Awesome RPF members, looking for a bit of input on what you think might have gone wrong here. I am also looking for advice on the best way you blend in repairs?
I am pretty terrible and fixing paint jobs so far as they stick out like a sore thumb when I attempt them... I really don't want to re-paint the entire model and may just leave it as-is unless it gets worse. If I had airbrushed this it would be much easier but as you will see below it was done with a spray can.
You do not notice it until you get super close to it. I never even noticed it before until I took a super close picture yesterday...
Here are my finishing processes for this part of the 3D Print.
-Light sanding
-Wipe down with lint-free cloth and alcohol
-Tamiya Fine Surface Primer
-Wait at least a day for this to be 100% dry
-Paint with 2 or 3 coats of paint, in this case, I used > Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover Slate Blue (which is an excellent TIE color IMHO).
-Gloss Coate with Tamiya TS-13
-Decal and weather with Abteilung oil paints (thinned with Kleen Strip Mineral Spirits)
-(I have since moved away from that thinner and now use Abteilung's own Odourless Thinner, it seems WAY less harsh on the paint jobs).
-I let the oil paints dry for at least a week.
-Final coat is 2 or 3 coats of Tamiya TS-80 flat.
This is a similar process I have used on a bunch of models, the only real difference is the Rust-Oleum paint. I 'suspect' after reading the label more carefully that this paint takes 5-7 days to fully bond to plastic which could have been my issue?
I know it was the first part of October when I finished this so it was still warmish out here. As it starts to cool down I usually paint in the garage, let it sit for a minute or so, and then bring it inside where it's warmer.
I don't know when it happened but it was sometime in the last few weeks I 'think'. I also only see it on this one part of the model, so far.
Any and all input welcome, thanks in advance!!!
I am pretty terrible and fixing paint jobs so far as they stick out like a sore thumb when I attempt them... I really don't want to re-paint the entire model and may just leave it as-is unless it gets worse. If I had airbrushed this it would be much easier but as you will see below it was done with a spray can.
You do not notice it until you get super close to it. I never even noticed it before until I took a super close picture yesterday...
Here are my finishing processes for this part of the 3D Print.
-Light sanding
-Wipe down with lint-free cloth and alcohol
-Tamiya Fine Surface Primer
-Wait at least a day for this to be 100% dry
-Paint with 2 or 3 coats of paint, in this case, I used > Rust-Oleum Painters Touch Ultra Cover Slate Blue (which is an excellent TIE color IMHO).
-Gloss Coate with Tamiya TS-13
-Decal and weather with Abteilung oil paints (thinned with Kleen Strip Mineral Spirits)
-(I have since moved away from that thinner and now use Abteilung's own Odourless Thinner, it seems WAY less harsh on the paint jobs).
-I let the oil paints dry for at least a week.
-Final coat is 2 or 3 coats of Tamiya TS-80 flat.
This is a similar process I have used on a bunch of models, the only real difference is the Rust-Oleum paint. I 'suspect' after reading the label more carefully that this paint takes 5-7 days to fully bond to plastic which could have been my issue?
I know it was the first part of October when I finished this so it was still warmish out here. As it starts to cool down I usually paint in the garage, let it sit for a minute or so, and then bring it inside where it's warmer.
I don't know when it happened but it was sometime in the last few weeks I 'think'. I also only see it on this one part of the model, so far.
Any and all input welcome, thanks in advance!!!