Paint Problem

[Corpse Thrower]

Painting up the hilux body at the moment, and have struck a bit of a problem. I put a coat of paint on (Tamiya TS) and come back an hour later and it's as matte as can be. No gloss whatsoever! The only thing I can think of is that it's too humid to paint (rainy, muggy week this week) but give it a polish with some compound and the gloss comes through fine.

Anyone else experienced this?

[WillyChang]

yea sounds like "blooming" from the humidity

if its only your first colour coat don't worry too much about it, just paint over it as normal. Only need to cut it before gloss.

also heat your cans in warm water whilst shaking before painting

[knotty]

Seeing as its -5 ish here with inches of snow are you two being funny?

There was a set of photos on here with how to do a paint job, i seem to remember you warm your cans(oo-er),warm the body give it several coats buit the last coat should be a "wet one", a very light coat done from very close range to get a real shine to it then lacquer. Only works if its a hard body obviously

[30cms]

Seeing as its -5 ish here with inches of snow are you two being funny?

There was a set of photos on here with how to do a paint job, i seem to remember you warm your cans(oo-er),warm the body give it several coats buit the last coat should be a "wet one", a very light coat done from very close range to get a real shine to it then lacquer. Only works if its a hard body obviously

no good painting in the cold.

if you can, move the body indoors between each coat.

heat is very important for spray painting!

[WW-nut]

no good painting in the cold.

if you can, move the body indoors between each coat.

heat is very important for spray painting!

Don't think he's got a problem with it being cold, Melbourne's in the late 20's at the moment --> http://www.weather.com.au/vic/melbourne

[Corpse Thrower]

yea sounds like "blooming" from the humidity

if its only your first colour coat don't worry too much about it, just paint over it as normal. Only need to cut it before gloss.

also heat your cans in warm water whilst shaking before painting

Nah it was the last coat of colour.

Looks OK after I attacked it with the Meguiars.

Last night I painted a coat of clear on some smaller parts (covers in the rear tray) and this morning they look as cloudy as anything I'll try the polish tonight.

Lucky I didn't do the whole body otherwise I would've completely rooted it!

[WillyChang]

i'd avoid using any chemicals just in case it leaves a residue affecting subsequent coats

wet sanding using 2000+ grit would be safest

i usually go to auto paint suppliers to get the 3M sheets in superfine grits

cheaper than buying those tiny tamiya-branded grey sheets anyway

[30cms]

Don't think he's got a problem with it being cold, Melbourne's in the late 20's at the moment --> http://www.weather.com.au/vic/melbourne

sorry i am just used to it being cold

it is snowing hard here!

[No Slack]

There are two things to keep in mind for (spray)painting: humidity and temperature. Humidity causes the blooming effect so try to spray on dry day (check humidity percentage) or spray inside in a warm room. Temperature is also important. If you spray below 10 celcius move your model into a warmer room for the paint to cure.

Be careful with heating spraycans, the presure can get to high an become dangerous. Never heat your cans directly. If you want to warm your cans use warm water in a bucket. Keep the level of the water below the top of the can, you have to keep your nozzle dry. But again be careful, don't overdo it.

[WW-nut]

sorry i am just used to it being cold

it is snowing hard here!

Me too, blimen snow. I much prefer the Melbourne forecast!

[TamiyaDan]

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[Corpse Thrower]

Shot two coats of clear two hours apart tonight. Let's see what it

Looks like in the morning. Here's hoping it turns out, eh?