Uneven brushwork

Hi Sulo Welcome to the forum. I asume you have the viscosity right and the thinner matches the paint (i use enamel so i can't comment on acrylic stuff)but i have heard that some dont mix . Have you got rid of all contaminents on the kit surface before painting ? also if you have built kits before with no problems what if anything has changed, A different detergent/degreaser perhaps? has anything contaminated your brushes? just a few thoughts, hope they help. I am a spray painter by trade so i prefer to use brushes too as i don't like to "bring my work home with me"... good luck with this problem....Gregers

i tend to agree with greggers..sounds like the paint dont like the plastic

I too was a "brush painter" until recenly... I found out that if the model is not washed properly before painting, paint does not adhere to it properly... I have also read about temperature affecting nature of paint. Some latex paints(dont know about acrylics) tend to become bulky during humid days. So do check out about this.... But as gregers says your brushes may just need a dip in turpentine or thinner....



Hope this helps,

Cheers,
Nandakumar

may i also suggest primer...i was having a bear of a time trying to get paint to adhere to a propeller...finally, i just primed the whole thing...paint went on like a champ

merideth

How old is the thinner? has it 'gone off?' Try another bottle on a scrap piece of plastic from those kits. As for getting the old paint off; I use enamels too so can't comment on removing acrylic except to suggest you trawl the forum, someone, somewhen must have written in about it. Maybe scrubbing with a nylon pan scourer and detergent might work? it would also remove any release agent on there. Good Luck

I use a mix of Isopropyl Alcohol and water to thin both Gunze and Tamiya paints for airbrushing.
If I make a mistake i find that neat alcohol on a cloth and lots of rubbing tends to work.