First, I wiped down the panels with acetone.
Then I applied two coats of Rustoleum Painter's Touch gray primer to the panels.
Tomorrow I hope to wet sand these panels.
I still need to sand down the inside of the outer dome and attempt to fit it on top of the inner dome. This was quite a struggle with dome #1, I'm not sure if this dome will be any different. After I get a good fit, I can mark the inner dome for the cuts it requires, and then cut out the remaining panels on the outer dome, and get them primed too.
4 comments:
Will this R2 be blue also?
Calvin
Calvin,
Yes, this dome will also be blue, although I may make a red R5-D4 dome at some point, and overlay red panels on the body. That would be down the road, however.
-Victor
I was curious,
I'd like to see you try that Duplicolor Blue on the dome panels.
That's what I used and when everyone saw it in Orlando, They really liked the color.
But I don't know if it's the correct blue for a R5-D4.
I'll be watching your new build.
Calvin
Calvin,
I really should try the Duplicolor and see how I like it.
At R2LA V on September 29, Mike will be doing a painting demo using one of the Krider formulas (Rustoleum Metallic Purple/Duplicolor Anodized Blue/Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel), but it wouldn't be a bad idea t have a can of Duplicolor available for comparison. I'm supplying the dome panels for the demo, which is why I'm prepping them now. I originally planned to not even think about R2 #2 until December at the earliest, but this demo came up.
-Victor
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