AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
Hosted by Darren Baker, Matthew Toms
what went wrong?
ArtyG37B

Joined: August 13, 2009
KitMaker: 420 posts
Armorama: 416 posts

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 06:31 AM UTC
Hi, I'd like to know what went wrong with my paint job. tried to do a chipping effect using a combo hairspray/salt method and this is how it turned out. even with 2 coats of white down it is still blotchy around where the salt use. Did i do something wrong?

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:07 AM UTC
Was the hairspray left to cure? Either way due to the purpose of this method I cannot see it causing you any issues.

melonhead

Joined: July 29, 2010
KitMaker: 662 posts
Armorama: 457 posts

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:11 AM UTC
its because the salt started to disolve when it met with the wet hairspray. you are probably gonna have to do a couple more passes with white.
ArtyG37B

Joined: August 13, 2009
KitMaker: 420 posts
Armorama: 416 posts

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 07:41 AM UTC
Well. this looks like a job for... Tada! Mr. Windex!
time to start over!
time to start over!

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 08:13 AM UTC
For me, I have never heard of using both methods at the same time. I have either used one or the other. Did you seal the salt with an enamel coat first, if you used acrylic, it could of disolved the salt too.
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 09:09 AM UTC
I think it actually looks kind of cool!!!!
give it a scrub and see what comes off, then hit it with clear flat and call it a happy accident!!
give it a scrub and see what comes off, then hit it with clear flat and call it a happy accident!!


SSGToms

Joined: April 02, 2005
KitMaker: 3,608 posts
Armorama: 3,092 posts

Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 02:00 PM UTC
I too have never heard of using both at the same time. I don't see where you have scrubbed away any hairspray, either. I agree with the other guys, before you do the Windex dip, scrub some of the white - over - hairspray off and see how it looks.
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