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Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Clark, Did you clean off the mold release on the resin kit? I use a 9 to 1mixture of EZ Clean to water in my ultrasonic cleaner and have noproblems with adherence on resin. Tom VanWormer Monument

By Tom Vanwormer · #124285 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Charlie did you use a primer? Tru-Color, Accupaint and Star all adhere to styrene (I think) because they all include MEK. There's basically nothing in their formulas that sticks particularly well to

By Tim O'Connor · #124286 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Richard and Clark Thanks for the suggestion on sandblasting using grit. Charlie Duckworth

By Charlie Duckworth · #124283 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

I’ve had trouble with any brand of paint sticking to resin when masked. Idon’t know of a better prep than you did other than blasting with somemedium. ClarkPropst Mason City Iowa

By Clark Propst · #124282 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Charlie, sandblasting is definitely the way to go. I routinely grit blast every resin or styrene model before I paint it. Light grit blasting does not remove detail and leaves a surface that any

By Richard Hendrickson · #124281 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

CHARLIE: just a heads up, most resin manufacturers, suggest using comet, it's lanolin free, where as other cleansers and soaps, are not, check our cleanser's label for content mel perry

By clipper841@att.net <clipper841@...> · #124280 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

I scrub the sides with a tooth brush and Dutch Cleanser before painting so woul have to think the mold release was gone. Charlie Duckworth

By Charlie Duckworth · #124279 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Charlie, I'm not sure how much paint pulled away but if it isn't too much you can paint some decal paper the color you need and after everything has dried, gloss the area and apply the decal paper to

By O Fenton Wells · #124278 ·

Re: Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Did you throroughly remove any mold-release compound from the resin before painting? If not, perhaps that is the source of your problems. Regards, -Jeff

By Aley, Jeff A · #124277 ·

Masking issue with Tru-Color paint - looking for some suggestions.

Need some help and suggestions.. I have a Sunshine Models Mopac Eagle Merchandise boxcar that I just painted the Eagle gray on. I then masked the gray with Tamiya masking tape to spray the Eagle

By Charlie Duckworth · #124276 ·

North Coast Blast Cabinet sale

Friends, I apologise deeply for not placing in my for sale posting my customary “Contact Off-Line Only”. The cabinet sold literally within minutes following my posting. What a

By Anspach Denny <danspachmd@...> · #124275 ·

Re: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Chlorine car

Hey Jim, I would appreciate a photo of your car. Thanks, Rick Dietrichson Wilmington, NC

By rdietrichson · #124274 ·

FW: WESTERFIELD MODELS Newsletter & NATIONAL TRAIN DAY Sale, May 10, 2014

From: Andrew Dahm ; To:

By dahminator68 · #124273 ·

Re: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Chlorine car

here link that found on google tom

By tjcataldo · #124272 ·

Re: B&O HO Precision Scale Co. red I-17a caboose for sale - price reduced

Price has been reduced to $150 plus shipping to celebrate National Train Day. Contact me OFFLIST for pictures. Thanks. Fran Giacoma

By Fran Giacoma · #124271 ·

WESTERFIELD MODELS Newsletter & NATIONAL TRAIN DAY Sale, May 10, 2014

Dear Steam Era Modeler: We are pleased to annouce that Westerfield Models is having a ONE DAY sale to Celebrate NATIONAL TRAIN DAY on May 10, 2014! On Saturday, May 10, modelers may choose one of the

By dahminator68 · #124270 ·

Intermountain SP+T&NO B-50-27 enhanced kit

Hi, I have a single enhanced kit for a Southern Pacific class B-50-27 built 10-48 through 1-49. This group of box cars were in the following number series:SP 100000-1001249T&NO 58500-59249 These cars

By Andy Carlson · #124284 ·

Re: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Chlorine car

Jeff, Back in 1988, I purchased an HO brass PSMX chlorine tank car from MTS. I painted it as PSMX 1016 using data available at that time. As I recall, the decals came from Champ. If it is of any

By James E Kubanick · #124269 ·

Re: Blast Cabinet for Sale

Denny, I want it if it is still available. Bill Welch

By Bill Welch · #124268 ·

Re: Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Chlorine car

Jeff: Be patient Jerry will send the decals. I toohave waited for long periods of time but the wait was worth it. Jerry is havingsome illness problems with his brother that keeps him for home,

By Paul Koehler · #124267 ·

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