fish scale painting
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mrs ratbox
fish scale painting
does anybody know the process/whats involved in doing the old style fish scale type paint work
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Smooth customs
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Havent paint fish scales since the 70's!
The best way to do it is buy a piece of heavy drawing paper, depending on the size of the area you want to paint governs how you cut the sheet and if needed join it to cover a wider area.
Cut it in six to eight inch strips ( this stop getting overspray on the panel surface behind where you are applying paint), draw out the size and shape of scale you want transfer that to one edge of the paper joining the edges of the scales to give a uniform pattern along the lenght of the strip.
Then cut out the marked out scales.
The next part is trial and error till you master the finish you desire.
Using an old panel or something big enough to test the process. Mix up the paint you wish to use initially to the manufacturers thinning ratio.
Reduce the fan controll to a narrow application.
Holding the pattern on the panel firmly spray down the cut patterned edge.
Lift and look at what you have done, if happy move the pattern either foward or behind the applied area offsetting the pattern and spray once more.
The end result is up to how you think it should look, if the paint is too thick and the application looks too heavy thin the paint and change your method of application
practice till you are happy and then go for it on what ever you need to fish scale
The best way to do it is buy a piece of heavy drawing paper, depending on the size of the area you want to paint governs how you cut the sheet and if needed join it to cover a wider area.
Cut it in six to eight inch strips ( this stop getting overspray on the panel surface behind where you are applying paint), draw out the size and shape of scale you want transfer that to one edge of the paper joining the edges of the scales to give a uniform pattern along the lenght of the strip.
Then cut out the marked out scales.
The next part is trial and error till you master the finish you desire.
Using an old panel or something big enough to test the process. Mix up the paint you wish to use initially to the manufacturers thinning ratio.
Reduce the fan controll to a narrow application.
Holding the pattern on the panel firmly spray down the cut patterned edge.
Lift and look at what you have done, if happy move the pattern either foward or behind the applied area offsetting the pattern and spray once more.
The end result is up to how you think it should look, if the paint is too thick and the application looks too heavy thin the paint and change your method of application
practice till you are happy and then go for it on what ever you need to fish scale