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Have I ruined my camo job?

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 9:26 AM

Usually folks do the lightest color first, the darker color(s) over that.  It sounds like the darker color is the one that got screwed up, so just redo the darker color.  If you can do it without masking, fine, otherwise go ahead and mask and reapply.  Having to add additional coats is a common problem if the last coat is not good enough.  Usually the darker color covers well, so one tends to put on a very thin dark coat, and it is so easy to sand through. In fact, in order to eliminate orange peel one must often sand through to the point where what you observe happens.  BTW, 400 grit is too aggressive, I never use anything stronger than 600, often finer, over any paint I hope to salvage.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    January 2008
  • From: Adelaide, South Australia
Have I ruined my camo job?
Posted by somenewguy on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 8:30 AM
Hi all. Whilst completing a SEA scheme with MM enamels I noticed numerous areas on the plane where the paint had rested very roughly - like some kind of gritty granular orange peel. I just finished the job then proceeded to gently sand down these rough patches with 400 and 800 grits wet. Deciding that sanding down only some areas would make the finish inconsistent I started going over the whole model. That is until after wiping down a large area with a chux wipe that I noticed the surface had become tarnished and streaked. It looks like the swarf of the tan colour has stained the two greens while the tan itself appears to remain relatively good which seems bizzare to me. Micro mesh 2000 to 12000 didn't seem to medicate the problem. If anyone knows what I mean do you know of any possible remedies? Im thinking maybe the gloss coat then eventually the flat coat after weathering might be the all that's needed, but Im not sure at all. Thanks fellas!
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