Before spraying..

[White Jedi]

Do you install parts like spoilers, vents and mirrors first?

 

I've always sprayed (rattle cans) them separately as you can do all sides/underneath evenly which I think will look better after assembly as you dont have to worry about getting spay well into the gaps etc, then I glue them on afterwards. But recently I saw somewhere that someone attached everything first, now I think I've been doing it wrong lol.

 

 

 

And after looking at this the person I bought it from has started it and marked the bonnet out with pencil for where the light pod goes. Which I'd never thought to do and would have sprayed it on the sprue like any other part.

[shood23]

Personally i never spray anything on the spurs no matter now little. 

 

Great kit aswell by the way, always loved these old escort wrc kits 

 

As for attaching parts before it's entirely up to you. Small bits sometimes attached before paint pose the risk of being knocked off later on in the build but things like bonnet vents and wings are again up to how confident you are in your own abilities and if on the rear car the joins between these parts are flush or there is a visible line. 

 

And any mark that has been put on the body in pencil needs to be removed before you do any painting as if you don't these areas will not paint properly with reactions or peeling and it would be a shame to have this happen to such great car. 

 

And your line about doing it wrong, like myself in this hobby you will always find better ways of doing things through trial and error and ways that work for me may not be the best way for you.

 

And as you said you mainly work with rattle cans so anything you do if it doesn't work out how you would like is easy to correct by putting the painted parts in a bath of ipa 91% or above for a day or 2 as this will pull any paint off the body without harming the plastic. 

 

Shaun 

Edited March 3, 2018 by shood23

[White Jedi]

Thanks. I've built one before years ago but this one is going to be the road going version in Jewel Violet which I'm really looking forwards to seeing when its finished as in my opinion the best looking colour combination for an Escort Cosworth 😍

 

 

Well i decided on trying a different way and glued those bits to the car first. And thinking about it, this is the best way because trying to glue them on after painting the glue just makes a mess of the paint if you slip or dont position it right, so i finally see why people do it this way now.

[Steve Noble]

I never glue anything onto the body first before painting. Items such as the rear spoiler on that Escort will make painting and polishing pretty difficult, if it's attached before painting. If you're gluing stuff on afterwards and ruining your paint, use a different glue such as pva or two part epoxy in small amounts. All of the regular solvent model glues will eat into the paint finish and soften it. 

How do you plan to do the interior for this, as it's the rally version and doesn't have the correct seats for the road version? Will you scratch build them or take something from another model?

[White Jedi]

Well i tried glueing everything on first for a change. But I'll bear the different glue tip in mind, thanks. Its all painted and lacquered, but I've never polished a car yet out of the few I've built and unsure what to do with it next. Or what to use on it (light scratch remover I've read somewhere). I'll have a look what I've  got for my real car. 

 

From what I've seen people used the XR4i interior, but those kits are quite expensive and more than i want to pay just for the interior. But my plan all along was just to use the rally interior and class it as a fast road/track car. Im not skilled enough to make my own but as long as the exterior looks good when its sat on my shelf then thats all my focus is on. 

[Troy Smith]

I always post this link up to car painting 

@cmatthewbacon  maybe able to add in some specifics

 

HTH

 

[cmatthewbacon]

Thanks, Troy! I tend to advocate glueing as much together as possible before spraying. Note, though, "as possible" ;-P

 

Two main reasons:

1) Joining largish bodywork pieces after painting, even if there's a panel line on the real thing, can end up with weak joints, or discovering that you need to do some sanding and fettling, and will have to do some repainting anyway. Even small pieces like the mirrors benefit from gluing plastic to plastic. All of the above, though, with the caveat that you don't want to fix pieces that will get in the way of getting even coverage all over.

2) Ensuring that the colour is consistent across all the parts. Even a different number of coats of regular Tamiya spray will be noticeably different in shade, and that's redoubled in spades for some Zero three-part colour with a base layer, coloured glaze and pearl top coat...

 

Obviously, if keeping the parts separate makes things easier -- black spoilers and wings on a yellow car, for example -- then the above doesn't apply...

 

There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way.. just whichever way gives the best results for you...

 

best,

M.