Hi guys,

Last night I sprayed my DUKW with it's first coat of paint. The paint went on perfect. Everything was just find. This morning I went in to check on it and to my horror saw an inch long piece of hair stuck to the hood! First, I have no idea even where this hair came from, {I'm bald, and its the wrong color for the dog.} I did remove it but now I have a line where the hair was. Do I need to sand the vehicle down and repaint it or does anyone know of a another way to fix this.

Thanks in advance
Wolfsix

Try to sand it down using 1200 grit then repaint it.

I have cats and no matter how careful I am, I end up with hair on my models before, during, and after the painting. I pick them off with a pair of tweezers and sand where the lines were.

Since I also have an enourmous goatee and a proclivity to shed, I also drop bit of hair on the model here and there. I'd like to call it creative weathering.

Well you know what thay say,HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW :-) :-) :-)

"...creative weathering..." :-) :-) :-)
Yeah, on my M60A1 I had 2 nice pieces of puppy hair that settled onto it after I'd painted it and gone upstairs. I picked them off, sanded them down a bit and sprayed another little bit on them. No problem, just a minor hassle. Now, where I can see the problem arising is in a custom mixed color. I was shooting straight OD.

In the future, try what I do (I am bald also) to avoid the hair/dust problem. Get a large plastic container...your Wife probably has twenty she got through Tupperware and never used. Paint the model, place it in the container and cover. In the morning, there she is--- free of dust and hairballs.
DJ

First thing if you used acrylic based paints dont sand take a rag with some windex on it and rub it down it should take of the paint. But if you used enamal based paints go to a beauty supply shop get some polishing sticks and polish it out. These sticks are fabulous and dont cost that much and range from all types of grits

Paint a paint-chip or paint-score on top of it. Its a scale 3D effect!

I am a master at hiding mistakes! :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hi all

Thanks guys, for the fast repys, and the ideas to fix the problem. I'm still perplexed as to where that hair came from in the first place. :-) :-) .

Thanks again
Wolfsix