Hi Folks,
Now that fall is here and temperatures in PA are not conducive to outdoor activities I decided to finally finish that TBF that I was working on until last spring. Anyway, the last step I had done before summer rolled around was to put the decals on. When I started up again, I first applied a gloss coat (I used Testor's Glosscote lacquer) and did my weathering, wear and tear, etc. I then applied a flat coat (Testor's Dullcote lacquer).
Problem is that after the flat coat dried there was a very noticeable "powdering" (I don't know what else to call it) all over the model which was especially noticeable on the dark blue that covers the top of the fuselage and wings. I first tried to wash it off but when that didn't work I had to rub it out with a piece of 0000 steel wool. I still have some powdering but it's a lot less than before I rubbed it out. What I want to know is, how can I prevent the dullcote from powdering in the first place? I'm sure there's a solution but I have no idea what it is. Unfortunately I have no idea how to upload photos else I would. BTW, the glosscote went on just fine and both the glosscote and dullcote are "new" bottles (less than 6 mos old).
Dave