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Steve, please be careful not to leave anything coated with that clear out in direct sunlight for an extended period.
I learned the hard way when I left my new Redstone on the sidelines while I was flying other models. The heat made it very sticky and all the dust and black powder on my fingers left big marks all over it when I finally picked it up. Now I make sure to keep it in the shade until I'm ready to fly it. |
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The up side of acrylic clear coats is that you can remove it with ammonia and reapply. I've not done this on a model, but it's been done on kitchen floors for decades!
BTW, I'm surprised you could do the remote purchase/pickup thing with aerosol paint. I still get carded to make sure I'm not a teen wanting to huff paint.
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After leaving my rocket out in the sun for a while, the clearcoat on the black nose cone had started to "melt." (shuddering) Time to finally try out the "Pledge Floor Gloss" Formerly Known As "Future" after all these years... (Spock eyebrow) .
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Jay, the Pledge is all I use. I've not been disappointed in over 30 years of use. I like the airbrush way to apply it. Flood it and work down. I hang the bodies by the shock cord, cone upside down on a hook.
Flooding kills the tendency to bead on the new paint. Mop the drips off the fin tips until it sets up. Same with the NC. You probably know this already with your skills. Short of a body shop paint job, you'll get the best bang with the least chance of damaging anything. Allen |
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Don't use Testors Clear Lacquer on anything light colored.
It "yellows" over time and anything white will eventually turn a sickly cream/beige.
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Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately, I don't have an airbrush, but I have plenty of foam brushes in stock. (I found the quote below from a Dec 2018 YORF post by Bruce Levison.) Thanks for mentioning the "drippage," so I'll know to put towels, etc., down to catch it. I may also use my old school painting wands to hold the rocket in place. I drilled holes for the wands into a 2x4 so I could leave 5 or 6 rockets to dry at a time. This could be "verrrry interesting." Quote:
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