James
Senior Heliman
Location: Del Mar California
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Hi everyone,
I am still prepping the body for painting i guess I'm very picky i want to make sure there is no imperfections in the body that the eye can't catch before i paint.
well i am being mentored by someone that has been painting for 30 years and has some very awesome paint jobs he has done in the past. His company is called Airbornart , so i am having him show me his technique after seeing how is work has turns out so nice.
http://picasaweb.google.com/airborn...eat=directlink.
First step i will be doing is making about 5 test panels to prove the method its color, masking work, paint, compatibility, basically prove all the steps are correct and it's what i want this way there will be no mistakes .
Next is to be placing a special primer down called KO seal ll. which will be white after that one hour later i will be shooting down a light silver pearl, want's that's dry then shoot it with a SG clear to lock in everything. Then let dry for a few days letting all the out gases be removed from paint. Then i will be masking it off for the blue, then shoot the blue, pearl, take off the tape Shoot it with an SG clear to lock that in know everything to this point is pertected. After that process i will be masking off the drop shadows airbrush, them on take off masking tape, shoot it with a urethane clear.
Next place 8 to 9 thousands rivets all over the body, by using a custom made stainless steel syringe which i will be using thick colored paint that has been used for the paint job. I will be placing the rivets on with no shrinkage whats so ever . place the G Jive logo's down on bottom ,and sides, of helicopters and written logos as well, another coat of ura thane clear and it's done with one incredible paint job .
I am really happy to meet Keith Schrader. from Airbornart because my G JIVE will turn out better then i ever could imagine if i did it myself. check out his work one incredible artist lots of 3D effects which is what i need for my G Jive paint job.
http://picasaweb.google.com/airborn...eat=directlink.
cheers
Jim
cheers - Jim
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