Friday, June 28, 2013

The Big Fix - Raptor Nose Cone Touchup

On the nose cone end the paint was gone and the exposed plastic was rough.
The edge was sanded smooth with 400 grit.

The picture shows how the nose cone was held for primer spraying.
The hand grip looks strange but I was trying to cover up the black tape canopy. I didn't want to cut out another canopy.
Held this way the paint will (hopefully) blend in with the existing paint.




First a coat of primer filler and light sanding.

After that the nose cone was held again like in the first picture.

Aluminum paint was sprayed over just the tip.
Here's the blend without any sanding or polishing.
It's not perfect but certainly re-flyable.

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