Avoid the glue bottle, and make your own paint color.

[Jon Cole]

Good to be at the bench again. I tried a few new (to me) ideas, and thought I would share.

I drilled a distributor for plug & coil wires, but rather than glue in each wire individually, I placed each wire in the upright dissy, then using a toothpick, added a few tiny drops of clear flat lacquer instead of glue to the top of the distributor.

Model Master’s “Steel” is almost a champaign gold, too bright for what I needed. Plus, it was just started to thicken up. I darkened it with about 15% flat black, plus at least that much Testors clear flat lacquer, with maybe 5% enamel reducer. Worked slick. So tired of buying bottle paint… so I made my own color.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Jon Cole

[weasel]

i do that when the bottle starts getting low and i replace it, well, the unused old stuff gets the 'custom mix' and i put a splash on the cap for reference..

[scalenut]

not sure I follow ...you drilled out the dissy center inserted the wire bundle than sealed the bundle with clear lacquer on a toothpick ?

[Jon Cole]

No. The dissy in q is the six from the Hudson. Using (iirc) a #76 bit in a pin vise, and sanding a level surface on the top of the distributor, I first drilled a center hole for the coil wire, then six more holes around the center hole. This work is easier under a goose neck magnifier lamp.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Jon Cole

[scalenut]

thanks I follow now , good tip !

[Ragnar]

I always add a few drops of thnner to my paint each time I use it. This keeps it from thickening up. I also put a little petroleum jelly in thread before closing the bottle. This does two things it helps to keep air out, and it keeps the lid from sticking to the bottle.