Brainlord Mesomorph
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CA vs Acrylic Nail Polish:
I see you guys painting CA on everything, tube ends, fin edges, even entire nose cones. And I've been trying it.
It's very difficult to work with. It's thin, it drips everywhere, it gets on mu hands, sometimes I'm gluing my fingers to the part. The fumes burn my eyes. It goes on rough, and needs sanding (and then you're probably sanding most of it off anyway). Then I remembered that I used to use clear nail polish for that when I was a kid.
So I got some. It seems to be just as hard, it goes on smooth (it *was* formulated to be a coating,) the balsa sucks it up just like CA. If you get it on your fingers, you can just wipe it up. it even comes with an applicator brush!
Is there any reason you guys aren't using this stuff?
Do you know something I don't? (or do I know something you don't)
And about the Floor Polish:
I ordered the exact right stuff online. (couldn't find it locally) but I'm afraid to use it!
The last step of my usual construction process, involves several coats of Rustolium clear enamel, to seal in the decals. That gives me a really nice finish. Am I supposed to use the floor polish on top of that? Instead of that?? or- does my use of the enamel make the floor polish obsolete?
I see you guys painting CA on everything, tube ends, fin edges, even entire nose cones. And I've been trying it.
It's very difficult to work with. It's thin, it drips everywhere, it gets on mu hands, sometimes I'm gluing my fingers to the part. The fumes burn my eyes. It goes on rough, and needs sanding (and then you're probably sanding most of it off anyway). Then I remembered that I used to use clear nail polish for that when I was a kid.
So I got some. It seems to be just as hard, it goes on smooth (it *was* formulated to be a coating,) the balsa sucks it up just like CA. If you get it on your fingers, you can just wipe it up. it even comes with an applicator brush!
Is there any reason you guys aren't using this stuff?
Do you know something I don't? (or do I know something you don't)
And about the Floor Polish:
I ordered the exact right stuff online. (couldn't find it locally) but I'm afraid to use it!
The last step of my usual construction process, involves several coats of Rustolium clear enamel, to seal in the decals. That gives me a really nice finish. Am I supposed to use the floor polish on top of that? Instead of that?? or- does my use of the enamel make the floor polish obsolete?