Clear coat mistake

[Phil at Bench Customs]

I've been attempting my first "shiny" build, the paint went on really well but when it came to the clear coat I got a run

Stupidly I dabbed it with a tissue and its ripped off some of the paint underneath 

Is this repairable? or is it bath time for the body?

[Snake45]

You can try to touch up the paint with a brush (might take a couple applications), bury it in clear, and polish it out. I just did this on one and it came out nearly invisible, but it was a solid red, not a metallic like your purple. Still, worth a try before you strip. Come to think of it, I also just did it on another one with a metallic purple darker than yours here. So it might work. 

The other thing you can do is come up with some sort of graphic or stripe or something of this nature that would cover that area. (Personally, I'm not seeing it in this particular case.) 

Good luck with your repair! 

[Jantrix]

Very repairable. Just as Snake said.

[High octane]

I would cut a hole the size of the damage on a piece of paper and use double sided tape to hold the paper over the damage and off the body. I would then shoot a couple of light coats of paint and that may fix your problem rather than stripping all your paint. Also if there are any flaws in any of your built models, a LOT of times if you don't tell or point it out to anybody, they probably won't notice it.

 

[Tom Geiger]

I’m with Snake!

If this is automotive paint or other good lacquer, spray a bit into a small paper cup ( I use the bathroom size Dixie cups) then dab a blob of it into the hole. Hold the part so it’s up top so it won’t run.

Lacquer should shrink down as it dries. You may have to do this a few times. Then just sand it flat with the surrounding area with wet 600 or greater sand paper. 

Ive gotten away with this many times!

[Phil at Bench Customs]

Great!

Thanks for the advice guys, I'll let you know how the repair goes.

 

[64SS350]

I might suggest also covering the surrounding area, but use the same method of spraying to achieve similar/same consistency of metallic. Light coats, build it up.