Plz i need some help i ruined my b29 monogram

[Wurger]

Oh should I just get the Tamya silver.

If you can afford that you may buy the paint. But it is not needed I would say.

Also you tape to quick too. Please slow down.

 

[Wurger]

OK. Three questions..

How often can you be on-line ?
What kind of a paint is the light grey one seen in your pic?
Is the paint one of these colours used and seen on the real plane and you are going to apply too?

 

[Justine]

If you can afford that you may buy the paint. But it is not needed I would say.

Also you tape to quick too. Please slow down.

Well just got the tamya paint in. I didn't strip the plane yet .Maybe this weekend .But I did a little test with this paint and it goes on like its water. I shook it for 3 min and its at room temperature. I don't understand what's going on . It just bubbles up . Its really bad . This is starting to get overwhelming frustrating now.

 

[parsifal]

can you take a photo of the paint that is 'bubbling". I assume it is forming bubbles in the jar.

Tamiya acrylics are a water based paint, though you are better off using acrylic thinners to get it to the correct consistency. start with a 50/50 mix , spray on in thin coats, onto a test card for a start. Airbrush should be at least 12" away from the surface. surface should be clean and dry before applying. If you have a pressure regulator make sure the pressure does not go much over 20 PSI . Model acrylics should be touch dry in less than 30 mins, able to apply another coat after an hour or so. generally needs a hard coat because it marks easily. .

For polished metal finishes there are some specialised paint types that are similar to Tamiya paints. would you believe ive forgotten the name, but can get it if you need it . Its very good but shows up every imperfection and is soft (ie easily marked until a hard coat is applied).

If the bubbling is occurring on the kit, there is probably some chemical residue of some sort on the model. Have you washed the model itself?

 

[Wurger]

Well just got the tamya paint in. I didn't strip the plane yet .Maybe this weekend .But I did a little test with this paint and it goes on like its water. I shook it for 3 min and its at room temperature. I don't understand what's going on . It just bubbles up . Its really bad . This is starting to get overwhelming frustrating now.

From what distance did you spray the Tamiya paint?

 

[Justine]

From what distance did you spray the Tamiya paint?

I varied the distance to see if it made a difference and it don't . . My very first try around Christmas time I used testors spray can and it did the same thing. Ill post a picture later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Wurger]

But what is the distance... 1 inch or 2 inches for instance?

 

[Justine]

I tried multiple distances ranging from 5-10 inches. Know matter what distance it looks horrible. I'm confused . Ill have to strip my plane and ill spray a small surface to show you

 

[Wurger]

OK. However please try to spray the paint from the distance 15-25 inches. The trick is that the kind of paints should be applied using the way called " dusting " . It means you need to spary the paint form farther distance that allows to hit the surface alomst without the paint solvent. Here is a couple of shots with painted in the way a cardboard wing for the B-24. Can you see how the paint layer is thin?
BTW.... these small imperfections seen aren't the result of bad applying but of the surface of the wing that was primered with the superglue only.

Here is enlarged shot of the painted surface...

 

[Justine]

Ahh I see .Ok .I'm going to strip the plane again .I got 2 bottles of paint thinner. Do you have time today to walk me through some of this?

 

[Wurger]

Yes I do.

 

[Justine]

I just did another test as you suggested holding the can farther away. Looks better.

Yes I do.

Ok I'm going outside to do this

 

[Wurger]

That's it. Much better. However if you strip the model please don't apply the silver paint yet. We have to talk about the light grey colour that was very hard to remove.

 

[Justine]

Yea .cant get it off the wings

 

[Wurger]

OK. Don't worry. Do you have some of fine sand paper?

 

[Justine]

Yes I do . I can't seem to get paint off other areas as well but ill keep scrubbing. I guess when I'm done ill wash it with soap and water. I got more cracks in it now that I have to puddy

 

[Wurger]

Take it easy. I have noticed you dismounted the front parts of the engine nacelles didn't you?

 

[Justine]

Yes :-/ they got grey on them it be easier I guess to strip them off the plane

 

[Justine]

Damn this is hard

 

[Wurger]

OK. If it wouldn't be possible to strip off the grey paint fully you may use the fine sand paper to sand the grey painted surface a little bit in order to remove these imperfections only and get it smooth. Below there is a pic I would like to ask you about ... are these two rectangles of the grey paint or it's the plastic under the paint?