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Is there any cure for "orange peel"?

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    November 2005
Is there any cure for "orange peel"?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 5:20 PM
Hello all,
If you have any remedy for the dreaded organge peel effect, can you share it?

I was putting the final coat of acryilic dull coat on my p-47 and got terrible orange peel on the nose art (of course the most noticeable part of the modelAngry [:(!])

I painted the nose art with tamiya gloss red, applied two coats of future and everything looked wonderful. It wasnt until the last dull coat this happened. I applied another coat of future over the "infected" area and then I'm going to lightly sand it with 600 grit sandpaper tomorrow once it dries. Has anyone tried this and had success before I ruin mine?

By the way, everything was airbrushed at around 20-20 psi with an Iwata airbrush.

Thanks for any help!
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    February 2003
  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, February 18, 2005 6:20 PM
Sad to say, no magic cure for this malady. Sanding & repainting is the only way to eliminate it that I know.

Regards, Rick


RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 7:50 PM
CRAP!!!! so much for the flawless finish
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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:20 AM
Windex will remove most types of acrylic. If your base paint is enamel you might try some Windex on a lint-free cloth and see if that helps. It will most likely remove the Future as well, but that's still better than sanding and repainting the whole thing.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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  • From: N.E. Ohio
Posted by dragonfly on Sunday, March 6, 2005 7:00 PM
Sand it down, and re-shoot it.

dragonfly
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  • From: Kennesaw, GA
Posted by jdavidb on Sunday, March 6, 2005 8:40 PM
I bet that once you level it down with 600 and maybe do 1000 grit after that, you will be able to get a perfect clear coat on it afterwards without using any solvent paint removal. Sometimes, I have to do 400 to 1000 to get the pimples all flattened down. I almost never have to strip paint to solve this.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 3:15 PM
True Orange peel or did it fisheye?
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 4:58 PM
i would suggest at least 48 hours drying first, though. 72 would be best before sanding.
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