Tip for tiny parts

[customline]

1 hour ago, Mike C. said:

This is sort of the no spray painting season for me. A little too humid. That never goes right. I usually wait until October when the humidity backs off a little. Now I try to assemble the stuff I already have painted.

Yup. I keep a check on the local weather for a "no blush" day and today looks good for a clear-coat job on my '66 Riv (which was repainted silver after a bad decision to paint it "Dusty Rose").  A day like today is rare here ( 56% - not ideal, but better than most days down here at sea level. Im very close to the bay and I won't see really good painting weather till October either. I used some "auto primer" that wouldn't dry on a '56 Del Rey that had been customized using bondo. Had to plunge it in the pond. Quite a clean-up on that one. The darn primer WOULD NOT DRY! I couldn't sand it! My '30 coupe went into brake fluid for a week and then the purple pond. A total re-do on that one. I imagine that many of us have stuff like this to deal with. Sometimes it's just trying to get something done when it shouldn't be done. My patience is somewhat limited when waiting for a good time to paint so I force it even though I know what can happen. And I pay the price all too often. What's the definition of insanity?

[Dpate]

6 hours ago, customline said:

Yup. I keep a check on the local weather for a "no blush" day and today looks good for a clear-coat job on my '66 Riv (which was repainted silver after a bad decision to paint it "Dusty Rose").  A day like today is rare here ( 56% - not ideal, but better than most days down here at sea level. Im very close to the bay and I won't see really good painting weather till October either. I used some "auto primer" that wouldn't dry on a '56 Del Rey that had been customized using bondo. Had to plunge it in the pond. Quite a clean-up on that one. The darn primer WOULD NOT DRY! I couldn't sand it! My '30 coupe went into brake fluid for a week and then the purple pond. A total re-do on that one. I imagine that many of us have stuff like this to deal with. Sometimes it's just trying to get something done when it shouldn't be done. My patience is somewhat limited when waiting for a good time to paint so I force it even though I know what can happen. And I pay the price all too often. What's the definition of insanity?

Insanity would be doing the same thing over and over again expecting the same result ~ Albert Einstein

[OldNYJim]

3 hours ago, Dpate said:

Insanity would be doing the same thing over and over again expecting the same result

Expecting a DIFFERENT result.

Expecting the same result from the same process would be a sane conclusion to come to 

[customline]

6 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Expecting a DIFFERENT result.

Expecting the same result from the same process would be a sane conclusion to come to 

Thank you.....I was just about to....question my own.....oh well, never mind ?

[Dpate]

17 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Expecting a DIFFERENT result.

Expecting the same result from the same process would be a sane conclusion to come to 

Yeah that's what i meant was different lol.  Actually witness some insanity doing some flocking with some embossing powder, but it just wasn't doing it.  After 10 tries of washing, cleaning, laying down clear elmers glue, embossing powder it wouldn't cover properly so i gave up.

Edited July 15, 2022 by Dpate

[customline]

5 hours ago, Dpate said:

Yeah that's what i meant was different lol.  Actually witness some insanity doing some flocking with some embossing powder, but it just wasn't doing it.  After 10 tries of washing, cleaning, laying down clear elmers glue, embossing powder it wouldn't cover properly so i gave up.

Oh, don't get me started on flock ?. I will NEVER EVER EVER USE FLOCK AGAIN. oh, you said embossing powder. Sorry. Flock is a very sore subject for me ?. When I want carpeting I will use self-adhesive felt. And not often because it's a little too thick and difficult to cut (but still do-able). 10 tries? Yup, you are certifiable insane ?.

[Dpate]

1 hour ago, customline said:

Oh, don't get me started on flock ?. I will NEVER EVER EVER USE FLOCK AGAIN. oh, you said embossing powder. Sorry. Flock is a very sore subject for me ?. When I want carpeting I will use self-adhesive felt. And not often because it's a little too thick and difficult to cut (but still do-able). 10 tries? Yup, you are certifiable insane ?.

Yeah i just could not get certain area's to cover properly.  Everything looks good until you turn it over and start tapping and BOOM missed area or too thin in certain areas. So instead of brown embossing powder it got flat brown tamiya lol. Prob should of mixed some flat white to lighten it up cause its as brown as brown gets. But i think it contrasts pretty  good with the med tan interior.

Edited July 16, 2022 by Dpate

[customline]

8 hours ago, Dpate said:

Yeah i just could not get certain area's to cover properly.  Everything looks good until you turn it over and start tapping and BOOM missed area or too thin in certain areas. So instead of brown embossing powder it got flat brown tamiya lol. Prob should of mixed some flat white to lighten it up cause its as brown as brown gets. But i think it contrasts pretty  good with the med tan interior.

My experience with "flock" told me to never do it in the house(again). Then I learned that the only way to be rid of the residual fibers was YOU CAN'T! They get all over everything. Tiny, little hair-like creatures clinging to the whole interior tub. An unmitigated horror. Nope, never again. I am in possession of all sorts of embossing powder (well, Wifey has most of it for her card-making endeavors) that I thought I would add to a clear-coat for a little sparkle but never did. Lost my nerve. It's amazing stuff but I still haven't found a legitimate use in car model building. I think it may be useful to add texture to an interior floor but the method needs to be experimented more. I've seen Wifey use it to great success but she has all the stuff to use it properly. I will quiz her on it when she awakens . Maybe she can help us ?. More on this later.

[TransAmMike]

On 4/18/2022 at 10:27 AM, yh70 said:

i got this set last year of Amazon...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NPBM1JN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 

Ha, after reading your post I immediatly got on Amazon and ordered this. Got it today and yep, it for sure holds small light parts. Will be usefull.