Midget Clone Build Part 16 White Color Coat

The first white color coat was sprayed.
I'm back using Rustoleum 2X again.

The picture shows the first light coat after lightly sanding with 400 grit.

There is a engine block in the rear of the booster tube so a (casing) painting wand couldn't be used.
The dowel was slid in through the back and out the top. The 18mm casing was then slid on (nozzle end up) over the top.
Now the two sections could be joined and painted at the same time.

Look at the upper picture. Some space between the two sections was needed so the leading and trailing sides of the fins could be easily painted.


I waited until the evening when it was cooler. Florida is in the mid 90s during the day with 100% humidity.

As my usual practice, I do two light coats and then a heavier "wet" coat.

There was some crinkling of the paint near a root edge on the booster!
If this is carefully sanded I might be able to cover it with the second color. Sometimes you can turn a bad result into a positive.

Look over all your fins. The smoothest surfaced fins will probably remain white. You can sand down any small globs and cover those with the second color.