Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 Question. Has anyone painted iron on covering on the inside prior to applying? Reason. I want to apply the skin to the fuselage pre-painted internally as I think it would give a much better finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 If you mean to change the colour of the covering before applying it then you would need to experiment to see if the covering iron didn't affect the paint. I've a feeling that an iron hot enough to stick and shrink the covering will melt the paint - at least a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) Another issue would be to mark off the areas that do not need any paint as those will need sticking to the substrate. In my view it would be better to paint the interior (the visible parts) after the covering has been applied Edited June 26 by Manish Chandrayan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) Richard, aren't you going in for the "OFF" label on the switch plate? Edited June 26 by Manish Chandrayan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 2 hours ago, Manish Chandrayan said: Richard, aren't you going in for the "OFF" label on the switch plate? Oh yes. its another decal that has been drawn up in Autocad but just waiting for the decal sheets to arrive before I start on that process 😳😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 2 hours ago, Geoff S said: If you mean to change the colour of the covering before applying it then you would need to experiment to see if the covering iron didn't affect the paint. I've a feeling that an iron hot enough to stick and shrink the covering will melt the paint - at least a bit. No, the outer / upper surface is already painted in silver which as you say, is a devil to iron without scratching and melting the paint surface. It’s the other side that’s got the glue on. I am going to have to experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 2 hours ago, Manish Chandrayan said: Another issue would be to mark off the areas that do not need any paint as those will need sticking to the substrate. In my view it would be better to paint the interior (the visible parts) after the covering has been applied I fully agree, masking off the area that needs to stick but as the cockpit area is quite ‘open’ I was thinking of spraying the visible area with green prior to covering. Again, reason for doing this is once the covering is on there is limited room for actually getting in and managing to paint the inside. How did you do yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 6 hours ago, jim reeves said: Marvelous work and attention to detail, happy to help with the laser cutting. jim. Thank you Jim for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) 2 hours ago, Richard Thornton 2 said: Oh yes. its another decal that has been drawn up in Autocad but just waiting for the decal sheets to arrive before I start on that process 😳😩 Instead of decal, a stamped metal plate would be a pukka job Edited June 26 by Manish Chandrayan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, Manish Chandrayan said: Instead of decal, a stamped metal plate would be a pukka job At £32 for a set of stamps…a decal will do nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 3 hours ago, Richard Thornton 2 said: No, the outer / upper surface is already painted in silver which as you say, is a devil to iron without scratching and melting the paint surface. It’s the other side that’s got the glue on. I am going to have to experiment. Can't help you on this one, I painted all my wooden structure before painting, then coveted with natural solartex then painted the outside. The only covering that can be seen from the inside is black and my build photos show this. I do not know what the prototype is like but my model being black is not an issue. What I have done at times in situations like this is with plastic handle paint brushes is to bend the handles (heat gun may help) to get an angle the the head, of for wooden ones cut them down then glue them back together at an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 10 hours ago, PeterF said: Can't help you on this one, I painted all my wooden structure before painting, then coveted with natural solartex then painted the outside. The only covering that can be seen from the inside is black and my build photos show this. I do not know what the prototype is like but my model being black is not an issue. What I have done at times in situations like this is with plastic handle paint brushes is to bend the handles (heat gun may help) to get an angle the the head, of for wooden ones cut them down then glue them back together at an angle. Thanks Peter, I was wondering how you did yours. I am also using Solartex which I bought about 15 years ago. It is painted silver on the outside as silver spray painting is horrid. I have, like you, painted all the inner wooden struts and frames green and was hoping that coating the ‘contact’ surfaces with ‘Cover Grip’ to aid the sticking process. My thought was, as it’s painted on the outside would it be possible to paint it on the underside, so I am going to get some offcuts and experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Well that’s todays project over and completed. There is a bit of a ‘touch of the cap’ to the aircraft’s origin 1946 to 1959 and to its current 1959 to present day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 More detail (weight!) added this week now it’s warm enough to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 1 minute ago, Richard Thornton 2 said: More detail (weight!) added this week now it’s warm enough to paint. The foot rests on the float struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Are you modelling one with floats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Manish Chandrayan said: Are you modelling one with floats? This is what I am building Edited July 19 by Richard Thornton 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Making use of the glorious weather we are having in the UK right now, undersides glassed and partly painted. 1 topside glassed with 1 added coat but oh so much more work still to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thornton 2 Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 Just back from Vancouver, de Havilland is still alive and well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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