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 First time building armor

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mandohawk83

First time building armor
« on: Jun 26, 2018, 12:43 PM »
I have my armor all cut out and have sanded all sharp points off. Is it best to paint before shaping or after shaping?

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Re: First time building armor
« Reply #1 on: Jun 26, 2018, 12:44 PM »
For me after shaping.  Otherwise the heat gun is really going to mess your paint up.

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Re: First time building armor
« Reply #2 on: Jun 26, 2018, 04:45 PM »
After shaping.  You can make MINOR tweaks after paint, but best to get it shaped as close to perfect as you can (finish your softparts before you finalize shaping) before you paint.  Past a certain bend point, paint cracks.  Past a certain heatgun exposure -- paint bubbles. 

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