I like 110 pound cardstock and build mostly WW2 aircraft and some racing planes [which do need a gloss finish]. For those, I fix the color with several very light coats of Krylon -- allow to dry at least overnight and then spray a final slightly heavier coat and dry 24hrs. If the finish isn't glossy enough, add another coat. I like Krylon but other and cheaper art&craft glossy sprays work well too. Fumes are the problem, need good ventilation. I spray outdoors when possible, if not I open the garage door and spray in front of an old box fan to push the fumes out. Don't spray so that fumes are pulled thru the fan as the motor may spark enough to ignite the vapor. You probably know all this but I would feel remiss if I did not mention it. BTW, I find that water-slide decals work well on this finish -- just blot up excess water as quickly as possible.
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Bribrack <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm fairly new to the paper modeling hobby. I've built some sci-fi, one > 1/72 and two 1/32 aircraft and one 1/18 car. All of these I've built from > card stock. Recently, I decided to step it up and try assembling on photo > paper but didn't have very good results. I have an HP Deskjet 5440 photo > printer and was using HP glossy photo paper. My issue was that even after > about a day, even though the ink was dry to the touch, it still came off > just from the slightest touch like paper moving on top of it of accidently > with a fingertip. Needless to say, I've become quite dissappointed with this > type of assembly as it isn't as much fun. > > My question is, for cars, is there a safe spray gloss finish I can apply > after assembly? > > Thanks > > Brian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/papermodels/-/5-YGfJsJoFEJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > -- Vees across the moon wild geese seeking adventure? My thoughts wing with them -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
