Scale Model Engine Detailing: How To Make Spark Plug Boots

[xtremeboy23]

very nice :)

[sixmagpies]

Why ... er .. HOW do you work with gloves?

Anyway, thanks for the tip.

[spencer1984dotcom]

I wear them more to protect the camera than anything else. I try to work fast to make the videos short, which raises the odds of getting paint or glue on my hands. I don't want to transfer either of those to the camera and risk gluing a button down, so I wear the gloves for the shoot and then take them off before touching anything else. As for the how...as long as they fit correctly, it's not nearly as tricky as it seems at first.

[spencer1984dotcom]

Check any good electronics supply store for "wrap wire" - you can get a whole spool of it for a few bucks.

[heyhomez]

what size of wire do you need for the spark plug wires?? and were do you get it cheap, besides the hobby store??

[grodbottle]

whatis a sparkboot?? :p

[spencer1984dotcom]

A boot is the rubber covering over the connection between each spark plug and ignition cable on your car's engine.

[crymson100]

@grodbottle go back to school

[alekat47]

what do you use as the boot material? is it from a hobby shop?

[spencer1984dotcom]

The tubing I use is left over from some electrical project many years ago - I'm afraid I can't remember the exact source. There is boot material available in hobby stores, though, and some people swear by stripped telephone cord.

[fordbuilder]

very cool. Thanks for sharing.