Painting and decaling a resin car - 1
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Rob McLear
Photos by the author
Finishing the
undecorated car ...
I
n Part 1 of my resin car article, published in the August
MRH
, I finished building the car. Now
it is time for paint and lettering. This Sunshine resin kit is of
a Swift reefer, and for my time period of 1947 the car needs to
be painted with orange sides, boxcar red roof and ends, and a
black underframe.
The tools you need are sim-
ple: an assortment of small
brushes to apply the decal
setting solution, a dish for soaking the smaller decals with
water, tweezers with a fine point, and a sharp hobby knife. I
will use Floquil enamels until my current stock runs out, but
you use what you feel comfortable with.
The first step is to clean the car to remove finger oils and the
mold release that is used on these resin kits. Wash the car with
denatured alcohol, and with a soft brush give the car a gentle
but thorough wipe-down. Alternatively, you can use a deter-
gent water solution, Goo Gone, or something called Shout
A RESIN CAR
MRH-Dec 2014
