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Ok. Thanks!

I don't think this has been covered before, but with my airbrush when I pull back on the trigger it sticks. It doesn't effect the painting that much but it's annoying. Can I just take some regular oil that you would use for something like a bike chain, put a bit of that on and be done with it? I als...

I'm not sure if this would work for your situation but I remember other people putting a push button switch underneath the R2 Droid so when you press it down it turns it on and then press again to turn off.
Good luck!
Can't wait to see it when it's done.

On the subject of lube for your airbrush.
Does it matter what you use?
Is there a specific kind?

Thanks. I'll have to give that a try. Maybe over the weekend........
Hopefully I'll have enough time.
thanks again

I have a badger Crescendo 175 and its kind of gunked up. I was wondering the best way to remove all the paint from inside of it. I know there are certain ones you can't soak because of O-rings and whatnot. So if someone could give some advice on a good way to remove all that garbage without screwing...

anybody?

my mom went out and got me some rubbing alcohol.
she got two kinds Ethyl Rubbing alcohol 70% USP (what ever that means)
and Isopropyl Rubbing alcohol 70% by volume.
is there a difference or will they both do the same thing?

thanks for the help!

thanks!
ill go get the rubbing alcohol!!

please forgive me if someone has already asked this question. i need to remove some Acrlylic, Model Masters, Water wash up, Flat gul gray paint from some clear parts. would rinsing it with water take it off and not leave a residue on the clear platic or am i going to need something stronger? thanks

what i think looks good is when you have the metal spots
thats jus the way i think
heres an example on the light switch in my room
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/ ... tplate.jpg

Butters wrote:I'll second using a wire wheel Dremel bit, and I'll add that you should run the wheel with the 'grain' of the file.

yea
i found that out the hard way
it works really well tho

what im talking about is plastic that isnt really dust but it isnt really meleted its just stuck and smaking it doesnt get it out. sorry that i didnt respond earilier but i bought a thing for my drill and it works great i dont have problems anymore. thanks for your help and im sorry that i didnt res...

Kylwell wrote:*snippity snip snip*

Let me see what I can do.

Hows it coming

k
thanks

so here's the problem I'm having now.
i cant get the right shape. i did the small pile of dust and then smearing it down but all i get is a blob of rust not the streaking that i was thinking of.
what am i doing wrong?

thanks!

ill havet to try it and see how it comes out!

i was wondering if anyone has a good technique for making rush stains on a model. i was inspired by a thread to make my own moisture vaporator and although it may not be the best, i would like to add some weathering and one thing i want is rust streaks and i don't know how to make them. any ideas? t...

I'm always getting crud stuck in the files that use and i cant find a good way of getting it out. right now I'm running my x-acto through all the grooves and its really annoying.

anyone have another technique?

i have a craftman comporessor and it works fine for me. i even has a three gallon tank on it so i can airbrush quietly after it fills up. it also comes with a lot of accessories. it is kinda loud but only for a few minutes and then you have silent airbrushing. its even on sale at sears until the 30t...

thanks
any tips you have would be greatly appreciated

ok im done! and it looks great i even sent an email to my sister at college telling her that i made a whoopsie thank you guys sooo much it made my room more my perosonailty and i can use the knowledge i have gained for the many models i have to come http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/kosherbacon...

thanks soo much guys. i have to try that and if it works out ill post pictures, if not ill just hide my horrfic faillure under my bed or something

how would you replicate scortching? and what ever it is i hope it doesnts involve setting my model on fire!(or the wall in this case)
i realy have no clue how to do this so any thing you could point out would help alot

thanks

TER-OR wrote:Pasels and charcoal are a great way to do it. Don't go too dark........

i assume (even tho we all know what happens when you assume)that you would do this after you taped out the edges. right?

disillusionist wrote:Short the switch out to ground with a piece of old wire. Nothing beats the real thing!


ok, ok, I'm only kidding

sounds like fun but my parents would kill me

any other SAFE procedures to makeing a convincing blast mark?

this is kinda fun.....my sister recently went off to college and i got to move in to her room \:D/ anyway the light switch plate is a fariy thing, i cant have that im my room. so we got a new one, a totaly blank slate to think about. so i had the idea that i could paint a blast mark on it radiating ...

http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial.asp?TutorialID=65&CurPage=1 8) yup thats the one I spent $1.99 at Goodwill for a desk-fan and used that. that could work too i dont realy have the space next to my model table to do that but if the computer fan doesnt help then i could try that ...

jwrjr wrote:A computer fan seems a little underpowered to me...

thats the best i can do, for now.
thanks for telling me that im getting the right thing!!

im trying to power a computer fan so i can have some ventilation in my spray booth (ok its tri-fold poster board on top of my desk) but any way im not close to a window and i read an aritcle that said if you use a computer fan and an airconditioning filter you can got some good and quiet ventilation...