Paint problem

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Paint problem

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:04 AM

As I was painting my 1/32 Hornet, I first applied the white basecoat (spray paint) then I masked the panels and painted the outer wings and inner wings (upper and lower, respectivly) blue, and other parts. However, the masking tape [painters mate green] wasn't that good, and as a result, I got lots of seep thru. So, Looking at the instructions, I decided to do a diferent aircraft. So i whip out the spray paint again, cover everything with a nice coat, nothing shows through. Then, After letting it dry for 24-48 hours, bam! there's tons of blue left over, as in "I can see it underneath the white." The spray paint is an enamal, and the blue is testors acrylic. Can anyone help? Thanks

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MusicCity

Member since
January 2004
From: USA

Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:26 AM

Paint gets thinner as it dries. It isn't uncommon for things that didn't show when the paint was wet and thick to show up when it dries and the solvents evaporate. White is also one of the more difficult colors to get good coverage with. It could also be that the white enamel caused the blue acrylic to dissolve.

You can either try another coat of white or strip it and start over. There is a good chance that another coat of white will cover the blue that's left, but white is a tough color to get good opacity from.

Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:53 AM

HEY,
I would strip it if i could, but if you dont want to do that add a couple coats of primer and then paint over that.

Randy

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