[ARC5] Antenna Current Meter Needed

J. Forster jfor at quikus.com
Mon May 5 18:55:48 EDT 2014


Stipling is an interesting idea. I'll give it a shot.

I'd think you'd want to let the model paint dry somewhat so it is thicker
and less prone to flowing out the wrinkles.

BTW, do you shorten the brush bristles?

-John

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> On 05/05/2014 03:25 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> Do you paint large areas? I'm mostly interested in touching up small
>> areas, under 1/4" in diameter. I spray the paint into a saucer, then
>> apply
>> with a small artist's brush. I've not gotten good results.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ================
>>
> Hi John...
> ...everybody,
>
> I've had passable results touching up small spots like on the corners
> and edges that seem to take the most beating. I don't use "wrinkle
> paint" at all. Ken Gordon said he uses model paint and I found some
> paint in a hobby shop that is in plastic bottles. I put a small amount
> of the paint in a small cup (or even on a paper plate) and I use a small
> artist brush. The method of applying is called (I think) "stipling". No
> nice, smooth, delicate stroke here. Get the tip of the brush wet with
> paint and then jam the end of it right into the work. Watch that cheap,
> wimpy lil brush mash outward in every direction! No too hard now! Don't
> mash the brush to far past the intended work area. This means use a
> small brush and lots of stipling. The edges of the work area end up
> getting feathered as we go along and it leaves - tada - a wrinkled finish.
>
> When we were kiddies away back in kindergarten and playing with paint
> was one the "main events" (right after sandbox) we learned to not abuse
> a paint brush this way. Well go right ahead - abuse it! It's your brush
> now <evil grin>.
>
> The paint I have been using is by Deco Art of Kentucky and is branded
> "Americana" gloss enamel, black of course. The product ID number is
> DAG67. That particular paint seems to have given the closest match to
> the old radios. As others have pointed out - make sure everything is
> *clean*. I let mine set a couple of days. Sometimes I have to go back
> and touch up the touched up places so it take a little while. But not
> nearly as long as it took for the paint to be beaten from those spots.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KU8H
>
>
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