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  • Member since
    October 2009
Help with Clear Overcoat!!!
Posted by Tanis103 on Monday, October 5, 2009 9:57 PM

I need help, I sprayed Model Master Lacquer Dullcote over enamel paint that I painted on my airplane and this what happen.

Sprayed even stokes over the model about 5 to 7 coats. When the clear coat was drying about 5 min. it was looking good but 15 min. later the model had a white haze. Is this nomal and will it dry clear? Also, did I mess up spraying lacquer over enamel and if I did, how would I fix it?

 Thanks for your help.

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 12:37 AM

It sounds as if you may have sprayed too much/too heavily and/or didn't shake the can sufficiently before starting. (You should shake the can for at least 3 mins, preferably longer)

Applying a clear lacquer coat over enamel usually isn't a problem provided that the enamel coats are well cured - at least 24 hours, preferably 72. If it was under 24 hours, it may have been caused by "outgassing" of solvents from the enamel layers.

If the ambient temperature was low, it could also have been caused by condensation of water on the surface of the drying paint.  

If the haze is not too heavy and the layers of paint/lacquer not too thick, you might (no guarantees here) be able to kill the haze by applying a coat of clear gloss, then re-apply a very light coat of the flat clear and see how you go from there. If this does not work, the other alternative is to strip the paint back and repaint.

 

  • Member since
    October 2009
Posted by Tanis103 on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 7:54 AM
Thanks for the help, sounds like the problem is I only shook the can for about 20 to 30 sec. I will try the gloss over the white haze and then try mat.
  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 8:30 AM

Pigment (or in the case of a clear flat coat, a "matting"  agent) settles at the bottom of the can "on the shelf".  20-30 seconds isn't really enough to mix the paint thoroughly, so your coats may have had a higher than normal concentration of the matting agent, which may cause the white haze.

What's the air temperature and humidity like at your location? If it's relatively cool and humid, when the paint is applied, as the solvent and propellant evaporate, it may cool the surface enough to cause condensation, which can also cause a whitish haze (the effect is known as "blooming")

  • Member since
    October 2009
Posted by Tanis103 on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 10:46 AM
Temp was around 65 to 70 in my garage and the humidity was low when I sprayed the clear coat. I painted the model about a week ago and the temp was 70 to 80 and humidity was about 70%. Thanks again. 
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