I was painting the Corsair from our Group Build and decided to do this "how-to" for painting glossy finishes.
Many years ago I painted by putting my subject on a stand, placing it on a table or holding it, and spraying away. Sometimes I'd get little bits of dust in the finish unless I was extremely careful and clean. A neighbor was visiting one day when I was preparing to paint a 1/24th scale auto body and he invited me to his hangar. Inside was a full-scale Piper Cub hanging upside down from the roof of his hangar.
![:-eek](http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/Smileys/ja/icon_eek.gif)
He explained that he painted everything upside down so no dirt ever got into his paint. He used gravity to help him keep his surfaces clean.
![:-tri](http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/Smileys/ja/icon_triprsta.gif)
It's quite a feat to flip over a 1/1 scale airplane but the results were worth it--several paint jobs he applied won awards at aircraft shows, including a Best Of Show at Oshkosh one year. Ever since that day I paint "upside-down". I just make a stand out of safety wire that will hold the model. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.
![http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6696.jpg](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6696.jpg)
Some modeling techniques
![http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6697.jpg](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6697.jpg)
Some modeling techniques
I also hang the finished product upside down until the paint has cured a bit. I'd rather have any dust settle on the underside during the curing process.
![http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6698.jpg](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6698.jpg)
Some modeling techniques
And the finished product:
![http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6700.jpg](http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6700.jpg)
Some modeling techniques