Hairspray Method fr Chipping

[Steve Jones]

I am doing a camo pattern and want to chip the hard edge back to the base colour as per the example I did

[Wouter]

I'd say try to change the paints if you can mate. Just to show you a result of hairspray and Tamiya paint combo. Chipping is very easy and you can control it very well.
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As you see you can go for areas of heavy chipping and areas with less chipping.

I don't think you did anything wrong by the way. However you don't even need the paint to be chipped dry for an hour. I usually start immediately after airbrushing. I use lukewarm water because that seems to work best. Keep the paint layers to be chipped well thin in the areas where you want to chip. The thicker the paint layer the harder it is.
Strange that the primer coat went off in areas though.

As you might notice on my examples is that the chipped paint areas are more subtle or smaller. That's because of thepaint used. The Vallejo chipped paint is a bit more crude. Now that's not criticism but it's because of the nature of those paints. They form short of a 'shell' on top of the model and this means you can less control the chipping process.

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On my T-62 I used the same process, with different layers of paint and hairspray on top of each other.

Let me know if you want to know something more (oh btw, I just checked my Tank Art books again and Michael Rinaldi mentions that you get great results with Lifecolor paints as well if you want to stick to the less toxic range of paints).

Hope this helps a bit.

Cheers

[Guest]

Some nice examples there Wouter.
John .

[Steve Jones]

PM sent Wouts

[BigGreg]

Hi Everyone

I am going to embark on my first attempt at the hairspray method for chipping in due course. I have read all the articles and watched all the videos and now I am totally confused:smiling5Not difficult I know)

I just need some clarity on a couple of points.

Firstly will it work on an acrylic base coat of Vallejo?
Will it work using Vallejo acrylic as the second colour which is then scrubbed off with the water?
At what point after the process has been done is it safe to cover the model in varnish and seal it all in?
At any point can I repeat the process with another layer of hairspray, a different colour of acrylic to be scrubbed off?

Many thanks in advance for the answers

Yes to everything just DO NOT put a heavy coat of hair spray... :-)

[Steve Jones]

I was going to do two passes over the area. Let it dry and do another two. If I do spray too much what happens??

[Guest]

Steve.
Do you need that much ? If you were using Ak you would go in two directions, mainly to give an even coverage
Try it on some scrap,might be just what your looking for.
John.

[BigGreg]

I was going to do two passes over the area. Let it dry and do another two. If I do spray too much what happens??

It will take AGES to remove with water the hairspray and have a nice chipped area..

[Steve Jones]

Cheers John and Greg. I will use less hairspray and Wouter has convinced me to use Tamiya on top of Vallejo base coat so I will see how that goes

[Guest]

Your a top man John. That put's my mind at rest. Many thanks. Have you had your first snow of the season yet??

Thanks guys for the confirmation and glad to hear you have had good success's with it. I looked at chipping fluid Mr Race but thought it was just hairspray in bottle:smiling5:

I tried using chipping fluid for my hair once and it worked just as well as hairspray!

[Mini Me]

Uh oh!
Somebody call Matron, they're getting out again.:tongue-out3:
Cheers, Rick H.

[Guest]

Uh oh!
Somebody call Matron, they're getting out again.:tongue-out3:
Cheers, Rick H.

Rick.......Sjors hasn't been back long and he's already thrown himself in. I've rung Matron .
John.

[Guest]

You are all just jalous about my fine tuft of hair that is standing proud on my head thanks to the chipping fluid!

[stillp]

Careful you don't go down to the primer when you comb it.

Pete

[prichrd1]

Some one call the fire brigade - Mr Race is loose again with the hairspray and clipper lighter!!
:cold-sweat::cold-sweat::cold-sweat::cold-sweat::cold-sweat:

Paul
:smiling2: