fish eye in first coat. how do i proceed to second coat?

[jaydar]

I am using Scalefinish gloss acrylic enamel (metallic)

Thanks,

Joe.

[Casey]

Don't proceed to the second coat. You need to remove whatever contaminated the first coat and caused the fisheyes.

Was the gloss acrylic enamel applied over primer or bare plastic?

[ZTony8]

Did you wash the body with some kind of dish soap?If you did it may have had silicones in it which is a possible cause of fisheyes.Some dish soaps contain silcones,some don't.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Did you wash the body with some kind of dish soap?If you did it may have had silicones in it which is a possible cause of fisheyes.Some dish soaps contain silcones,some don't.

Yup. The silicones are in there to help prevent water spots on glasses and such, and can play merry jell with paint.

That's one reason i began scrubbing my model bodies with Comet and hot water (with a toothbrush) before primering, and washing them off with 70% isopropyl alcohol if they sit around for a while. Since I started the 'overkill' preventative procedures, I never have fisheye problems...ever.

Casey's right. Strip it, clean it properly, and start over.

[jaydar]

Don't proceed to the second coat. You need to remove whatever contaminated the first coat and caused the fisheyes.

Was the gloss acrylic enamel applied over primer or bare plastic?

Casey:

It eas applied over Tamiya gold lacquer (spray can). Which was applied over 2 coats of primer. There is inly one fisheye.

Joe.

Edited February 5, 2014 by jaydar

[Tom Geiger]

That's one reason i began scrubbing my model bodies with Comet and hot water (with a toothbrush) before primering,

Don't do this with your primary toothbrush!

If your color is Tamiya gold lacquer I'd just carefully sand the fish eye lightly and give that area another coat. Then evaluate if it's covered or not. I've done this successfully with both Tamiya and Duplicolor where I've had minor imperfections show up, either fish eyes or surface cracks, in a small area. I've gotten away with this quick fix.

[ERIK88]

Yea , I would probably start over as well. Clean the body well, wash again in hot water before you primer, blow dry the water thats left in the body to dry the vehicle as fast as possible with a blowdrier , then apply primer

[935k3]

This works with solid colors but this should work. Get a very small paint brush and fill the hole with the paint you sprayed. Let dry thoroughly than sand and blend in to surrounding. I have done this on final coats so especially if your going to put another coat on it should work.

Edited February 6, 2014 by 935k3

[jaydar]

This works with solid colors but this should work. Get a very small paint brush and fill the hole with the paint you sprayed. Let dry thoroughly than sand and blend in to surrounding. I have done this on final coats so especially if your going to put another coat on it should work.

This what i am going to try first. Thanks,

Joe.