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Still getting freckled pattern

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Still getting freckled pattern
Posted by JMorgan on Friday, February 28, 2020 5:21 AM

I was airbrushing the other day and was getting a freckled pattern. Thinking that the paint was too thick, I increased the pressure. Same results. Next I thinned the paint to get an improvement- none. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Thank you in advance.

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Friday, February 28, 2020 6:58 AM

Hard to say,maybe contaminated or dirty plastic,is it primed,what paint are you using.Newer acrylics like Mig,AK need to be thoroughly mixed,not just shaken there is an another post about Mig paints above.More info needed,maybe pics.

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    November 2018
Posted by oldermodelguy on Saturday, February 29, 2020 6:12 AM

Airbrushes like a certain viscosity range for the paint to be in in order to spray properly. If you're getting a bumpy, speckled or possibly freckled look I bet the paint still is not thin enough. The perfect viscosity is that of 2% milk. I know I know, you don't have to say it but that's the proper viscosity.

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:44 AM

The issue called "fish eyes" occurs when the surface isn't clean.

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    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:51 AM

J;

 How well did you clean the surfaces Before you painted? That's what is sounds like. I think " G " hit the nail on the head for this.

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    November 2018
Posted by oldermodelguy on Saturday, February 29, 2020 11:44 AM

Just so you know, fish eyes look like craters rather than raised humps. Some acrylics crater when the first coat goes on too heavy as well, and true fish eyes are as others mentioned, due to surface contamination. There isn't much difference in look between cratering and fish eyes. Those things are different from what I was speaking about in my other message fwiw.

Honestly I'm guessing at what you mean by freckling.

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