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                        Surface looks like sandpaper

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                        hobby1268
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        Posted by hobby1268 on Thursday, June 16, 2005 3:11 PM
                        Thanks guys, I will try your suggestions.
                        Robert Garelli Spring Hill, Florida
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                        Foster7155
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:24 AM
                        I concur that the most likely cause is too much distance with too much pressure being the next most likely cause.

                        BTW, Welcome to the forums!!!

                        Robert Foster

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                        MusicCity
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                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:23 AM
                        The paint is most likely drying in the air between the airbrush and the model. Common problem. Spray at lower pressure and/or closer to the model.
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        Tankmaster7
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Nowhere. (Long Island)
                        Posted by Tankmaster7 on Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:15 AM
                        Perhaps you are holding the airbrush too far away from the model. Your pressure might be too high. (I like to spray at 15 PSI) Your paint could be either too thick or too tin.
                        -Tanky Welcome to the United States of America, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in partnership with Halliburton. Security for your constitutional rights provided by Blackwater International.
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                        hobby1268
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                        Surface looks like sandpaper
                        Posted by hobby1268 on Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:11 AM
                        While painting the bottom of my P-51 last night, the painted surface ended up looking like sandpaper. I am using my IWATA Revolution double action airbrush. Which i don't use as often as my VLS one. Anyway, I was spraying Model Master Neutral Gray thinned with Lacquar at 20 to 25 psi. The paint was thinned about 70/30 ( paint/thinner )
                        i think I thinned the paint too much causing the problem. or could it be something else?
                        Robert Garelli Spring Hill, Florida
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