Model Question ?

[aljf]

How does everyone keep dust and hair off there models before painting. :confused I tried a PC air can ,lint free cloths, and still have lint and crap all over cry





aljf:eek

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Soap and water. And then hairdrying it afterwards.

 

[masterjedi322]

I usually go over it with my airbrush just using air before painting. For any stuck particles, I can usually remove them with a pair of tweezers.

Sean

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Air isn't good enough. You have to wash your kits prior to painting to get off any residue mold and casting material still stuck on the model, which can seriously ruin your paint-job if not removed.

 

[sawduster]

Try using tack cloths. Should be available at any paint store. They're cheesecloth impregnated with bees wax.

 

[Gigatron]

Try one of those electrostatic duster cloths that you use on electronics to repel dust.

Or you could just invest in a large tupperware to put over your model when you're not working on it.

But when I'm painting, I paint in a booth. So I turn the blower on about a half hour before I start, so it suck the air and dust out the vent. Then when I'm painting, the air is moving so dust doesn't have time to settle. Then I leave it running for about an hour or so afterwards to keep the dust off while the paint dries.

-Fred

 

[slave1pilot]

Soap & water
Blow Dryer
Like NoHumorMan said.

 

[cobywan]

Try cleaning your work room first. It won't help to clean the model if your paint area is full of lint. That stuff floats through the air quite a distance.

 

[Darth Clouds]

Tamiya do offer an anti static brush. And nohumorman is correct, for a first step prep work. And maybe your painting environment is dusty. So as you airbrush, dust gets trapped in the paint mist, mixed with the paint and you get dirty paint on the model.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

Air isn't good enough. You have to wash your kits prior to painting to get off any residue mold and casting material still stuck on the model, which can seriously ruin your paint-job if not removed.

Resin kits, defnitely, but I've never ever washed a styrene models and never had any paint problems.

 

[Gigatron]

Washing styrene kits is a good idea, especially if you don't like to prime the kit prior to painting. Styrene kits have residual oils left from the production molds that will goof your paint job. But if you prime before you paint, it's not a big issue.

But washing a kit prior to painting that is already built is a bigger headache than it's worth. You have to be concerned with water getting in every little nook and crannie and waiting days for it to dry - at which point it will just get dusty again.

I strongly suggest and anti-static wipe like for electronics. Wipe it down and it should repel all the dust. And any that still gets on there will blow right off with a puff from the ol' airbrush.

-Fred

 

[phinz]

I've always used tack cloths and had pretty good luck. Anti-static wipes are definitely another good idea.

Dust and hair are a part of my life. Golden Retrievers don't shed. They molt.