rbnicholson2001 wrote: > ...one responder said I should remove > the lacquer finish before painting them. I remember reading > somewhere that this finish makes a good base coat, and does not > necessarily have to come off. Any comments?
That would be me. Brass manufacturers are often not too careful about their laquer overspray. I have had several pieces that exhibited sags (runs on the sides due to excessive laquer spray) and small surface details clogged with excess laquer. You can't see this stuff unless you inspect very closely -- although the sags were obvious in reflected light. The thing is that these transparent defects become opaque once oversprayed, resulting in a model that looks, well, poorly painted. There is an added bonus in removing the laquer first: Parts that are poorly soldered, and thus held in place solely by the laquer, will fall off in the laquer-thinner bath. You need to identify these parts before painting; else they will eventually fall off after painting. Dick Karnes The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
