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Old 06-06-2006, 08:00 AM   #1
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Need help with clear paints/dull cote

OK, so I'm in the middle of painting a MB and painted a part with clear red and shaded with pastels. Then I get the bright idea to lock it all in with a spritz of Dull Cote. Once it cured, I see that the clear red was (for lack of a better word) broken down by the Dull Cote and wound up in a bunch of red clumps (alligatored) with the white primer showing through.

My question is, how do I fix this without stripping off the red and Dull Cote (since the paint job is almost finished) and what can I do do prevent this in the future? Should I use clear flat brush-on, then Dull Cote?

There are a few other parts on this sculpt where I used clear color paints and I'm hoping to avoid the crackling on these remaining spots.

Thanks for the help!

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Old 06-06-2006, 08:44 AM   #2
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Hey Clayton,

the only thing I can think of is that the clear red paint was not fully cured before sealing with Dullcote and the laquer bronke the paint down and made this reation. Was the clear red Tamiya?

With regards to saving it....well, I don't have good news for you here....it will need to be stripped (or masked off, sanded, and repainted in white to build up over again). Clear is transparent and you can build up smooth layers of clear, but it does not touch up well at all. Clear over clear will make a darker color and remain lighter where there is less pigment under.
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Old 06-06-2006, 08:47 AM   #3
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Hey Clayton,

With regards to saving it....well, I don't have good news for you here....it will need to be stripped (or masked off, sanded, and repainted in white to build up over again). Clear is transparent and you can build up smooth layers of clear, but it does not touch up well at all. Clear over clear will make a darker color and remain lighter where there is less pigment under.
That's what I thought. And yes it was Tamiya. I let it cure for about 3 days.

Could I just brush more primer over it and try again (with anything but clear)?

Thanks Dan.
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Old 06-06-2006, 10:33 AM   #4
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wow CB three days and this still happened. damn man that stinks.
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Old 06-06-2006, 04:11 PM   #5
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Aw man, I am sorry to hear that. Tamiya clears cure very slowly unless thinned with Tamiya thinner or 91% alcohol especially if put on thick or heavy.

You can put primer over it...but you will have that crackle texture under. It all depends on how you want the surface to appear.

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That's what I thought. And yes it was Tamiya. I let it cure for about 3 days.

Could I just brush more primer over it and try again (with anything but clear)?

Thanks Dan.
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