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Salt chipping trouble

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  • From: Cleveland, OH
Posted by RadMax8 on Friday, August 5, 2005 8:00 PM
aviator, many coats will cover it, even then not completely
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  • From: Medina, Ohio
Posted by wayne baker on Friday, August 5, 2005 3:50 PM
It should hide the stain, but you have to get the lumps off first, I think.

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Posted by Aviator on Friday, August 5, 2005 2:59 PM
I'm guessing that another coat of paint would not fix it, would it? No, that would be too easy...
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, August 5, 2005 2:58 PM
Certainly looks like the salt disolved too much & caused the staining effect. I tested the method using regular table salt on a scrap model & got similar results. Tried it again with the coarser Kosher salt & got better results. But I decided the mess it made & the unpredictable results just wasn't worth the trouble, for me at least.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 2:45 PM
Suggest using distilled water. Tap water has many things in it that, after evaporation, could cause problems with paint adhesion in the areas where you still want paint. IMHO Smile [:)]
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Posted by Aviator on Friday, August 5, 2005 1:52 PM
Well this is how it's supposed to work. I've had good luck with it before, though.
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Salting.html
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 1:01 PM
I'm curious - what is "salt chipping" and how is it supposed to work?
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  • From: NYC, USA
Posted by waikong on Friday, August 5, 2005 12:17 PM
Looks like too much water to me. Also, did you use coarse or kosher salt, 'regular' salt will not work too well. Too soluable.
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Salt chipping trouble
Posted by Aviator on Friday, August 5, 2005 11:12 AM
Well, I thought I was doing this wright, but I guess not. I painted the wing of my B-24 silver (Tamiya aluminum to be exact) and then proceeded with the salt chipping. This has to be where I goofed.Disapprove [V] I put a few drops of water on the paint (after it had cured a few days, of course) and sprinkled the salt on. I let that dry for a few more days and then painted it. This is what happened.Angry [:(!]

Please tell me this will get covered up with another coat of paint.Sad [:(] I even let it dry for a few more days after I painted it just to make sure I wasn't imagining things. It's still there. Has anyone else had this problem and how do I fix it?Black Eye [B)]
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