TimDarrah Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ok guys, I'm working on one of the old Tamiya 1/20th F-1 cars and the head covers have "Ford" stamped on them. They are to be painted white. I've always had a problem getting them to look right. I've dry-brushed the white over the black, looked like crap. I've tried to paint the white on, but that looked even worse. Any ideas? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrman Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ok guys, I'm working on one of the old Tamiya 1/20th F-1 cars and the head covers have "Ford" stamped on them. They are to be painted white. I've always had a problem getting them to look right. I've dry-brushed the white over the black, looked like crap. I've tried to paint the white on, but that looked even worse. Any ideas?if you're talking about the raised "FORD" lettering, use a sharpened artists colored pencil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanson Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Paint it flat white first. Then black. Then lightly sand the black away off of the raised letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 I was thinking of doing that but didn't know if it would work. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Like Pyrman said, the white colored pencil. I use a white pastel sketching pencil myself. Picks out raised detail beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Aitala Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Might also be a good idea to use something like Tamiya spray lacquer for the white, which is pretty hard, then use something like black acrylic on top. Eric BTW - I have heard that Hasegawa will be releasing a 1/20th scale Lotus 79 kit in 2010... should be cool. Paint it flat white first. Then black. Then lightly sand the black away off of the raised letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 A new Lotus, way Kool. I have both of their Ferrari 126C2s and the 126CK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewahl Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I agree with using a white colored pencil. Gently rubbing that on the raised letters makes them stand out big time. I've done that on dash gauges and they always turn out good. Dave Wahl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpulus Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) There is no need to paint the letters White....there are many pics out there of cars with the Ford unpainted or just plain worn off. Edited November 13, 2009 by Lumpulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickC Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 This may be more information than you want. The cam covers on the Cosworth DFV are cast magnesium. These parts oxidize to a very dark grey, such as MM Interior Black. The letters in FORD are usually highlighted by removing the oxidation with sandpaper. BTW, this is the same color as the Hewland DG300 Transaxle used with most of the DFV applications. I highlight the letters with a Prismacolor silver pencil. Dick Christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Dick, That is not more info than I needed, it was perfect, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51D Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Ok guys, I'm working on one of the old Tamiya 1/20th F-1 cars and the head covers have "Ford" stamped on them. They are to be painted white. I've always had a problem getting them to look right. I've dry-brushed the white over the black, looked like crap. I've tried to paint the white on, but that looked even worse. Any ideas? Thanks, Okay here's an outta box idea. What if you paint them white first. Then paint then black. Finally use a very fine sandpaper 1200 - 2000 grit and gently sand the black of the raised letters? Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrman Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 What if you paint them white first. Then paint then black. Finally use a very fine sandpaper 1200 - 2000 grit and gently sand the black of the raised letters?Already suggested by Mike Hanson.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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