Georg Eyerman shares with us his technique for painting tracks, I have to say it is a new method on me.

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Thanks for the lesson on your track painting technique. I will give it a try on my next track painting session. I really like the variation in colors, what type of lacquer do you use, flat or gloss?

The Ammo of MIG paints are semi-gloss, but I usually make up a "witch's brew" including their thinner, acrylic paint retarder (to keep it from drying on the needle) and some matte medium to kill the shine.

Looks like a nice and easy method. I'll give it a try

Georg..thanks much. Great technique that is simple, yet provides great results. Cheers!

the author doesn't know what the word "overspray" means. Overspray in the painting industry is a negative term. If you cover a piece with overspray..it doesn't stick...if you paint over overspray..it takes alot of paint to cover it...rough looking & will peel off. Don't say overspray....you sand off overspray..not spray over it.just say "First, I cover the track with a thin coat of flat black from a spray can." - much better
I'm not being nit picky..just use the right wording.

This is cool. I'll need to give it a try.

I'll try this. Having a heck of a time painting the DS treads on my Dragon MBT-70. The tamiya paint I used just flakes off when I bend it.

Given the wide variety of oxidation that occurs on metals, this method is very interesting.

Orangelion03, did you try priming it first? My experience with Tamiya paints is that they are really fragile. Not as bad as Vallejo, but fragile.

Thanks for sharing your technique

Thanks Georg, I'm going to give it a try!

So, the paint is not going to come off when using stock vinyl tracks? that has always frustrated me even when using lacquer paint. When I put the painted tracks on I find my self flexing the tracks and the paint falls off.

They look great .Im going to try that !

Looks to be a simple technique with great results. I am going to give it a try on my next model.