disposablepal
Active Member
cant tell you how many times i painted and stripped and repainted, it became obsessive over time.
Thanks mate , no doubt this paint is incredibly hard to get right , and that's half the problem in it self it's not a difficult job it's the standard we are trying to achieve that's the pain in the butt to get nailed on! :facepalmLooking good spartan01
Clark
When using the VHT paint, did you apply anything to the shield prior or just go direct on the bare metal? I'm a fellow uk guy so advice would be great!!
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So after several fail attempts this is whwre i am now , overall am quite pleased just a little remedial work on one or two points on the groves , a little dab of accetone to remove a couple of small dots that bleed under the tape and perhaps touch up the edge of the blue with a very fine brush. No clear coat yet obviously but am at work this weekend which is a good thing as it will prevent me from getting impatient and rushing things.
So as this is a UK build i have used the VHT metalized paints , starting with the blue i laid down 3 light coats with a timed 10 mins between each, i then covered the blue and moved on the outer red ring , same process . The following evening i masked up to do the inner red ring but what i did differently was to cover the outer ring with paper so i could lift between coats to check that the paint was matching up , the reason i tried this was with my previous attempts i personally found that i was inadvertanly lifting the can to high when moving from outer to inner ring and consequently would be left with lighter patches or poor finish where the paint would dry before hitting the surface of the shield, is clearly much better this time.
So , it will be clear coated perhaps Monday evening followed by Valors star and brackets/straps later in the week , thanks for looking .
Mike
Hi Mate will do , have being quite busy at at home & work this week as going on holiday next Friday so shield has taken a back seat , plan on getting it completed by this weekend , what issues did you have with the clear coat? ive purchased the matching VHT clear coat .Hey people, apologies for the lack of responses I simply have been busy with other projects recently and forgot to update the thread. I actually completed and sold the shield a few weeks back now. Unfortunately I never took any photos of the glossy shield after the clear lacquer stages, but I can say the painting was a tad frustrating mainly due to dust particles.
For shield blanks this is the company I used http://www.northeastmetalspinners.co.uk/ they have been produced using my own specs, the company is excellent to deal with and I was very happy with the shield especially for the price. Fortunately I will be receiving a new shield shortly to begin one for my own collection.
I painted straight to the metal, 2 light coats and then 1 heavier coat, the main concern for me was dust which hopefully I'm going to reduce by placing a clear plastic box over the shield between coats on the new shield.
Cheers
Clark
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Shield looks excellent Spartan I had some slight issues with the clear coat so hoping to see your results and method if you'd be kind enough to share.
Cheers
Clark
Hey people, apologies for the lack of responses I simply have been busy with other projects recently and forgot to update the thread. I actually completed and sold the shield a few weeks back now. Unfortunately I never took any photos of the glossy shield after the clear lacquer stages, but I can say the painting was a tad frustrating mainly due to dust particles.
For shield blanks this is the company I used http://www.northeastmetalspinners.co.uk/ they have been produced using my own specs, the company is excellent to deal with and I was very happy with the shield especially for the price. Fortunately I will be receiving a new shield shortly to begin one for my own collection.
I painted straight to the metal, 2 light coats and then 1 heavier coat, the main concern for me was dust which hopefully I'm going to reduce by placing a clear plastic box over the shield between coats on the new shield.
Cheers
Clark
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Shield looks excellent Spartan I had some slight issues with the clear coat so hoping to see your results and method if you'd be kind enough to share.
Cheers
Clark
I've been looking everywhere for VHT paint coverages and cannot find anything. Do you have a rough idea of how much of each colour I need? Thanks man, your input is really appreciated!
Tom
I laid down 2 light coats and then a 3rd heavier coat for the blue and then 3 light coats and a 4th heavier one for the red. I left 10minutes between each coat. My only other advice is use some quality tape to mask up I did have some issues the first time round with the paint getting caught under certain areas and lifting bits.
Hope this helps.
Clark
Have you found any issues using the VHT paint? I've read through the 40 page thread on painting cap shields and both paints that were mentioned duplicator and testors had pros and cons to them, or would you say that the VHT seems to go down fairly evenly on the metal?
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Finally finished ,a little disappointed if im honest as the clear coat/sanding really didn't work our as hoped and. if not for going on holiday Friday I would seriously think about starting over
The vht paint alone leaves a brilliant finish as you can see in my photo from last week,there was no clear coat on that just a rub over with the tack cloth , this step is absolutely essential with this paint the finish it leaves is smooth and polished ! If anybody is starting there shield soon using vht paint I would consider trying it on a piece of scrap metal then wax/polish without a clear coat , this is what I will do if doing this all again.
On the plus side the brackets/handles & star supplied by Valor are top bits of kit and really enhance the prop,as I mentioned previously I used a No Nails version of the 3M tape to attach the brackets and they are very sturdy given the weight of the shield , my star is fixed using the glue you can see in the pic , this is really useful as it will fix to paint, mine is attached quite loosely allowing me to remove it should I start
I can't see the picture dude