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Assembling and painting tracks
RobCosta
United States
Joined: November 09, 2019
KitMaker: 14 posts
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Joined: November 09, 2019
KitMaker: 14 posts
Armorama: 10 posts
Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2020 - 12:13 PM UTC
How are these segmented tracks assembled and painted? Do you have to remove the assembled tracks to paint them?
GulfWarrior
Campaigns Administrator
Texas, United States
Joined: January 05, 2010
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Joined: January 05, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2020 - 12:42 PM UTC
I cement everything together and allow it to setup for about 5 minutes or so then wrap them around the suspension. The cement is dry to the touch but it’s not solid yet. In your example I would leave the joint between D4 and D5 above the drive sprocket uncemented and held in place with a piece of tape. This way you can come back the next day and take the track off carefully for painting.