nilsleven

I just had to remove an otherwise perfect paint from a model because of dust particles I sprayed in a 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet cardboard box and left the model drying there. Now I painted the cardboard box because I thought may be the particles emerged from the box itself.. Do you have any hints on how to control dust?

Can anyone please suggest how to remove one tiny hairlike dust particle from the paint? I'm afraid that when I use sandpaper it'll mess up everything? Or how to properly do it?

Thanks! I'm pretty sure you're right and it's the drops forming in the "cup", as the problem appeared when I used thinner mixture. Thinner liquid forms drops more easily I guess. Great it's not due to the lower pressure! The drops appeared when I started to spray right in the middle of the hood after a 30 seconds break in spraying. Quite a stupid thing to do anyway. So I think I can easily avoid the drops in the future. And I just checked and the drops have rendered almost unnoticeable meanwhile. It actually looks pretty heartwarming right now Could be better but hey, it's my 2nd model. The first was a Tamiya R32 Skyline which I scrapped after it broke to pieces in DOT4 liquid while trying to remove a totally failed paint job

Thanks everyone, now it worked pretty well. The paint job is much more glossier now. If only the previous layers weren't so grainy, then it would be quite satisfactory if not even fine. A new problem appeared though - drops. I assume it's because of the lower pressure.

OK, I'm going to do a test run right now with lower pressure and thinner paint. My paint was indeed much, much thicker than milk. Secondly the air pressure was high and I was spraying from 5-7 inches. Results coming up in 30 minutes or so

Thanks! How thin is a thin color? Or is it just trial and error? Should I apply more paint to the grainy model or just continue on with clear? How thin should the acrylic clear be?

Regardless how I try, I can't get a polished glossy finish to the paint job. I'm using Humbrol acrylic model paints and a dual action airbrush. The paint is grainy and matt. I've trying different varnishes as well, the result stays pretty much the same. Any suggestions?