Centuri Quasar Clone Build, Kit #KC-7, Part 14, Pre-Painting The Nozzles

Where I can, I'll pre-paint some assemblies to save time on masking later.

Here's one of the nozzles taped down on scrap cardboard. Wrap the tape with some overhang. Cut the tape loop into strips and splay the strips out.

Notice just the lower end of the tapered base is taped off to keep the gluing area dry.

It'd be tough to get paint coverage inside the nozzle.

Some metallic aluminum paint was sprayed into a small mixing cup. 

A Q-Tip "brush" was used to get paint inside.

Now the outside areas can be sprayed.