I was just wondering...

[Nige52]

What members use to paint their brass tubes white? Do you have to undercoat them? Or is it a dead simple job that I'm over-complicating?

 

[Walter]

I use a couple of coats of white car body primer, nothing else, just the primer. I also paint the inside of the blank (to prevent the glue showing through) with white artists acrylic.

 

[paulm]

An interesting question. I've only made a few and used Humbrol modelling paint from the small posts and also tried Hammerite spray. I've had good and bad results with the most translucence blank showing where the paint had come off while inserting it into the blank so like Walter does is probably the best idea and do the inside of the blank as well.

 

[Walter]

the most translucence blank showing where the paint had come off while inserting it into the blank

That's why I started doing it. Definitely worthwhile on the lighter coloured blanks especially.

 

[Terry]

As Walter says. I use Halfords white primer !!!

 

[chas_41_uk]

I use a couple of coats of white car body primer, nothing else, just the primer. I also paint the inside of the blank (to prevent the glue showing through) with white artists acrylic.

White primer on the tubes for me as well
I don't do the inside of the blank, but it might be worth it as a precaution

 

[PhillH]

Halfords white primer for me, I spray the inside of the blank with it as well.

 

[Nige52]

OK Thanks lads

You must be a good shot to get it down a 7mm hole........I'd end up spraying the shed I think....

 

[Walter]

I spray the inside of the blank with it as well.

Might try that instead of fiddling about with a brush.

 

[Buckeye]

I spray the tubes and spray inside the blank or if I am out of spray I use Acrylic paint.

Peter

 

[Terry]

It can also come in handy if the the hole has become slightly enlarged !!!!

 

[Walter]

It can also come in handy if the the hole has become slightly enlarged !!!!

By up to 1.73mm?

 

[rayf6604]

I use a set of artists acrylic paints in a rainbow of colours. I stopped painting the brass tube because if the blank is particularly translucent I could see the painted tube and the glue on it. I haven't found the best way to paint the inside of the hole yet but I use an appropriate colour paint for the blank. So I did a pink one yesterday and used pink paint. I want to get an artist's paint brush with long bristles.

 

[Terry]

By up to 1.73mm?

I said slightly Walter not mega !!!! LOL

 

[Terry]

By up to 1.73mm?

You missed the 0.002 off Walter or to be more precise 0.0016 LOL

 

[wm460]

I paint both with whatever paint I have in the shed.

 

[Winemaker]

I must missing something or thick why paint the tubes

 

[Terry]

I must missing something or thick why paint the tubes

If you use light coloured acrylics or resins then the brass tubes can show through !!!!