Misting

Misting

Misting

After the paint dried it was time to apply a misting of silver to the tricorder and scanner. Misting is holding the paint source about two feet away from the subject and applying the paint in short passes. This gives a light coat of the secondary paint. The kit instructions call for Krylon Bright Silver (#1401), but I opted for Krylon’s Dull Aluminum (#1403) since I already had it. Be careful not too apply too much silver, but if you do, it can easily be undone by misting the basecoat back over.

More masking

More masking

Next, I masked off the scanner pocket and EMRG area on the lower door. Please note that I deviated from the instructions with regard to this step. The instructions call for these areas to be painted black prior to priming. To be honest, I got a little ahead of myself and skipped over that step. Instead, I masked off the areas here and applied Krylon’s Ultra-Flat Black (# ). Whether the paint is gloss or flat really doesn’t have much impact at this step since the overall gloss will be determined by the final clear coat. Also, I would always recommend following the instructions, but it’s important to realize some steps are interchangeable.