Why is it that paint in the wrong place sticks like S*** to a blanket (as the old RAF term has it), but despite careful preparation, drops off a something where you really want it to stay? Peter Chadwick Swindon Peter, et al, Glass bead blasting brass and aluminium will also make the paint stick to those metals like S*** to that blanket. Do not use any primer, just paint right onto the blasted surface. Jesse in Tennessee where it is cool w/light snow on the ground. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.