Cobrahistorian Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) Hey all, Does anyone have any suggestions for painting the large nose and tail bands in fluorescent orange on my F-86L interceptor? The last time I tried using fluorescent paint it was an unmitigated disaster. Is there any particular trick to it? I used Model Master paints last time and they pretty much just went to crap... This is for the museum and I've got waaaay too much time invested in converting it from a D to an L, so it HAS to work! Thanks! Jon Edited September 10, 2008 by Cobrahistorian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loachnut Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hey Jon, I painted the tail of my CHP H500D bright orange with the cheap acrylic paint from the Wallyworld craft dept. It actually turned out pretty good. Jody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I just did day glow orange on my Arrow. I painted directly over white and it turned out just ducky. I would therefore suggest a base coat of white on the areas you want orange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I use a basecoat of white, then a thin coat of yellow and finally a thin coat of dayglo. HTH, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 You pretty much have to basecoat it with white since fluorescent paints are translucent. So do white bands first, then do orange over that. Otherwise, the coloring should behave like any other paints out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Step 1: Ditch all of your ModelMaster paint, ESPECIALLY the for-crap fluorescent colors Step 2: Get some cheap enamel paint from Michael's (Mal-Wart if you must, but I try to stay well clear of that hell hole) Step 3: Make SURE you have a good solid white undercoat. Use thin coats of the fluorescent paint and build it up slowly. Step 4: Ditch all of the ModelMaster crap. :D J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Step 1: Ditch all of your ModelMaster paint, ESPECIALLY the for-crap fluorescent colorsStep 2: Get some cheap enamel paint from Michael's (Mal-Wart if you must, but I try to stay well clear of that hell hole) Step 3: Make SURE you have a good solid white undercoat. Use thin coats of the fluorescent paint and build it up slowly. Step 4: Ditch all of the ModelMaster crap. :lol: J Gee Jennings, are you sure I shouldn't use Model Master paints? :D Thanks for the advice guys! I will definitely swing by Michael's before I spray this bad boy. Very pleased at how it has come out so far I'll be priming her tomorrow (have a hockey game tonight) and getting ready to do that oh-so-fun natural metal/dayglo finish! Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deon Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I use Life Color acrylics fluorescent orange over a yellow base/ Its not really fluorescent and looks scale to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Damian Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Good luck with that mate! D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) Jon, I used a base of Floquil Reeefer White on my A-4D-2 build here: HERE I used a combination of 50/50 Flo. Orange and Guards Red ( yes, MM enamels...) and it worked great. Here's a shot of it. Edited September 11, 2008 by volzj Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Still lookin' good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Could this be of assistance? Dayglo Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Definitely! Thanks Jack! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My pleasure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Moore Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) Jon, Here is my F-86D painted with Aclad II and ModelMaster fluorescent red, which is a great fluorescent orange. Bob Moore Edited September 18, 2008 by Bob Moore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well, it worked! I sprayed a primer coat, white for the undersurfaces and dayglo spots and then sprayed metalizer buffing aluminium over it. The Dayglo doesn't really show up in these pics, it kinda just looks orange, but in person, it looks fantastic! Now to get the decals from Joseph! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Moore Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Step 1: Ditch all of your ModelMaster paint, ESPECIALLY the for-crap fluorescent colorsStep 2: Get some cheap enamel paint from Michael's (Mal-Wart if you must, but I try to stay well clear of that hell hole) Step 3: Make SURE you have a good solid white undercoat. Use thin coats of the fluorescent paint and build it up slowly. Step 4: Ditch all of the ModelMaster crap. J I don't know why, I've never had trouble using ModelMaster florescent paint, maybe I'm just lucky, I paint a base coat of MM flat white and then paint a few light coats of the fluorescent paint and it's done, no problem, see my F-86D in the post above, no problem with the Alclad either. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Jon, that looks great! So what did you finally end up using for the dayglo? TIA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) Since I had it on hand, I went with MM fluorescent orange over flat white and I am VERY happy with how it came out! You can't really see it in the photos, but about ten seconds before I shot these pics, she had "US Air Force" decals on the fuselage. Some masking tape pulled them off nicely, leaviing just the faintest impression of the lettering, just like the real thing! Joseph of Fireball Modelworks is doing up NC Air Guard decals for this bird and she'll be finished pretty quickly once they arrive! Jon Edited September 18, 2008 by Cobrahistorian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Although I don't have any photos, I just finished shooting my Academy T-33 with MM Flourescent Red-Orange (FS28913) and it turned out spectacularly well. I primed it with MM Light Grey. Tem three very light base coats of MM Gloss Insignia White to ensure complete coverage and two light coats of Red-Orange. I'll be doing it up as the RCAF's "Red Knight" from 1964 and presenting it to the father of one of the ladies I work work, Mr. Bill Slaughter, the Red Knight in 1964. As has been noted, the best results are achieved when spraying the flourescent colour over a very even base coat of flat or gloss white. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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