seamless intakes with the "latex" trick?

[Jack]

Came upon an article were the builder used latex paint in order to achieve a seamless air inlet inside, and have just been trying to find out how this was done, since i remembered someone using the same technique somewhere on LPS, but alas i couldn't find it.

Could someone point me in the right direction? it's appreciated.

 

TIA

 

Jack.

Edited May 19, 2017 by Jack

[Martinnfb]

Pete had an tutorial here

[Lee White]

I did it with my Phantom intakes, but used One-Shot sign painter's paint instead of latex, it worked well.

[Jack]

thanks Martin, that's it.!!

[Jack]

I did it with my Phantom intakes, but used One-Shot sign painter's paint instead of latex, it worked well.

 

Lee, i'm not familiar with the "one-shot sign painter's paint", what should i be looking for?

[D.B. Andrus]

Here ya go, Jack:

 

http://www.1shot.com/One-Shot/Home.aspx

 

Cheers,

 

D.B.

[Jack]

Here ya go, Jack:

 

http://www.1shot.com/One-Shot/Home.aspx

 

Cheers,

 

D.B.

 

Hey thanks D.B., only problem is i wouldn't know any equivalent in Europe, since ordering these brands from the States is restricted for airtransport.

Anyhow, i'll start a search over here.

[Lee White]

Here is a list of international distributors, including Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium.

 

http://www.1shot.com/One-Shot/Where-To-Buy/International-Distributors/

[Jack]

Here is a list of international distributors, including Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium.

 

http://www.1shot.com/One-Shot/Where-To-Buy/International-Distributors/

 

Lee, i owe you, thanks mate!!

[ade rowlands]

I have used this method a couple of times in smaller scale F-16's. I did read that emulsion/latex has a tendency to wrinkle and pull away after a while so I tried it with Gunze Sangyo Mr Base White using the same method, just swapping out the paint. Worked fine. Sealed with Future/Klear in the same method as painting it to get that intake sheen. Will try it again should I ever actually build the Tamiya F-16 thats in the stash. At the moment it just seems to be collecting after market in the same way my Trumpeter Avenger is.

[Zero77]

You will have to "prepare" a little the intake if you want it 100% seemless, the paint doesn't do everything by itself !

 

I did not used latex paint but standard wall paint.

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=47075

 

I use this technique each time i have to paint an intake which is impossible to paint cleanly with the airbrush because it's too long or too curvy.

Hope this helps !

Edited May 20, 2017 by Zero77

[Jack]

Zero, thanks, this is probably the article i remembered at LSP, gonna try this method as well with some spare intake trunks, merci bien.

 

J.