shawnofthedead Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I would have thought they would have to sandblast or something before they painted it? Looks good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Just like painting a car I'm sure, both exposed to the elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Will they give it another coat in the spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yea but if you paint a car you dont just paint over the old paint, you remove it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 In the station, during the season you could see the original red of Top Gun track that had been worn away by the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Alwell however they are doing it, is going look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 On Invertigo a year and a half ago, they just slapped the new paint over top of the old stuff. Seems that they are doing the same with The Bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The reason for slapping new paint on top of old paint is simple. It's faster and cheaper. I'm sure the weather plays into it as well - you don't want bare metal exposed to all the snow and rain. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It already looks better!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I would have thought they would have to sandblast or something before they painted it? Looks good though They may have. Prep work began around two weeks ago. Don't know what all was involved with that but I'm sure sandblasting or something to smooth everything out was done before applying new paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 That's the only thing that slightly irks me...Brand new coasters, nice smooth paint looks great. Look @ millie's paint..just didn't turn out perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Weird seeing this ride with color again. No longer Monochromatic The Ride. Love the Orange. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It looks as though they're priming it.Notice how the support circled it darker than most.And the track circled is whiter than most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Now all we need to do is get rid of daylight savings time, so we can have more night rides 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 See this is the stuff that I would love to see on videos and stuff like CP has their blog/pointcasts. I'm surprised we don't really have stuff like that for KI yet, it seems to work well w/ CP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah, I'm kinda surprised KITV never had more than the 1 episode. Seemed a good thing that kinda fell by the wayside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah, I'm kinda surprised KITV never had more than the 1 episode. Seemed a good thing that kinda fell by the wayside. It was a good idea. Cedar Point updates their channel all year and now so does Kentucky Kingdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 i am curious... what kind of tools are used to paint coasters either ones being put together in a factory or ones already standing? In the factory, my assumption would be that the track is powder coated. I have noticed a much nicer sheen to newly manufactured coasters that repainted ones don't quite get. Case in point, Gatekeeper looked much shinier this season than Invertigo just after its repainting, and the color is very similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I also don't know if this paint has a clear coat after it as well too.. Again curious to know all of this and what's going on...give us Point...er...KI Casts? Watch & learns? Bring a friend to work day? I don't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 just checked the webcam again and i dont think thats a crane because its in the exact same spot and hasnt moved since monday and if you look close enough you can see the track of the first drop is much lighter like a primer coat of paint. i think its safe to say they have started painting the first drop orange. could be wrong though... No part of the ride has been repainted yet. ^I tend to believe this guy, I'm sure he knows what he is talking about! you were saying? sry just had too. and that orange looks better already. Yeah I was saying, I tend to believe Don for his word. At the time of posting, painting had not began. At 8:57 AM paint had not been applied, that little amount I'm sure was painted between 8:57 - 3:34 PM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I don't think it would do well in outdoor elements.IIRC The Bat was used outside during Haunt pre-Crypt era. Actually that particular prop wasn't around for the 2007 Haunt; the closest resemblance to it was the alien that originally resided underneath the water tower: Not surprisingly, most of the props and animatronics scattered throughout the event are from Unit 70 Studios, a company just up north near Columbus. Several companies specialize in manufacturing props for haunted attractions, but I've always liked Unit 70 because theirs look the most realistic both in design and function. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It looks as though they're priming it. Notice how the support circled it darker than most. And the track circled is whiter than most. What are you Peter Pan?! It's called shadows and reflection! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah those are 2 different colors. For example look to the far right where the orange starts, compare the support color and the old track color right next to it. They were the same color when it was Flight Deck. So I agree with myklhicks that it is a possible primer, but definitely something new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Do we think Kings Island paid more than the $3500 list price to make our bat demon's arms hairy? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It looks as though they're priming it. Notice how the support circled it darker than most. And the track circled is whiter than most. What are you Peter Pan?! It's called shadows and reflection! yeah, fly with me to neverland. all you need to do is believe and a little pinch of pixie dust. but they are in fact different colors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It is most likely eye trickery - I tried to paste a link but it isn't letting me do it, but google "same color illusion" and many examples come up demonstrating this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 They actually seem to be different colors, according to my Photoshop analysis. Note that this isn't exactly scientific. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Yea but if you paint a car you dont just paint over the old paint, you remove it first. I wonder if this is really true? With a vehicle you should not go to bare metal since the initial factory paint process essentially "bakes" the paint into the metal and has the best possible adherence to the metal. Primer, filling and wet sanding directly effect the smooth texture desired on the automobile - not how well the paint adheres. In other words, it is extremely difficult to duplicate the "sticking quality" of the factory paint coat. Kinda makes me wonder if the initial process for coaster painting is similar? Having been involved in several stripping and resurfacing jobs myself, there will be need for sanding and prep work on the coaster, but I don't believe there is a need to go down to bare metal. Can anyone else shed light on this subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 It's not all about making the paint adhere better but making it smooth. You don't want fresh paint over old peeling paint for a few reasons. It doesn't look good and won't last as long. If the old paint is peeling and you put new paint on it it looks bad and before long the new paint will peel off too in the spots where it was peeling before. You don't go town to bare metal, but sand it and smooth everything out first, then apply primer and then your top color then usually a clear coat to seal it, depends what you're painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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