Body Paint Question

[1hobby1]

Hey everyone, 

I started a 69 Nova, painted this model last week, and let it dry for a few days before I put the hood on the body. Today I went to take the hood off and some paint came with it for whatever reason I can not understand why. My question here is, is it too late to do a 2 tone paint job and paint the upper part of the body where the paint chipped ? l'm happy with the way the body came out and really don't want to completely strip the entire model and start over. I was thinking possibly saving the paint job on there and just doing a black upper. The existing paint is duplicolor with 3 coats of duplicolor clear. 

 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I never leave a hood on a relatively fresh paint job for more than a few minutes.

I've had this exact thing happen to me in the past.

Even automotive lacquer can take quite some time to cure.

By the time I'm finishing up a build, (usually a month or 2) I'm relatively confident that the paint is cured enough so that it won't stick.

Lesson learned.

 

Steve

[1hobby1]

I never leave a hood on a relatively fresh paint job for more than a few minutes.

I've had this exact thing happen to me in the past.

Even automotive lacquer can take quite some time to cure.

By the time I'm finishing up a build, (usually a month or 2) I'm relatively confident that the paint is cured enough so that it won't stick.

Lesson learned.

 

Steve

most definitely will not do this again! 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Another thing to keep in mind is, even though lacquer goes on very thin, several coats will build up & "narrow" your body openings.

If you have a particularly tight fitting hood, it's a good idea to shave it back a little to allow for the thickness of the paint.

I learned this from using multiple coats on my bodies where I typically will use 4 coats of primer, 3 or 4 coats of color & up to 6 coats of clear.

That can narrow your hood opening & widen your hood enough to where they will no longer fit if the gap is not widened prior to paint.

 

Steve

[1hobby1]

Another thing to keep in mind is, even though lacquer goes on very thin, several coats will build up & "narrow" your body openings.

If you have a particularly tight fitting hood, it's a good idea to shave it back a little to allow for the thickness of the paint.

I learned this from using multiple coats on my bodies where I typically will use 4 coats of primer, 3 or 4 coats of color & up to 6 coats of clear.

That can narrow your hood opening & widen your hood enough to where they will no longer fit if the gap is not widened prior to paint.

 

Steve

that's good to know, thank you. Lesson well learned and I appreciate your advice. My main question is if it is too late to do a two tone paint job so I don't have to strip the entire model I can focus on just sanding down the top half until it's ready for another color. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

that's good to know, thank you. Lesson well learned and I appreciate your advice. My main question is if it is too late to do a two tone paint job so I don't have to strip the entire model I can focus on just sanding down the top half until it's ready for another color. 

Absolutely!

If you're planning on a darker color, I see no reason why you couldn't do that.

 

 

Steve

[1hobby1]

Great, thanks Steve. I'll see what I can manage to try and save this. Thanks again for your advice.

 

-Steve

[fseva]

Great, thanks Steve. I'll see what I can manage to try and save this. Thanks again for your advice.

Have you tried to repair this spot? Spray some Duplicolor into a plastic cup and apply it with a fine brush. Leave each coat dry, and build up the layers until you can hardly see the patch.

Also, it doesn't look like you used a primer before the Duplicolor... unless it was white... This might have been preventable if your primer was solid...

Edited September 25, 2015 by fseva

[1hobby1]

Have you tried to repair this spot? Spray some Duplicolor into a plastic cup and apply it with a fine brush. Leave each coat dry, and build up the layers until you can hardly see the patch.

Also, it doesn't look like you used a primer before the Duplicolor... unless it was white... This might have been preventable if your primer was solid...

I could try that. I used 3 coats of duplicolor scratch filler primer.

[StevenGuthmiller]

You could also try masking off the whole front fender, sanding the damage a little, & re-shooting the fender.

only question would be is how transparent your color is, & will adding another coat deepen the color too much to match.

 

Steve

[1hobby1]

You could also try masking off the whole front fender, sanding the damage a little, & re-shooting the fender.

only question would be is how transparent your color is, & will adding another coat deepen the color too much to match.

 

Steve

I might actually try that first and see the outcome. Won't be for a while because I'm busy with work - but that's going to be my first option