Paint problems.

[DRG]

Now I will admit that I seem to have some real B/S problems sometimes with painting my models.

A break down of trying to paint a 1963 Ford Galaxie.

Primed it, sanded it washed it down and dryed it off.

It then set for three days.

Painted it black.

Horrible paint job, blisters and such.

Stripped it down and re-primed it.

re-sanded and washed it.

Tried it again, same results.

Stripped it down again and re primed and sanded it.

Tried painting it red, same results again.

Long story short, I have went through this process five times now and I just painted it a creme color.

Guess what, same result.

GRR

[Bobdude]

You didn't mention whether you are using an airbrush or spray cans.I usually warm my spray cans in a pan of hot water.Sometimes I get a bad paint job if the part I am painting isn't a least room temp or warmer.

[DRG]

After looking at the model through a magnifying glass the problem may come from the sanding job not being as good as I thought it was.

Darn I never realized I was that blind.

But anyway, I will let this dry, re-sand it. Yes I will inspect the sanding job through a magnifier this time and paint her again.

Of course I could just call it a backyard paint job.

[SuperStockAndy]

Guess what? I have had this same problem on my '64 Fairlane. It happened twice. I don't really trust Tamiya paints...

Good luck

[Jantrix]

Long story short, I have went through this process five times now and I just painted it a creme color.

Guess what, same result.

Ever heard the definition of insanity?

Sounds like paint/primer incompatability to me. If you are using Tamiya lacquers, what primer are you using?

[DRG]

Actually I have heard it many times in my life.

Using the same brands of primer and paint.

I really think the problem was simply a lousy sanding job after I stripped it the first time.

This time I actually looked at the problems areas through a magnifier and when I did I was able to spot what appears to be excessive paint build up.

I really need to wear my glasses when I'm doing this stuff, I have to for everything else.

Yeah I know, insanity.

I plead old age.

[Agent G]

Don I'm thinking you should soak the body in your favorite stripper, and unfortunately, start all over from square one.

G

[charlie8575]

I use cheap dish-soap (the only kind we buy, but good cheap, like Ajax,) and let all parts soak in lukewarm water overnight in a covered container (like a Gladware/Ziplock container,) swish them around to the agitate the soap, drain, and rinse VERY thoroughly, and then let the parts air-dry.

I suspect you have mold release on the parts.

Also, I stick to Plasti-Kote primer almost exclusively. I find i have the fewest problems with that as an undercoat. Make sure it's the sandable primer you can get at CarQuest, and perhaps some other outlets.

Charlie Larkin

[kitbash1]

I soak my parts tree's in Simple Green and warm water over night in a old Tupperware tub. I then scrub them with a soft toothbrush and rinse them off in warm water and let air dry on a towel. I then wetsand the body parts with sanding pads and wash again, let dry and prime. Once the parts are ready for paint, I wetsand and go over everything with a tackcloth and then paint with either rattle cans or airbrush. I've had problems twice with humidity when painting in the summer months, when I forgot to close the vent to the spraybooth and left the vent open to the air-con while it was on.I had to strip the paint from the parts and start over because of condensation marks in the paint. Just take you time when sanding and besure to wash the parts and use a tackcloth before you start to paint.

[diymirage]

Now I will admit that I seem to have some real B/S problems sometimes with painting my models.

A break down of trying to paint a 1963 Ford Galaxie.

Primed it, sanded it washed it down and dryed it off.

It then set for three days.

Painted it black.

Horrible paint job, blisters and such.

Stripped it down and re-primed it.

re-sanded and washed it.

Tried it again, same results.

Stripped it down again and re primed and sanded it.

Tried painting it red, same results again.

Long story short, I have went through this process five times now and I just painted it a creme color.

Guess what, same result.

GRR

Guess what? I have had this same problem on my '64 Fairlane. It happened twice. I don't really trust Tamiya paints...

Good luck

maybe its a ford problem :>