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Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:19 pm
by carlos fandango
Hi,
Ive sprayed a silver metalic base coat, then masked off areas with 3m fine line tape and then ordinary masking tape. Ive then sprayed a different colour base coat, and then removed the tape, with good results.
The problem is when i sprayed the first coat of lacquer you could see where the masking tape had been :cry: , ive tried panel wipe thinking it is glue residue, but its still the same :cry:
Any ideas why :?
Should i have applied one coat of lacquer before the second colour :?
Thanks
Russ

Re: Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:20 pm
by coaster
carlos fandango wrote:Should i have applied one coat of lacquer before the second colour :?
My guess is that it hadn't fully gone off before you put the masking tape on. Having said that though it isn't very resiliant any way. Putting a coat of clear on is a good idea anyway before adding extra colours as if you make a mistake, it's possible to remove the last coat down to the laquer (with care)

Re: Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:13 pm
by carlos fandango
eden wrote:Rus, its because you have far too much time on your hands :cry:
lol thats the up side of not having much work on !

Re: Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:14 pm
by WINTERMODEL150
Hi guys,i've used 3m fine line tape with low stick masking tape from wicks with good results but its better to put a coat of lacquer on first as mentioned.

Dean

Re: Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:08 pm
by billy was jps
what kind of base coat were you using and what make of tape were you using . how long did you leave it before you masked up and how long di you leave it before you demasked
billy

Re: Metalic base coat woes ?

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:46 pm
by carlos fandango
Thanks for the replies

I used 1 part base coat, left over night, masked off the next day with 3m fine line tape and then normal masking tape and newspaper. i pulled the tape of 5 mins after spraying. The marks were left by both tapes which was only noticeable after the first coat of 2pac lacquer.

Ive resprayed then, and another problem has occurred :cry: When i sprayed the second coat of lacquer, some of the base coat has reacted :oops: only in a couple of areas :cry: I would of thought it would of reacted after the first coat, if it was going to :?
The first coat was left over night to dry before a denib with a mirka grey pad.
If the second coat was to thick would this make it react ?