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Old 04-05-2010, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kookieboi View Post
you need to sand and prep the body better and make sure its completely clean. use painter's masking tape (blue or green from an auto store) it works well. use lite coats and that keeps it from bleeding. i use the back end of (non cutting side of the blade) my x-acto knife to lightly push the tape into the creases. hope this helps and good luck
Thanks for the Tip. I used modeler's painter's tape because its better than anything I've tried but didn't push it into the creases, thanks for the tips
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Originally Posted by _rx7™ View Post
the stripes are pretty darn shape but yea A ++++ work it looks decent
Thanks a lot!
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Originally Posted by texan_idiot25 View Post
I like the concept, but the paint killed it. I would resand and start again. Don't worry though, most of us have done the same thing :P
Thanks Tex. I'll most likely re-do the entire paint, first I gotta pick up some more paint first!
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