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  • Member since
    May 2015
Posted by IEDDTEK on Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:44 PM

Thanks everyone. The paint had cured at least 2 weeks. It was Humbrol enamel.

I am now going to purchase a whole new paint booth set-up and return to painting indoors under a controlled enviorn.

  • Member since
    May 2015
Posted by Ryppcurl on Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:04 AM

You also need to make sure that what you are covering has completly cured.  if the paint under has not finished setting up it can lead to problems

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30 AM

Spraying lacquer or any paint be it enamels or acrylic needs to be done in a controlled temperature. Not too damp nor too hot/warm.

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:19 AM

Lacquers are very subject to blushing, a whitish, slightly rough deposit on the finish.  This is indeed due to high humidity.  Only solution is to wait till it is dryer, or heat area where you are painting, to lower relative humidity.

Blushing is caused because the rapid evaporation of lacquer thinner substantially lowers surface temperature of lacquer.  It can lower temp below dewpoint if dewpoint is close to ambient temperature.  The result is that water droplets- in form of fog- condenses out on lacquer surface.

Crinkling may be something else- I have frequently had this effect when I applied too thick a coat. In fact, there are paints called crinkle paint designed to do this, and you apply them very thick.  It has something to do with surface of paint drying too soon, not letting solvent from inner portions evaporate properly.  If this is the problem try a slightly thinner coat.  Lacquer does not dry to the same gloss that enamels do.  Frequently lacquers must go down in several coats and need polishing on last coat to really get a good gloss.  I don't know how Testors Glosscoat works, since it is a lacquer and you can put it down really thick.  Magic, I guess :-)

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    May 2015
clear coating woes
Posted by IEDDTEK on Thursday, October 29, 2015 1:00 AM

I have to temporarily spray outside.

Paint is not an issue...but lacquering is. This is now the 3rd model that I've ruined the paint on. First time was orange peeling. I used Testors clear coat.

Second was paint crinkling. Tamiya TS-13 Clear.

Third was the same as the first.

Now the conditions outside: about 50deg F...humidity high (very damp out).

On a related issue, I am experiencing bad issues w/PFC. It seems to go on like water. And bubbles and sometimes turns cloudy when it's trying to dry.

Is my real issue here the humidity? Can that ruin clear coating?

 

Thanks!

 

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