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Using salt for chipped paint

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  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:48 AM

Sometimes just gloss coating the model will cause these stains to completely disappear. Try it out.

 

 

  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Posted by Recon89 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:32 AM

I didn't try anything other than another coat of paint.  It's in the "What do I do with this?" bin in the back room.  Have to dig it out sometime and give it a try.

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:14 AM

Does gloss coating the model make them go away?

 

 

  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:53 PM

I'm not an expert but sounds like the salt dissolved and that caused your blotches.

Some use this part of the technique  ( salt dissolving ) as part of their weathering. Can only think for chips only just a "damp enough to hold salt " method would be your best bet.

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Using salt for chipped paint
Posted by Recon89 on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 3:11 PM

The first time I used the salt trick for chipped paint, it came out perfect.  Put the salt on over a base coat, painted over it, brushed the salt off, and perfect chipped paint.  This time I did what I thought was the same procedure, and when I painted over the salt, it left big blotches around the salt.  Sprayed over it again, but can't get rid of the blotches.  Any idea what I did wrong?  Did I mix the salt with too much water?  I wasn't using very much salt.

Thanks.

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