Michael...Have you tried washing the parts in hot soapy water before painting them? Maybe there is some mold release 'coating' the parts. Just an idea. Not an expert. Cheers...Ed L.
--- In [email protected], "meldridge2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am having trouble painting tie plates. I bought them from Tomalco, > they are cast by Smokey Mountain Model Works. I tried Floquil with an > airbrush - it rubs off. I tried PollyScale with an airbrush, first > thinned with distilled water, then straight from the bottle, then > thinned with alcohol - in all cases the paint balls up on the tie > plates and leaves voids, although when dry it doesn't rub off. I tried > spraying them with enamel from a can - it rubs off. I tried Floquil > with a sable brush - it rubs off. > > The plates are cast in a pink / mauve resin. I think it is the same as > used in the cars. Any suggestions? For frame of reference, I am an > experienced airbrush painter, so it probably won't help to give me > general suggestions on how to use an airbrush properly. I have some > Star paints, and some Scalecoat II yet to try, but this is getting > kind of tedious. > > -Michael Eldridge > -San Jose > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
