Rats! It's not. 
The red ends where the fins begin, so I need to paint a small band of red at the top of the bottom half.
The red ends where the fins begin, so I need to paint a small band of red at the top of the bottom half.
Dragon Rocketry 4" Exocet MM38 Unboxing & (Eventual) Build
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So I figured I'd need to paint ASAP since this weekend is getting very cold (negative F temps at night by me) and it's sunny today... albeit quite nippy!
What's with the fried egg and asparagus? (Note the asparagus is animated and moves up and down.)
What's with the fried egg and asparagus? (Note the asparagus is animated and moves up and down.)
Sooo... I quickly sanded the top portion and then I searched for red paint at home and couldn't find any... go figure!
I then went to the local hardware store and picked up a few cans of fresh minty paint... why take chances with "who knows how old" paint?
Quick spray... not full fast, but halffast:
Yeah, looks like a halffast baboon job. Lol
Still, I figure that this will allow me to continue sanding tonight and maybe put down a coat of black tomorrow and when it's time to paint the upper half red, I'll add one more coat to the band.
BTW Red paint doesn't coat very well over dark colors like gray, so I would've added a layer of white primer if I had more time.
I then went to the local hardware store and picked up a few cans of fresh minty paint... why take chances with "who knows how old" paint?
Quick spray... not full fast, but halffast:
Yeah, looks like a halffast baboon job. Lol
Still, I figure that this will allow me to continue sanding tonight and maybe put down a coat of black tomorrow and when it's time to paint the upper half red, I'll add one more coat to the band.
BTW Red paint doesn't coat very well over dark colors like gray, so I would've added a layer of white primer if I had more time.
Sandy.
Sooo...I sanded down the rest of the rocket last night (indoors, which is quite a mess!), but something seemed a bit off...
Then I noticed that the red painted section had scratches and slight gouges visible despite being painted. Egads!
I checked my sanding sponge and apparently I was using a new coarse one instead of my usual fine ones.
This is related to having Bern away from rocketry for a few years and having forgotten that I had a supply of coarse sanders that are the same color as the fine ones.
Oh well!
So looking at the red section, I wasn't very happy with the result, so I did some light sanding with an old used fine sanding sponge and today I added another coat of red...
(Boy, that looks awfully red lol!)
...despite it being even colder than yesterday!
I may re-sand the bottom portion with finer grit after I get some more of it this weekend or I may just lay down some black first to see how it looks.
Sooo...I sanded down the rest of the rocket last night (indoors, which is quite a mess!), but something seemed a bit off...
Then I noticed that the red painted section had scratches and slight gouges visible despite being painted. Egads!
I checked my sanding sponge and apparently I was using a new coarse one instead of my usual fine ones.
This is related to having Bern away from rocketry for a few years and having forgotten that I had a supply of coarse sanders that are the same color as the fine ones.Oh well!
So looking at the red section, I wasn't very happy with the result, so I did some light sanding with an old used fine sanding sponge and today I added another coat of red...
(Boy, that looks awfully red lol!)
...despite it being even colder than yesterday!
I may re-sand the bottom portion with finer grit after I get some more of it this weekend or I may just lay down some black first to see how it looks.
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Today was great weather out (~50F and sunny) considering it is February in NY, so I taped off the upper red band and applied a first coat of black to the rest of the lower section.
I was using new can of paint and did end up with some drips on a mid fin, but luckily I started on the back/rail button side first (on purpose) and I had heard that masking tape can be used to remove drips and it worked pretty well!
Here's the front and the Dragon logo shows up!
I'll let it dry and them decide if I want to do any further sanding before more coats (if the weather stays nice this week).
I was using new can of paint and did end up with some drips on a mid fin, but luckily I started on the back/rail button side first (on purpose) and I had heard that masking tape can be used to remove drips and it worked pretty well!
Here's the front and the Dragon logo shows up!
I'll let it dry and them decide if I want to do any further sanding before more coats (if the weather stays nice this week).
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