Window washer...blue paint?

[6ohMax]

Just a quick question.

I have noticed a few of you use a light blue paint color to detail the washer bottle in the engine bay. What do you use ?

I was looking at these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Testors-Model-Master-Bright-Light-Blue-Gloss-1-2-oz-2766-/281505249111?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item418b053757

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-Acrylic-XF-23-Light-Blue-23ml-Bottle-of-Paint-81323-/131412238886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e98c7a226

[Snake45]

The one I did, I painted the bottom half of the bottle with MM Chrysler Engine blue, and then I airbrushed a VERY light coat of flat white over the whole bottle. The effect came out quite nice looking.

[Mike Chernecki]

I paint the washer bottle flat white and add the fluid level with blue highlighter.

[Monty]

Since most washer fluid bottles are a semi-translucent white, you'll probably want to start with a flat paint. I've also seen Richard's technique (post #2) done with acrylic candy blue airbrushed on first, followed by a mist coat of flat white.

[Tom Geiger]

Does your kid have a set of water colors? I use water color blue for coolant (first I paint the reservoir flat white, and mist another coat over the water color blue) and green for coolant.

[Ramfins59]

I've had success using Tamiya Clear Blue for washer fluid containers...

[1972coronet]

I haven't tried it yet , but I don't wonder if the following would work :

- Scrape or Dremel the inside of the washer reservoir (or radiator expansion tank / recovery tank for this matter) until it's thinned-down , then ;

- Paint the inside of the reservoir with blue (washer) , green , orange , or red (expansion tank / coolant recovery tank) .

Certainly , this would only work if :

- The 'tank' is moulded in white

- Is a sepearate piece

- Can be accessed by removing it from its moulded-in-place location (think : 80's Monogram kits that are now moulded in white)

I'll have to try this on the 1975 Dart Sport that I'm (very slowly) building , as its washer fluid tank is a sepearate piece , and is moulded in white .

[Snake45]

Not the best pic but the only one I have of a washer tank. The one in my '67 Chevelle is much better.