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Pointy:
Help!
After seven months of building and painting I'm spraying varnish to the hull and its all going wrong!!
I've used the recommended Halfords car acyrlic spray paint and the varnish I'm using is one recommended in Model Boats, Arcrylic Satin lacquer spray by Chsetnut Products. The guy who reviewed the Model Coaster kit among many others always recommends it so I thought I'd try it.
The result is a layer of what looks like white dust patches in places, the whole model looks...well dusty and dull- its fine over white but over blue and red in looks....bad!
Anyone got any advice please!!!! :'(
Stavros:
Oh dear me well why did you not use the halfords laquer?Have you thinned the varnish down properly,did you use the correct thinners was the gun set up correct,was it too hot ,were you spaying too far away from the model and causing teh varnish to laand on the model too dry,there are so many variable when spraying,eitterh by aerosol or by spray gun,all I can suggest is to start again !!
Ghost in the shell:
pointy, right lets go back to the plastic.
yes you may hate me for this! but sand ALL the paint off, ?then wash the hull under a stream of water. ?this will have any remaining paint and release residue off the model.
1/ ensure model is TOTALLY dry first.
2/ apply plastic primer and allow to dry. ?
3/ mask off to suit then spray first colour coat, (preferably the same brand as the primer) and allow to dry.
4/ respray area again with the same colour and allow to dry. ?(repeat this process to suit)
5/ after 1st colour is dry after you are satisfied with the finish remove masking tape. ?
6/ mask again but this time put the tape on the first colour, and apply the second colour, allow to dry.
7/ repeat the painting stage of stage 6 and allow to dry completely
8/ remove masking tape then apply the clear gloss coat,allowing coat to dry ?preferably the same brand as your paint and primer. ?
9/ at this point add any waterslide transfers. ?(the use of high gloss clear coat means that the edges of the water slide transfers will not be seen) ?once they are dry and to your satisfaction, spray the satin clear coat, or matt clear coat (your preference) but again try to keep to the same brand.
My personal preference is for plasticote enamel sprays and it is these that i used on Celestia (see attatchment)
Pointy:
Thanks guys, but start again :'(!!
Voyager:
I airbrush Ronseal clear satin varnish....its fantastic stuff, its tough, scratch resistant, waterproof, and most of all its satin! Ok..you may have to totaly clean your airbrush up as it sticks like sh?t to a blanket!!!...but who cares.
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