Ace-Garageguy

OK then. We have similar experience. And while I agree that popping does tend to be worse in areas of material concentration, I HAVE seen it just as uniform as the OP's example. So uniform it looked like the clear was contaminated with metallic particles...which was a physical impossibility. The job was a front-end hit on a factory-built Superformance 427 Cobra replica, on which I did all the fiberglass repair and bodywork prior to the paint as well. The temperature was in the 90s, the humidity was in the 90s, and the clear appeared glossy...but like there were uniform silver flakes in it. I'd never seen anything quite like that before. Careful examination of the surface under very bright light and magnification showed what still looked like particles in the clear. Sanding the surface exposed the real problem, as subsequent post-sanding examination under magnification showed tiny pits where the surface of the entrapped bubbles had been sanded off. I had to sand off all the clear, respray the base with a much longer blend, and re-clear 1/3 of the car with a slower hardener and reducer in the clear. It popped all over, again. Sanded it off one more time, re-shot the base blended back even farther, and shot almost 1/2 of the car with the slowest clear mix I could come up with at 4:00 in the morning to avoid the heat...and that time it was OK. Still, without in-person examination of the OP's problem, under magnification, I would never say absolutely "this is what it is...or is not". You will note I said "Hard to be absolutely certain, but it looks like..."

Just out of curiosity, how many real cars have you painted?

I want a real one.

I still vividly remember playing with the red and green stamped metal dump truck I got for my second or third birthday...which I still have...just like this.

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Man, I'd love to have that little guy now.

Far as I can recall, my first car model was the original Revell Ford wagon. The multi-piece body was way beyond my skills, using tube gloo naturally, and I brush painted it so many times trying to get it to look better, the paint was probably thicker than the plastic. Finally tried to strip it with Testors enamel thinner...which didn't go so well. ? Didn't toss it though, just put it it a box. Still had it in the early '70s when all my model stuff went away through no fault of my own...other than picking the wrong significant-other. I've since bought a couple gluebombs to restore, kinda rekindle its spirit by doing justice to one some other kid made a total mess of. ?

Guess that's somewhat indicative of the reason they're probably not gainfully employed, eh?

Tune a fish, because "fun", or at least a feeling of accomplishment, can be had at a job if you enjoy your work.

A 1/24 Fujimi Prius... ...and a planet-destroying scofflaw's engine for it:

This '49 3 spd w/OD looks like a faded blue where there's still paint...

Three restored '49 Fords... 3 speed w/overdrive 3 speed 3 spd w/OD What's correct is anybody's guess.

Dlite comin tru dwindow wake me up in dmornin.

Here's another ad shot showing the engine and gearbox the same color...