Tamiya TS-30 (Silver Leaf) and 'residue'

[Speedfreak]

I've been using TS-30 (rattle can) for years now for different things, but , didn't realize until today that it was leaving a residue on the surface after painting. At least in this  case I sprayed one side of a practice body to see how/if TS-30 would work as an undercoat for some pearl paint I want to use. I was putting the body close to my nose to see how cured it was (smelling) and noticed that it was smudging where my nose had touched it, turns out that the reason for the smudge was because of residues on the surface of the paint, not , skin oil from the tip of my nose as I suspected. I found this out because I used a clean cotton t-shirt to wipe off the suspected smudges only to find that the t-shirt had turned powdery silver where I had wiped. So, the question is, " has TS-30 been leaving heavy residue every time I've used it in the past I've just never realized it? Or, is this because this particular can of paint is a couple of years old? (couple means two). 

[gtx6970]

I havent used that particular color.

But I know plain Testors silver in the rattle can will do the same thing if no clear coat

[High octane]

I've been using Tamiya Silver Leaf for a barrier on colored plastic before the primer and have had NO issues with it at all.

[Jim N]

You might be spraying a little too far from the model.  The way I am reading your comment is that the paint may be drying a bit before it hits the plastic.

[Speedfreak]

Thanks you guys, I thought maybe it had something to do with the way I sprayed, otherwise seems like I would have noticed similar problem before.