Particulate matter on drying tank

Hats off to you Ron! Nothing but respect for a guy that can shave a cat!

Larry-

Until about 13 months ago I built cars only. I have had plenty of experience with trying to put a 'clear coat' on a auto-body and try and keep unwanted specks from ruining a paint job. Have a small box ready to cover over your project and once you've sprayed clear then cover it! I can't tell you all the hours I've spent re-doing paint jobs trying to eliminate an unwanted speck of dust/dirt. Maybe that's one reason I'm doing armor now. Heck what's a little unplanned dirt or dust going to do to your finish anyway? Must be some very large specks!

Glenn

LOL

Robert, Eric... !! You guys crack me up.

I like the beer stein and maps... especially the beer stein! My problem is always cat hair. I just shave the cats prior to painting and life is good ... for me.

If it's a small enough speck of dust, paint a white puddle around it (or them!). Birds get nervous around tanks.

Cows do too. I wonder what that's all about.

Ron

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak QUOTE: Originally posted by erush Robert, you dissapoint me. You didn't tell him to put a tarp over it!! Eric That's because it's on the turret silly boy !!!! Everyone knows that's where camo nets go to cover up modelling errors !!!

Eric

QUOTE: Originally posted by erush Robert, you dissapoint me. You didn't tell him to put a tarp over it!! Eric

That's because it's on the turret silly boy !!!!

Everyone knows that's where camo nets go to cover up modelling errors !!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak Just leave it alone and incorporate it into your weathering ..... wouldn't be the first time a chunk of mud ended up on the top of the tank.

Robert, you dissapoint me. You didn't tell him to put a tarp over it!!

Eric

Just leave it alone and incorporate it into your weathering ..... wouldn't be the first time a chunk of mud ended up on the top of the tank.

QUOTE: Originally posted by wipw Larry, put a plastic shoe box over your model to keep the dust off while it's drying. I HATE gloss paint and coats!

You know, I used to do that with the military miniatures I was priming or varnishing, but it never occurs to me to do it with my models.

Larry, put a plastic shoe box over your model to keep the dust off while it's drying. I HATE gloss paint and coats!

QUOTE: Originally posted by claymore68 Some very fine sandpaper around a pencil eraser and "erase" the dust, or around a paint brush handle and a lite touch. You may need to touch up the gloss when done though.

That's a great idea! And if I sand off paint mistakenly, I'll just paint it steel and call it a scuff. Thanks.

That stinks when that happens Larry! Worst case, take an x-acto knife and carefully try to remove the dust. If you get most of it off then carefully slice it smooth with the surface then lightly sand the spot. Then put another coat of clear on it and the marks will dissapear. Just a suggestion, I'm not sure what you're using for clear coat, but I use future and I spray it in light coats with about 20 psi on the regulator and it dries quick enough to pick up (carefully) in a few minutes. That has eliminated nearly all of my problems witih dust and stuff getting in my clear coats. If your's is too bad just keep sanding the spot till you get it out and you might have to touch the color coat up a bit too before clear coating again.

Good luck with it.

Eric

Some very fine sandpaper around a pencil eraser and "erase" the dust, or around a paint brush handle and a lite touch. You may need to touch up the gloss when done though.