Estes Doorknob, #9720 Build, Part 8, Paint Prep

To make the painting wand -
I didn't have a used 29mm motor casing, so I wrapped and taped a strip of cardboard around a dowel. This was friction fitted into the engine mount as a handle for spray painting.

After the first coat of gloss white, light sanding follows.

Look at the reflection - I've lightly sanded off just the top beads of the rough first coat. No need to sand all the way to surface, just dull the paint.

A second heavier final coat followed.

Here I'm using a piece of paper to find the center between the fins.
A pencil mark is made at the leading edges of the facing fins. Fold the paper in half, mark the center.

The paper is set back on the model and pencil marks are made on the body tube for the paint masks.







Lightly extend the center pencil marks all the way down the tube.