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Advice to eliminate pinholes

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, November 3, 2016 6:45 PM

There certainly appears to be some dust or lint in there.

I am not familiar at all with your primer, so I can't venture a guess about curing time or other incompatibilities with the paint on top.

 

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  • Member since
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Posted by TheMongoose on Thursday, November 3, 2016 6:29 PM

I primered on Saturday. I painted on Wednesday. Here's a close up and a super close up...

This pic has the pinhole inthe upper middle. I think i see some fuzz left from the cleaning towel too?

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:08 AM

How long are you letting your primer dry before you apply the top coat? If applied too soon, gasses in the primer exiting during the curing process for the primer will exit thru the paint...

 

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  • Member since
    January 2015
Advice to eliminate pinholes
Posted by TheMongoose on Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:04 AM

i am having trouble with pinholes in my paint. The primer looks great, very smooth. I wipe down the model with rubbing alcohol, blow off the part with air, then spray the topcoat. Same thing happens with my airbrush and a rattle can. Sometimes more than others. Last time i used tamiya paint in an airbrush, tonight i had a testors rattle can. Same primer both times - citadel chaos black. I figure it has to be my prep. I cant get it to show in a picture. Maybe tomorrow i can try some different lighting if an answer isn't obvious to you guys with lots of experience.

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