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Any way to correct these flaws?

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    April 2009
Any way to correct these flaws?
Posted by necrobobr on Friday, April 10, 2009 5:58 PM

It's been my first time using spray paints, so I screwed up a little and put too much paint on one of the sides of the hull. Wish I'd leave it there!Sad [:(] 

 So after the paint cured I sanded it a little, added some tamiya's primer (the type you apply with a regular brush), sanded again until I got a surface that felt perfectly smooth and applied spray paint again. The result is a disaster (see pictures below). Any comment in regard to how this could be corrected would be greatly appreciated. I'm so frustrated right now, I feel like I spoiled the whole ship before even starting to assemble it Sad [:(]

 

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, April 10, 2009 6:46 PM
You may have to sand down the side of the hull and re-spray to correct the problem.
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Posted by necrobobr on Friday, April 10, 2009 9:07 PM
Thank for your advice, philo426! I've also got an advice to use Easy Off to strip the paint completely. I'll probably give it a shot
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Posted by philo426 on Friday, April 10, 2009 11:11 PM
Eazy off is awfully strong!If you intend to completely strip the hull I would recommend Westley's Bleech White.I use it to strip both paint and chrome and does a great job.Just be sure to thoroughly wash and rinse the hull after stripping for good paint adhesion.
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Posted by fx dude on Saturday, April 11, 2009 1:37 AM
for the super clean look.gotta start over, unfortunately.you could build up an entirely new primer layer.instead of totally strippinf it.the advise you got was good. i  always preffered  heavily weathered and aged stuff.good luck ...fx dude  ... www.1madmodeler(aged crabfishing boat)
fx dude
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