I suffered 2 big set backs in building

[B.Beachum]

a 1/16 Jungle Jim and a 1/16 FE Dragster,I used Plastic Cote Anodizing paint with their basecoat and the other day I heard snapping and I found the paint was actually cracking before my eyes,..there is no clear coat ,I polished out the paint by hand,...i don't know????they were nice while they lasted

Barry Beachum

[mannyclub]

Wow that stinks! the blue is sweet lookin to!

The only thing i would ask is: was the body washed, then primer (plastikote) then wet sanded 2000 grit? then washed again? tacked off before painting?

Its wierd why they would react to each other being the same paint.

Are you goin to strip them and try again?

Manny

[B.Beachum]

a crack can be seen starting top of the Driverside fender the middle between the A post and the back of the frt wheel opening,..it split ,..it's deep, and it's on the big flat areas ,trunk,hood,roof, alittle on the sides,

It's like the paint dried to hard ,..it's a very hard surface for a paint.....The gloss and the depth is nice,I was thinking selling it and move along to a resin 1/16 Vega Wagon,..the Draster has it too,..I have a resin body for that I will make it a BeeBe Mcmullagan,...I just getting back into building makes you want to quit before you get rollin,..not the first more likly not the last paint job I'll loose.

[Len Woodruff]

a crack can be seen starting top of the Driverside fender the middle between the A post and the back of the frt wheel opening,..it split ,..it's deep, and it's on the big flat areas ,trunk,hood,roof, alittle on the sides,

It's like the paint dried to hard ,..it's a very hard surface for a paint.....The gloss and the depth is nice,I was thinking selling it and move along to a resin 1/16 Vega Wagon,..the Draster has it too,..I have a resin body for that I will make it a BeeBe Mcmullagan,...I just getting back into building makes you want to quit before you get rollin,..not the first more likly not the last paint job I'll loose.

The only laquer paint job that has cracked on me is one from Dupli Color spray cans that I painted way too thick. Should have allowed more gas time between coats.

[Captain Obvious]

That really does suck, sorry to hear of your misfortunes. :cry:

If I had a dollar for every paint job that went south on me, I'd be a very rich man.

[mannyclub]

I hear ya just dont give up, all of us here for help to!

Manny