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My Paint Job Looks Terrible
AlienInferno:
I found this link where a guy talks about painting a model rocket with the stuff. Not really much detail but it gives a few tips and techniques. Mainly more common sense stuff but it might help you out.
http://www.skypirate.net/rocketry/con_paint_01.htm
404:
As others have said here, i would encourage the use of a roller. If you are absolutely dead set on having a metallic finish, I would go ahead and try getting a small bit of metallic automotive paint, add plenty of reducer and give that a shot using a fine roller. My only concern would be that the metallic particles are heavier than the rest of the paint and may essentially coagulate or clot to one side of the roller due to gravity. It may work though.
If you can't get any automotive paint, you may be able to puncture a few cans of what you have been using as long as you can make a sealed container to puncture the can in as they are under pressure. Never tried it myself, It's just an idea in my head but it just might work.
ChadTower:
Some spray paints look like that after a couple coats. Keep up with thin coats, 15-20 apart like you did, but do a bunch of them. The solvents on the paint will probably blend the coats together after 4-5 coats and those lines will go away. Then mist lighter coats if you need more coverage. I would probably sand that back down to even, now that you have let it cure, before doing more coats.
dithrin:
i have not used them personally, but all of the reviews for the metallic paint says to stay away, uneven coverage life you are experiencing and also not durable, the clear top coat should take care of the durability though, and as the above poster said i would try more coats close together 15-20 minutes and hope that will even it out.
Good luck
please let us know how that works. I am going to be painting my cab soon and was curious to use the metallic paint in a few spots as well but was going to shy away from the reviews i read.
404:
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Some spray paints look like that after a couple coats. Keep up with thin coats, 15-20 apart like you did, but do a bunch of them. The solvents on the paint will probably blend the coats together after 4-5 coats and those lines will go away. Then mist lighter coats if you need more coverage. I would probably sand that back down to even, now that you have let it cure, before doing more coats.
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normally that wouldn't be a problem. This time around however, he is using metallic paint. Sanding metallic paints is a major no-no. Sanding will dull the metallic flakes or completely remove it.