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i will be applying it to metallic silver on the polar lights jupiter 2 how much and with what should i dillute it with and will it run down the front and sides of the saucer shape ? i also want to protect my interior details and decals the interior is a mix of both enamels and acrylics.

thanks kekker, you know i never thought of that :shock: i think it should work the overspray is just a light mist in spots so close to the edge you have to look close to see it. i think i can work on those spots without disturbing the other paint. i am going to try it. will a regular pencil eraser o...

I have never used future, but i am going to start :D can anyone tell me if the future bottle comes with a spray nozzle like windex does ? if not, can i put future into a cleaned windex bottle and spray or mist it onto the model ?I haven't got an airbrush either :cry: but i still want to protect my p...

what flavor ? :D :D i tried gently rubbing with a clean cloth and some came off, but left a kinda shiney area on the light tan, i will be applying dullcoat afterwards so maybe that would get rid of any shiney spots i create. i will try that it is so slight but dark on lite shows, my wife says she do...

both are enamels, i had a little success in rubbing lightly with a clean cloth on the edge but it wants to leave a shiney area where i rub, i will be applying a coat of dullcoat afterwards so maybe that will get rid of any shiney spots.

i have some fine and ultra fine, it took at least an hour just to center my mask taking exact measurements from 8 different angles i don't want to have to redo that again

I just finished painting the polar lights jupiter 2 floor i masked off the center with a can and weighted it down and sprayed dark brown so that i have a dark brown floor and a light tan circle. as best i could i still got a slight dark overspray on the lighter colored center circle just around the ...

thanks, :D it's the polar lights jupiter 2 floor that i am working on. the deck first gets sprayed the light tan, then when that is dried mask the center to make a circle then spraythe floor dark brown and when you remove the mask you have a dark brown floor with a light tan circle in the center it'...

how about spraying light colored enamel on the surface then going back 24 hours later and respraying the surface a dark brown is 24 hours enough time for the second color to be applied safely

i have micro mask brushed it on my clear parts but is clear, so clear on clear it kinda has a blue very faint blue as it goes on but goes clear, i wish it would stay blue so i know wether or not i missed a spot

Last night i finished painting the jupiter 2 wall panels that are behind the freezing tubes (stasis walls) 2 nites of detailing 3 walls and and they look OUTSTANDING :D then as i was wrapping up for the night, i knocked over my bottle of enamel thinner and it dumped right on one of my prized stasis ...

I have a question about micro mask liquid mask. I just used it on a part that has 64 different tiny clear windows that i masked off so i can spray the part silver, after going through this long process :idea: i realized that i was handling this part with my bare fingers, now i will need to wash the ...

thanks for the very helpful info. and thanks for the bondo link !!!!

thanks Max 142

thanks Max 122

I agree with big-dog....bond glazing putty rules. I got a tube about 2 years ago for $3.00, and I've I've still got about 75% left. Sands easily leaves and nice surface. And it's very tasty what flavor did you get :D yeah, i am finding out how economical supplies are when you buy them somewhere oth...

yeah, i redid the whole job, layered it and slowly built it up and it looks a whole lot better

it seems to still be soft under the crust, the holes are the same depth as a popsicle stick it's been 24 hours and i can press down with my thumb and it kinda sinks in, the putty around the surface on the sides is hard, so how long does this stuff take to be hard enough to sand,? i used this same tu...

thanks mr badwrench, i hope the putty will still be as strong, i put the wetter stuff on top of of the first stuff and mixed it all around in and around the holes and pushed it firmly into the holes mashing it down and using my finger and a popsicle stick smoothed it out and mixed it around untill i...

i just puttied 2, inch long holes in the polar lights jupiter 2 where the bench seats used to be the putty is a year old tube of squadron white, and backed the floor from underneath, it took a lot of putty , but i really packed it down and around the shallow holes to make up for shrinkage. is this p...

thanks for that link dave thats a good example of what i want to do.

I want to color my wall door lines on the invaders ufo, i used testors flat white enamel it has cured for 4 days now, i want to get the dark color in the small door lines and want to be able to clean away any excess dark color easily. would an acrylic wash be best and what is the best way to thin it...

this clear part has nice recessed square pockets so i plan on filling them up so that the silver spray paint doesn't get onto the clear panes.

it does, i will know right where the little squares are, they are recessed and in between the fins

how long after you appl it do you need to wait to paint ?

i want to use it for the jupiter 2 fusioncore clear part and i want to spray it to match the hull if i brushed painted the color shade would be off and i surely don't want to get any overspray on those tiny panels since they will be lit from behind.

how did you like working with micr mask ? i just picked up some and i have never used it. What i want it for is to mask off the very small clear panes on my polar lights jupiter 2 fusion core so i wont have to spend hours cutting tons of little squares. does this stuff work ok on clear parts with ou...

i have a huge 24" jupiter 2 in metallic silver and the kit is vaccuform, and handling it it gets fingerprints or little smudges and they stand out, something like future would probably prevent those and little scratches in the paint to i hope

i will be applying it over metallic silver on the ufo and polar lights jupiter 2 hmm, i wonder if transferring the future into a clean empty spray bottle {windex] will work to spray it onto the model ?
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does the future bottle have a spray nozzle on it by chance ? if you use a large hobby paint brush does it leave brush marks ?