Stippled Primer?

Thanks for the responses. I think Doog is right, it seems more like the dusting and the paint was probably cool as it was in the basement. Looks like I'll have to bring out the sanding sticks and clean it up a bit.

I don't know if that's orange peel - sounds more like dusting (air turbulence causing paint particles to dry erratically, leaving that rough, gritty surface) to me.

As the others have said, wet sanding with a fine grit paper should knock it down no problem.

In the future, you may want to try soaking the rattlecan in warm water before you spray it, or decant and airbrush.

I've been playing with primers ever since I got back into modeling last summer, and I keep coming back to Model Master primer (in the bottle). Seems to give me the most consistent finish, and I have yet to have problems with paint lift that I've experienced with a few others.

Primers are suppose to do just that be a fairly rough surface to allow paint to bind to it. Wet sanding with a polishing stick will ease the roughness and level the surface. Any texture you see on the primed surface is probably orange peel effect...rattle cans are known to do that...again a light wet sanding will resolve that.

Again I suggest watching television, especially those automotive programs about restoration and customization. They show how to prepare the body, prime and paint...including the sanding steps necessary...these same processes are used in scale modeling too!

Try very gently wet sanding with fine sand paper (1200 grit or finer).