How to paint stripes.
Okay, I'm sure everyone knows how to do this except me. i'd like to know the best way to paint stripes, or any second color on a body for that matter. Specifically, I have a Heller Brabham BT33 (F1 car) which will be a light blue with a yellow racing stripe. I've primed everything and plan to use my airbrush for the yellow stripe but maybe Testors spray (Model Masters Grabber Blue) can for the blue. Option 1: Spray everything blue, then mask to keep the stripe exposed and paint it yellow. Option 2: mask the stripe(ie. cover it up), spray the body blue, uncover the stripe and now mask the main body off and paint the stripe. Option 3: mask off the body and paint the stripe yellow; then mask (cover up) the stripe and paint the rest of the body blue. I know this may sound like a no brainer to some but I'm thinking that option 1 may be the way to go. With option 2 you need to be exact with the masking, otherwise your yellow may not start where the blue ends. If you paint everything the main body color, then you may need to re-prime the stripe area, but at least you have no worries of there being a "gap" between the main body color and the stripe. now that I've stated my thoughts, what have you experienced guys out there found is best? Remember, I'll probably be using a spray can for the main body (if that makes any difference?).
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