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[Norseman]

Hi Guys

Last year I bought an old Hales Spraymaster to refurb/reconfigure - and to make my mistakes and learn on

It's going great - I've had so much success with making the mistakes but that's all to the good for my next build.

What I did today was my second painting mistake (first was not looking at the pre paint finish in daylight). After
managing all the primer and a good few colour coats without any problem at all - I took my eye of the ball for a
split second and had a run. I couldn't believe it, totally teed off I dabbed it with a paper towel and left it to dry.
Ugly isn't the word for it - so I've sanded back and will go again.

What should I realy have done once the paint had run? (it was a Halfords rattle can)
As next time it will be a spray gun - is the answer the same?

oh yes - and it affected the layers below too

Dave

[ACTion]

By now you will have guessed that dabbing at it while wet is the daftest thing to do. Despite all temptation you should leave it to dry for at least a week, preferably in a warm, dry room. If you can still smell even the tiniest hint of solvent after that then leave it for another few days.
When the solvent has all evaporated that great big blob of paint will have become a thin smear which you can rub down with 1000 W&D, used wet, and over-paint.
DM

[Norseman]

  the instant I dabbed it I thought it 'daft' but in between many expletives!
Same for an air brush I take it.

Dave

[unbuiltnautilus]

Advice I recieved from a professional painter once was to spray MORE paint on the run and let it flow out! I have since tried this on a horizontal surface and 'by jingo' it worked. However, I doubt it would be so effective on a vertical surface, and boats have loads of them!