Scavenger! Build Part 24 Back To It - Paint!

Ever have one of those builds you just wanted to be done?

I had too many bad experiences with the Rustoleum 2X gloss white. After sanding smooth again I took a chance with Duplicolor Gloss White.
While the coverage wasn't as heavy or opaque as the 2X Rustoleum, it did flow well.

I copped out a bit on this paint job and will do something like the original Estes Optima scheme.

The picture shows the simple mask for the black. The upper half of the body gets gloss black. This Scotch tape mask line is about 1 1/2" above the upper launch lug.

The thick gold stripes will be paralell to the root edge, centered on the face of the fins.

The wide Monokote Trim will have to be cut at a specific angle to fold over the leading edge.

To make a cutting template, an paper "envelope" was folded over the fin.
A sharpened dowel was used to gently press a crease into the root edge.



The cover was removed. The creased root edge was cut off the paper envelope.

The paper was placed over the fin again. The stripe width and position were drawn on with pencil and a ruler.