Tony Campbell Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I have just finished spraying the under fuselage colour onto an airframe using cellulose spraypaint (i assume it is cellulose as it says to use cellulose thinners for clean up). How long is it recommended to leave it before masking up on top of that colour? 24 hours?....Longer? I was going to go for 24 hrs, but don't want to spoil the ship for a ha'perth of tar so to speak...... or to put it another way, because I'm an impatient person and cant wait to see how it turns out Anybody have any experience of the above, cos I'd welcome the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 hello tony------here's my 2 penneth..me i would leave it for a couple of day's some where warm-this time of year...i'm the same impatient...but all that will happen is you'll spoil the finish and give youself more work............... ken anderson............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Depends on the colour and thickness of the coat of paint. A few light coats do not take long to dry compared to one thick coat. I would imagine 1 day ought to be plenty but I would still be carefull and use low tack masking tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 The difficulty spraying onto masked Solartex is paint creeping under the tape due to its texture. To stop this, you can spray a light coat of the same colour that you've just masked off, let it dry and then spray the new colour over it. Any creep will then be of the first colour and you should get a sharp line when you remove the tape. The problem with low tack tape is getting it to stick properly! What you do need to do is to remove ANY masking tape in good time. Different tapes specify a maximum usage time - after which the tape tends to stick BETTER, leading to paint removal when it's taken off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Campbell Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Yeah, I know the trick regarding paint creep and use it a lot when spraying plastic kits (airfix). I normally use tamiya tape because of its razor cut edge, that and it doesn't seem to lift paint at all. I've used it on freshly sprayed acrylics that are only 30mins to 1 hour dry and it doesn't lift those. I think, the best bet is to try it tomorrow on an inconspicuous area. As to leaving it on, I normally lift masking tape straight after the last coat and with these cellulose paints, I think the general idea is to lay each coat on top of the last just after it has flashed off, i.e nearly wet on wet. So, the tape will only be on about an hour at most. This is the problem, its the paint which is relatively new to me, not the techniques. I guess taking it steady and laying on thin coats, and taking the tape off, pulling away from the wet line will prob work best. As for the tape lifting the paint, a small test tomorrow will tell........ I'll post back with results, good or bad!! Maybe it'll help someone else out there if they attempt the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garny Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 hi tony mite be worth searching the internet for the makers of the paint and download the data sheet for the product! this will give you drying and overcoat times. as i know from my job, industrial paint sprayer, some single pack paints react with themselves if overcoated within certain times, not all do but its better to be safe than sorry. i may be wrong as i mainly use 2k paints but once again better to be safe than sorry. garnyEdited By garny on 25/10/2009 23:27:51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Campbell Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 Hehehe....... Dont be silly Garny, that would have been the sensible thing to do , luckily though, the spraying of the first colour went very well doing wet on wet and as of now 07:30 this morning, I've had a look and the finish is really nice!! Lets hope the second colour and masking goes as well Thanks so far to everyone who has dropped in with advice. it really is appreciated I'll keep you all posted as to the final result, with a pic of the final finished model if it looks at all presentable............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garny Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 hi tony good to hear the paints gone well hope the other coats go just aswell!!! look forward to seeing the pics! garny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garny Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Edited By garny on 26/10/2009 21:42:33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Pickford Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Tony have you thought about using crayola crayons as im not sure you should be allowed the use of solvents!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Campbell Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 You, are a very nasty man......... when you gonna cras... sorry. test fly your squall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 can I use car paint spray from halfords on solartex, will this give a fuel proof finish like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Dunno about it being fuel-proof or not Phil, but I wouldn't spray it anywhere near the dining table... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 OOO CRUEL, i like it, we leave celly overnight beifre masking, never had any trouble, a trick we have learnt with masking, is to put tape onto a clean sheet of glass--we actually used a glass coffe table, firm it down, then cut up the middle with a sharp knife, this gives 2 crisp, clean egdes, it also removes some of the stickiness of the tape, thinner pieces go round corners better too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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