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Always Overspray Clear Coat: What's a Fix?

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Always Overspray Clear Coat: What's a Fix?
Posted by Chrisk-k on Friday, April 17, 2015 9:06 PM

When airbrushing non-clear paints, I'm good at spraying the right amount.

When airbrushing a clear coat (Future, acrylic satin or matte top coats), however, I always end up with overspraying because it's difficult to see how much clear coat is hitting the surface. 

How do you gentlemen avoid overspraying when shooting a clear coat?

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Posted by jetmaker on Friday, April 17, 2015 10:40 PM

Excellent question!. I had the same problem when I was experimenting with airbrushing recently. I had pretty much given up on spraying Future, but if I could get the technique right, I'd love to be able to. I did watch a video of Dr. Cranky A/B-ing Future on a car model, and it looked like he was getting a lot of overspray too. I'm still not sure if spraying it is even necessary. I've seen a lot of pics of hand-brushing it that look amazing. I don't know though, so I'm watching this thread intently

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  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Saturday, April 18, 2015 1:57 AM

Make sure you have a good light source when you're applying clearcoats. Additionally, try to have a backlight of some sort so you can see the reflection off the surface you're clearcoating. This can help you judge the depth & area of coverage.

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Posted by Misty on Saturday, April 18, 2015 7:22 AM

Future is very thin, almost water like. I don't spray it as I have the same problem. Lots of practice I suppose will help but life's too short. I only brush future.

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, April 18, 2015 9:24 AM

I start at center of model, keep the spray moving as I reach the tips, tail, etc.  Don't let the spray stop anywhere on model, don't terminate or start spray on a previously sprayed area if possible.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:32 PM

I've found bright light to be the key to getting a decent finish with Future, laying down a wet (heavy) final coat with as low a pressure as possible & keeping a wet edge as you work also helps. 

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:40 PM

I'll experiment with the location of a light source to see it changes the visibility of the reflection off the surface.

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