Hello all,
It’s been awhile since I’ve done this model building thing (10+ years), and I never was any good at painting. I’ve had a Tamia Suzuki RGV Gamma (Team Suzuki colours) fall in my lap and decided it would be fun to do right… so here I am. I’ve got the rear wheel ready to paint and a can of gloss white spray, now I’m trying to decide the best way to paint it.
My current theory is that the suspending the wheel via thread/monofiliment/etc. over a box and giving it a light spin while spraying would work well, but I can see several potential issues with this technique - I do have to spray both sides of it, and I’d hate to end up with too much paint on the inside of the rim from it. Is it actually safe to paint one side at a time?
Any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks,
-Matt
Matt,
If you want to spray it, you can safely do a side at a time. What I tend to do, is both sides at one time. But then, I also tend to hand-paint the the wheels a lot of the time… Anyways, hold it by the “sides”, where the wheel will eventually go. Then you can use your wrist to rotate it. I the suspend it by by letting that little lip (once again, that part where the wheel will come over) - either by clamping it or simply by resting two sides of the wheel’s lip onto something high enough.
If I said something in a way you don’t understand and you want it clarified, just shout and I’ll try another angle.
Do enjoy! Patience with the decals, please… [;)]
I’s agree with Seabee. Its better to hold or clamp the piece and do one side then rotate the piece and do the other side. I think that gives more control rather than let it gently spin (which may either sped up or slow down with the force of the spray).
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Heh, thanks all.
…I didn’t wait for a response, so now I need to sand off my screw-up and respray… 
I’ll simply try spraying each side this time. Oh, and I’ll use way less paint. chuckles
On the positive side, it seems that I’m alright with the brush!
-Matt
Matt,
Welcome!
Can you use a little thinner to get rid of the paint? It’s a better option than sanding - you won’t remove any plastic that way!!
I use an old paint brush handle - I just stuff it into the hole in the rim - that way I can paint both sides of the rim at the same time using the brush handle to grab onto.
I too use the old paint brush method. When I’m done painting I stick the other end of the paint brush into a piece of cardboard. This provides a stable base so it won’t tip over. Then I stick the whole thing in a large plastic container to dry free of dust.
Castrol Super Clean works great for stripping paint. I would not use thinner as it can make the plastic very brittle…trust me[:)].
Darren
And here comes another late flash… What you can also do, of course, is what I did yesterday eve. With the wheel molds being made onto the “lip” over which the tyre will fit, you can obvioulsy also spray the wheels whilst on the sprue - both sides at once.
Just a thought…
what i do is stick a pencil in the center hole then you can hold on to the pencil while you paint.then when your done painting clamp the pencil in a vice or clamp. works great[8D]
And yet another way to do it, stick them on a piece of masking tape and do the one side at a time way.
if you are uing a spray can, put it in warm water for 5-10 mins, helps even out the spray and make it finer. i spary all my car bodys, truck cabs etc with spray cans and get outstanding results, just a quick tip for you. good luck with your future modeling and welcome to the forum!!