robin craig Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I am about to start rubbing down the paint on one of my Ferrets, and there it is likely that markings lie under the paint. Any suggested methods of exposing them and saving them for rebuild time? R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Get some transparent stencil plastic and copy them. then you can just re paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Get some transparent stencil plastic and copy them. then you can just re paint. I heard contact is also good for that as you can trace onto the paper then cut it and peel the adhesive plastic off and use that as the template As for rubbing back: - get somebody else to do it (I would be useless as my paitience would wear out first) - thinking about it though I would guess trialling in an area where you would not expect idents as I would think knowing the number of layers of paint and colours would be useful. In this safe area could use a sanding machine to chop through and see how many coats you got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yoiu can get the stencil stuff from theratre supplies. http://www.flints.co.uk/acatalog/info.html This is where I got it from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 If it is tips for the rubbing you are after rather than how to copy them, then I would recommend using a craft knife to scape the layers off rather than rubbing. When I first started doing such a task I found that with all the water and pigment floating round it was very easy to go through a paint layer without realising it was there. The areas where markings might be are often logical to predict so I'm not suggesting scraping the whole vehicle down! Once I started careful scraping I found I could selectively expose stuff with a lot of clarity. I'd recommend a curved blade rather than a straight one, and keep it honed razor sharp with a fine stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have a spot with many layers of paint fused together and want to down through the layers and expose markings, thats what Im on about. I think I will dry sand with 1000 grit by hand and take my chances R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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