Art Anderson Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 do they make a white sharpie?? i have some drag cars i need to make class markings on the windshields... thanks oldr-n-drt Why not investigate white Gel roller pens? Art
John Pol Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 I think you can also get a white eye liner pencil to do the lettering on the windows or tires
Snake45 Posted November 3, 2014 Posted November 3, 2014 do they make a white sharpie?? i have some drag cars i need to make class markings on the windshields... thanks oldr-n-drt Nothing wrong with flat white paint and a fine brush for that.
DrGlueblob Posted November 3, 2014 Posted November 3, 2014 Just bought "Craftsmart" white paint pen to replace my old Pentel. It's Michael's store brand. Fine tip and works good, so far.
hooknladderno1 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 I've used black Sharpies with some success in the past. But, recently I got AMT's Hindenburg airship model. I decided to paint the stand with Testor's flat black paint. I then bought a package of 3 different metallic Sharpies, figuring on using the silver one to highlight the letters on the base. For some reason it did not work. The "ink" (?) came out of the Sharpie very thin and scratchy looking. I ended going back to Testor's silver paint and a very fine brush. And it turned out great. But, I originally thought the Sharpie would make this job a little easier. I wonder why the Sharpie didn't work in this case? I've also had troubles getting Sharpies to work on some chrome. Scott As a suggestion for the future, if you are trying to achieve that effect again, place some bare metal foil down first. Then apply your paint. Once fully dry, go back with a solvent for that type of paint and carefully remove the layer of paint. I will add pictures to show what I mean when I get home from work. David
StevenGuthmiller Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) I just tried a Sharpie last night on a build with pretty good results. The 1960 Chrysler New Yorker I'm working on had gold anodized scripts on the hood, rear valance & front quarters as well as the vertical trim pieces on the rear quarter panels. What I did was of course foil all of those & then very carefully go over them with a gold metallic Sharpie. Gives a much more realistic affect than gold foil & is a lot easier than paint. Steve Edited November 19, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller
Snake45 Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 I just tried a Sharpie last night on a build with pretty good results. The 1960 Chrysler New Yorker I'm working on had gold anodized scripts on the hood, rear valance & front quarters as well as the vertical trim pieces on the rear quarter panels. What I did was of course foil all of those & then very carefully go over them with a gold metallic Sharpie. Gives a much more realistic affect than gold foil & is a lot easier than paint. Steve Very interesting and well done effect!
goodguyinar416 Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 I used the white painters pin alot and they come in other colors and have a fine tip....
Tom Geiger Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 When you have a kit that has a red molded tail light but the real car has a multi color lens... I wrapped the whole unit in BMF, then used red and orange Sharpie for the lens. The white is gel pen. Seat belts - I had white ribbon, needed brown seat belts. Just 'dyed' it with brown Sharpie. Now I'm just going to buy black and white ribbon, with Sharpies I can have any color seat belt I want from the white ribbon. Before you BMF trim like vent windows, run your silver Sharpie in the inside corners. If you don't get your BMF perfect, the silver will fill in those tight areas and make it appear that the BMF is in there. A few notes about black Sharpie... around windows it can appear purple if you don't have it defined dark enough. And DON'T clear coat it! I had black Sharpie trim run and ruin a paint job.
Snake45 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 A few notes about black Sharpie... around windows it can appear purple if you don't have it defined dark enough. And DON'T clear coat it! I had black Sharpie trim run and ruin a paint job. This has come up on model airplane boards. Some guys have used black Sharpies for various purposes under paint, only to have it migrate or bleed up through multiple layers of enamel or lacquer paint weeks, months, or years later and ruin a long-finished model. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the photos. I'll see if I can find the discussion.
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