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Mistakes already! How to fix?
Sigh... the fact that I've already built on dollhouse doesn't count
for much it seems, especially when I built it 12 years ago because this very simple RGT Victorian Jr already has mistakes. I primed the housebody and painted the exterior, but didn't pay enough attention to the instructions where it said "don't paint surfaces to be glued. So the first floor ceiling, which had 3 coats of white paint on it, then didn't fit into the grooves, and had to be sanded. Then I realized that there was primer in all the grooves, and they had to be sanded, too. Then, when we assembled it using masking tape to hold it in place, the tape tore chunks out of the paint. I will have to touch that up, but how to I do it without it looking like a touch-up job (looking smooth and unbroken)? I know that I definitely did all the painting before assembly on the McKinley 12 years ago, but I don't remember having problems with the paint getting torn up. I thought painting prior to assembly was the right way to go? Now I think priming and painting ONLY the hard to get to areas (like the ceiling of the first floor) would have been smarter, then painting the exterior when the housebody is assembled (but no trim added). Cathy Weeks |
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Cathy Weeks wrote:
Then, when we assembled it using masking tape to hold it in place, the tape tore chunks out of the paint. I will have to touch that up, but how to I do it without it looking like a touch-up job (looking smooth and unbroken)? Sand the area repeated with finer and finer grades of sandpaper. Apply new paint. Sand very lightly. Apply more paint. At this point you might want to use steel wool to smooth the area. Alternate paint and sanding until you are satisfied with the repair. Dawn |
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Dawn wrote in message ...
Cathy Weeks wrote: Then, when we assembled it using masking tape to hold it in place, the tape tore chunks out of the paint. I will have to touch that up, but how to I do it without it looking like a touch-up job (looking smooth and unbroken)? Sand the area repeated with finer and finer grades of sandpaper. Apply new paint. Sand very lightly. Apply more paint. At this point you might want to use steel wool to smooth the area. Alternate paint and sanding until you are satisfied with the repair. Dawn Dawn's advice is in my opinion spot on for repairing your paint job. I wonder if you used painters masking tape(blue) and allowed ample time for the paint to cure(dry) before masking? I mentioned making a paint drying box in a past post, I make a quick one out of a cardboard box lined with aluminum foil with a lightfixture hanging from the top. This allows you to cure your paint much faster, cutting down on repairs. Speeds up glue drying also. |
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