Topic: painting controls......

[J.Webster Designs]

hey guys... just wondering how you all are inlaying paint into the recessed lettering (i.e. start, L-R, High, low, etc...) on the controls.

I just painted the controls black and i am looking to inlay some red into the lettering.

[78whiteorbs]

Go to a hobbyshop and get some nice small model brushes and some testors enamel and go to town. If you color outside the lines you can take your finger and use it like an eraser. worked great for me!

[J.Webster Designs]

i have testor paint and model brushes... but there is no way that i can paint inside those small letters....

I remember as a kid my dad using acetone on a rag or something to quickly brush over the top of recessed edges or something to clean up anything outside the recessed areas

[J.Webster Designs]

bumpity bump bump... bumpity bump bump over the hills we go....

[markb]

For a little better control you could try a paint pen, also made by Testors and available at the hobby stores.

[mystic_1]

Thin out your paint, apply it to the recessed areas, and wipe off the excess.  This technique is used to paint miniatures for tabletop wargaming and for painting miniature plastic models.

mystic_1

[AshimotoK0]

Anyone know the shade of red and also red on the tacho redline?

[cb750k77]

i read here once that a guy used some "gun blueing" for paint the outside of the controls and then he used model paint in the way you describe as painting it on and then wipping the excess off so it fills in the letters then i would try letting it dry you should be ok i used to have a good picture of it but i cant find it

[greasy j]

if you use the wipe off method you need a very smooth lint free type of rag, or you can get something at the art store that I use a lot. I don't know what it's called.

it has a handle like a paint brush but the tip is kind of like an erasery rubber thing that is angled with a flat end. when painting on another smooth surface like you're doing you can use it to push the edge of the paint and make sharper lines. I used it to do mine.

[Toxic]

You want a paint brush with a super fine tip. About half the size of a match stick.

I wouldn't use any chemicals on a rag to wipe it clean, it's not needed, just use your finger.

[domer]

a sponge works pretty well for wiping the excess, dont thin it out to much though or you might f up the paint you already laid on the controls.... which is why i polished mine, paint wasnt working for me.

[nippon]

Hi,

use model paint and a needle as a brush. Take a cotton with alcohol (depends on paint) to wipe if needed, too.
It worked fine.

nippon

[Magpie]

Thanks for this thread, it helped me finish my control as well. One on left is redone, one on right is nos. I like it.
Cliff.

[Bluegreen]

Thin out your paint, apply it to the recessed areas, and wipe off the excess.  This technique is used to paint miniatures for tabletop wargaming and for painting miniature plastic models.

mystic_1

Warhammer?

[mystic_1]

D&D actually

mystic_1

[AshimotoK0]

This is probably one for my Uk buddies but here goes. I need to paint the 'Red' on controls of my '69 750K0. looked at my 400/4 ones which were NOS and they are orangey-red so got a good match, I hope, with 'Humbrol' Gloss Fire Orange (shade no. 209). Question is, are the 750K0 ones the same colour?

Just glad my right hand one with the black kill switch is very resorable. One went on Ebay NOS for 240GBP this week!!!!!