155LikesUSGT Body Pics and Paint Discussion.
02-02-2019, 12:40 PM
#571
How long does it take to do these bodies!
02-05-2019, 02:45 PM
#573
Haven't seen any USGT photos lately. Probably won't get to race till May, but decided to paint a new body while it's snowing out, C5 Corvette.... At least I'll be ready.....
02-06-2019, 06:05 AM
#574
Yeah, that's the body I should have gotten instead of the 200mm #311.
04-09-2019, 03:39 PM
#575
05-01-2019, 07:15 AM
#576
Why am I so graphically challenged. Does anyone have a good place to buy mask or does everyone use the liquid? I never liked it
05-01-2019, 07:32 AM
#577
05-01-2019, 08:00 AM
#578
Tech Addict
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Years ago...many years...when I was airbrushing T-shirts, I'd frequently airbrush other things (tumblers, coffee mugs, leather goods, etc) for people. As much as I disliked using liquid mask, it does have its uses. There are times when, due to the physical shape of whatever you're painting, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to apply a sheet-based mask. A perfect example would be a sharply-curved concave or convex corner. It's situations like that where a liquid mask is your only real possibility. Like I said, I dislike liquid mask...but, there are times when it's your only realistic option to get done whatever you're wanting to accomplish.
05-08-2019, 10:17 PM
#579
First time painting a body. Based off the Red Bull Holden Car. to many hours using a vinyl cutter. Only stickers used are the Cadillac stickers.
08-29-2019, 12:27 PM
#580
That's all paint? Dear god I can't even imagine how much time you spent masking.
10-05-2019, 01:14 PM
#581
01-10-2020, 01:17 PM
#584
Tech Adept
This is a tricky question, because to some, the painting IS the hobby.
lets see... a few days deciding on design. Printing out a black and white sketch of the car, and using colored pencils to try a few different themes and then sleep on it.
Then trying to find the paint color (and testing of color blends), and see if any store has in stock, figure another couple of days until pieces arrive.
With spray cans:
Wash the body - 1 min
let it dry - depends on how dry the air is after wiping down. Can be 5 min, can be 30.
start to mask windows - about 10 min.
If you are doing just 1 color, shoot the body lightly for a thin barely there coat. 1 min.
Then wait 10 min and spray the color a little thicker. Wait 15 min (longer if humid, shorter if you have a hair dryer.
Repeat 2 more times. then back in white or black depending on the finish you want.
With a hair dryer you can single coat of paint a car in about 15 min. With air drying it takes a hair over an hour.
Peel off window mask, peel off outer protective layer. 3 min.
cut out wheels and trim - 5 min
add decals - 20-60 min depending on how many.
If you're a pro, you can do the cutting and peeling in seconds. Also you can speed up the dry time with tools. But it's harder than it looks.
For a regular Joe? It takes a couple of nights. The painting is usually a longer time commitment than the chassis.
Now if you are adding design, you have to work with liquid mask or tape. With tape, you have to let paint fully dry so it doesn't lift between masks when removing or moving the mask around, and each color requires the multi-step paint between layers (more complex with candy's and transparent paints). So, if you just want to air dry, it can take a couple of days of just paint time assuming you can only dedicate an hour or so each evening, or figure out how you can squeeze in 90 seconds of painting with lots of drying time throughout your day.
With an airbrush or hair dryer/heat gun everything is accelerated because the drying time is so much faster. If you check youtube you can see super complex designs done in only a day. With liquid mask you shift the mask time to up front. With paper mask, the initial mask is easy, but it gets intricate in between.
I'm amazed at stuff like this:
and down the rabbit hole you go...
Seth
lets see... a few days deciding on design. Printing out a black and white sketch of the car, and using colored pencils to try a few different themes and then sleep on it.
Then trying to find the paint color (and testing of color blends), and see if any store has in stock, figure another couple of days until pieces arrive.
With spray cans:
Wash the body - 1 min
let it dry - depends on how dry the air is after wiping down. Can be 5 min, can be 30.
start to mask windows - about 10 min.
If you are doing just 1 color, shoot the body lightly for a thin barely there coat. 1 min.
Then wait 10 min and spray the color a little thicker. Wait 15 min (longer if humid, shorter if you have a hair dryer.
Repeat 2 more times. then back in white or black depending on the finish you want.
With a hair dryer you can single coat of paint a car in about 15 min. With air drying it takes a hair over an hour.
Peel off window mask, peel off outer protective layer. 3 min.
cut out wheels and trim - 5 min
add decals - 20-60 min depending on how many.
If you're a pro, you can do the cutting and peeling in seconds. Also you can speed up the dry time with tools. But it's harder than it looks.
For a regular Joe? It takes a couple of nights. The painting is usually a longer time commitment than the chassis.
Now if you are adding design, you have to work with liquid mask or tape. With tape, you have to let paint fully dry so it doesn't lift between masks when removing or moving the mask around, and each color requires the multi-step paint between layers (more complex with candy's and transparent paints). So, if you just want to air dry, it can take a couple of days of just paint time assuming you can only dedicate an hour or so each evening, or figure out how you can squeeze in 90 seconds of painting with lots of drying time throughout your day.
With an airbrush or hair dryer/heat gun everything is accelerated because the drying time is so much faster. If you check youtube you can see super complex designs done in only a day. With liquid mask you shift the mask time to up front. With paper mask, the initial mask is easy, but it gets intricate in between.
I'm amazed at stuff like this:
Seth
01-29-2020, 11:29 AM
#585
Just finished my PF C7R for USGT. Based on the Larbre Competition C7R scheme.
