A Joust restoration.. this is going to take a while

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jennifer:
Nice job man, that is going to be a little cuttie...😜...I would only add if you didn't already, is pull that off while the paint is still wet or the will glue down and it would not only be horrible to remove, but it will leave a nasty paint ridge.

bperkins01:
@Jennifer - the stencil pulled clean - but you are right. 24 hours is too long.. I'm going back to 12 hours.. and now the update...

Yellow coat on. This side came out perfect. That said, 24 hours of dry time is a little too long for this paint. It had just a bit too much tug releasing from some of the painted areas and I had one small block start to lift on me. I’ll keep it to 12 hours or less for the final coat.

However – I did make a small mistake….

No matter how much I checked when painting, this little part was a bit thin.. I almost left it and chalked it up to allowing the machine to have a little ‘character’. But the best of the best figure out a way to fix these things.. I want to be one of those guys..

I used some of the clean masking material that was removed and cut a piece to go over the area in need of repair. Then I used the Exacto, a small straight edge and a relatively steady hand and re-cut a mini stencil in place on the yellow triangle. Brushed some brown paint into the seam to prevent bleed (again).

After a couple hours dry time, added fresh paint thinned with a couple drops of mineral spirits to help it level. It already looks good – I think it will make a full recovery. We’ll know in the AM..

Arroyo:

jennifer:
You can do 12 minutes after your last coat, just be careful not to let it hit the workpiece as you pull it off, Slowly pull back and away kinda rolling the wet stencil as you go to keep it from getting out of hand...Wet paint strings pulling off around the edges is what you are avoiding, go slow and even...But...Since you pulled it off wet like that, the edges will continue to mellow as the paint cures and creates nice soft transition lines...Painters tape is the same thing, pull it off slow wet, back and away from itself...Your hands will be wet with paint, don't touch anything, clean them with thinner when done.

bperkins01:
Maybe I time it a bit closer on the last stencil set.. This paint takes a bit to set up.. But I see where you are going ;)
I have to let this stuff cure 4 days or so...

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