Need More Tips

[sierrasplitter]

In my continued pursuit of the knowledge of cloth and paint I have a few questions
I would like to get much better at this but seems I’m medium okra at best
Sanding , blending and making things look pretty is elusive .
I don’t know if I over sand , under sand , expect too much or just need a lot more practice
Im repairing some small spots where the windshield meets the Fuse on top .



I have the repair at the second coat of silver now but here is a few pics of the nitrate
I have a Butyrate Dope Finish



And with silver



But the spots close up look pretty rough . More Silver ?





The last one is obviously finishing tape . I will have to remove the metal strip and add finishing tape there

But , overall reason for the post is …. how do I get better ?

 

[Jim]

Hi,

I use a brush to apply coats IN the hole until it gets proud of the old finish. I then wet sand the fill down until it becomes flush with the old finish. If it's horizontal a couple of three coats will usually do it, otherwise it may take ten or so.

 

[sierrasplitter]

I was hoping that was what it needed . It is called Rand-O-Fill so it makes sense I was afraid of too much material and then cracking

 

[Steve Pierce]

My daughter takes the solids out of the bottom of the can and brushes it into those low spots to more quickly build them up and fill them.

 

[sierrasplitter]

I was thinking about that Steve . Thanks ! I did go buy small brushes and it’s working!

 

[dgapilot]

Fill, sand, fill, sand until you can’t see the difference then apply color. I’ve done a lot of those repairs, not hard, just takes time.


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