| nevinsrip | 06 Oct 2018 7:34 p.m. PST |
I've been doing a lot of spray painting and using spray adhesive while make tall pine trees. I got tired of the fumes and overspray on my hands and thought that there must be a better way. So, I came up with this:
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Two wooden clothespins, hot glued to a long paint stirrer. Brilliant!!!
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[/URL] It allows you to hold the object far enough away from your body to avoid all unpleasantness. Make sure you leave an inch or so below the clothespins, so that you have something to grab onto, that's not wet.
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[/URL] I don't know if I'm the first one to think of this, but it sure is worked out for me. |
| Thresher01 | 06 Oct 2018 7:41 p.m. PST |
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. |
| skipper John | 06 Oct 2018 7:52 p.m. PST |
Nice. An extra hand! My first thought was why not just use tongs but, obviously when you let go of the tongs you let go of what they held. I'll need multiples of these! My wife is going to be wondering what has happened to her close pins!!! |
| skipper John | 07 Oct 2018 5:33 a.m. PST |
Hmmmmmm… is it close pins or clothes pins? Clothespins! |
| Anton Ryzbak | 07 Oct 2018 8:04 a.m. PST |
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BTCTerrainman  | 08 Oct 2018 7:10 a.m. PST |
I just use disposable gloves………. |
| nevinsrip | 08 Oct 2018 12:58 p.m. PST |
"I just use disposable gloves……" I used to do that also. But the paint or glue gets on the gloves and then it gets everywhere. This is better. |
| Thresher01 | 08 Oct 2018 8:23 p.m. PST |
No doubt, good for applying flocking as well. |
 Flashman14 | 09 Oct 2018 3:05 a.m. PST |
I use an old plastic shopping bag over my arm. |
| FlyXwire | 09 Oct 2018 6:26 a.m. PST |
Nevinsrip, what a clever idea! I think using arm "protection" and a cool extension stick is probably the way to go too. Hey, to support the thread – we don't need to give up spray-painting during the winter months either – use a hair dryer to pre-heat your minis or terrain piece, slip them out for spraying, and then right back inside afterwards for a final blow [like a heat cure] with the dryer. If you've metal or magnet-based your minis, you can line them up on an "attachment board", which makes retention while spraying and drying easy for an almost assembly-line-like process. |
| Cacique Caribe | 10 Oct 2018 10:43 a.m. PST |
Gloves. Plastic bags. Sticks. None of it works if, on an otherwise calm day, a freakish wind gust suddenly picks up from all sides, just as you are squeezing down on the spray can. I had specks on my glasses, my hair, nose, one ear, etc. The paint went almost everywhere except on my figure. Needless to say, my wife would not buy my explanation, of course. The windy vortex that brought gusts from a couple of alleys to converge on my exact spot lasted only 5 seconds or so, and then the air went back to normal and calm for the remainder of the day. On that day I should have worn a hazmat suit, or just stayed indoors. Maybe the figure had a curse or something. :) Dan |
| nevinsrip | 12 Oct 2018 1:58 a.m. PST |
Well, I knocked off about two dozen Tall Pines without any problems. You can see them in a separate post that I just put up. |
| VVV reply | 15 Oct 2018 1:30 a.m. PST |
I use card boxes from stuff that is delivered. Chop one of the sides off and use it as a simple painting booth.
Stops the wind from being a problem. |
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