or another alligator clip.

[Deathgoblin]

Made some holding sticks using alligator clips and thin bamboo skewers.  Just clamp the clips onto the skewers and done.  And the pointy ends work really well to poke into one of those plant sculpting blocks you can buy at Michael's/Hobby Lobby.  Need to get some more skewers.  

[69NovaYenko]

Depending on the size of the part I'll use "alligator clips" or a product called Micro Stix which are small plastic sticks with a sticky end and sometimes just tape that's doubled over and one side holds the part and the other can attached too a stick or another alligator clip.

I also us all the above. Instead of Micro Stix  I use a similar product called Pic-N-Stic by Pulpdent https://www.google.com/#q=Pic-N-Stic+by+Pulpdent

as well as small ball of "The Museum Putty" ...it is a reusable tacky putty that used to hold things in place on the tip of a tooth pick  https://www.google.com/#q=The+Museum+Putty  I have also used this product for paint masking of odd shaped parts that are difficult to mask off with traditional tape as well as holding  parts together during assembly mock ups and test fittings. A 24 ounce package will last you a while if you use it smartly. :-)

Edited January 11, 2016 by 69NovaYenko

[ZTony8]

Sometimes I'll leave the small parts on the sprue,sometimes I'll use clips.Or if I have several small parts to be painted the same color I just put them on folded over masking tape and spray them.

[68shortfleet]

I like to take a piece of 3/32" evergreen and glue it to my part in a spot that will not show when the part is installed on the model. It creates a tiny handle, then just cut it off before installing the part onto the model. For slightly larger parts, a piece of scrap sprue also works excellent and save the evergreen supply.