X-18 paint job

[cali_guy]

i bought a new X-18 body and used this plastic primer.. but i keeps bubbling when i spray the color... any tips would be GOLD LOLzthumbsup2

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

did you shake the can good?
surface very clean?

[The Nutty Professor]

did you shake the can good?
surface very clean?

Yeah Blitz he's got something still on the plastic like ya said.

[cali_guy]

sanded it real good i used to fab corian countertops LOL so i can sand i guess the primer is junk.. oh well here goes try #3 HAHAHAHA

[cali_guy]

makin it a Yahama FZR R6 copy... I HOPE LOL bluelaugh

[FiveStarSky]

makin it a Yahama FZR R6 copy... I HOPE LOL bluelaugh

just go buy a set of blue x7 plastics, bolt them on, and add some stickers, ta-da! all done.

[rene13]

Sometimes when you mix and match paint brands or finishes that happen. banghead

[cali_guy]

LOL fivestar... tryin to make it 1 of a kind LOLz and i did a lil elbow grease sanding and the primer stuck and so far the paint did 2 LOL we shall see HAHAHA keep yas updated on Cali's turmoil HAHAHAHbanghead

[allraw]

i cant wait to see some pics i will be doing my first ever paint job when i get my mid

[The Nutty Professor]

I think Unpro put up a paint tips thread in the how-to section check that out.

[FiveStarSky]

note: i know for me when i used the rustolium pro. plastic paint, if you spill gas on it it will eat up the paint, and the paint goo will stick to whatever it touches. just a heads up for that.

[cali_guy]

im shootin a automotive quality clear coat so i HOPE i wont have that problem w/ the gas

[FiveStarSky]

im shootin a automotive quality clear coat so i HOPE i wont have that problem w/ the gas

oh okay cool then, i just know most people dont have access or the money to do auto paint.

[allraw]

what kind of spray guns do you guys use?

[Unproracer]

If the paints bubbling while still wet and going on, 3 reasons this would occur:

- Incompatiable or expired primer/paint
- Contaminated surface, something you cleaned the primer w/? dish soap & warm water is best to clean before paint.
-Sanding contamination might have occured? Is the sand paper new? did it sand something that wont take paint? oily engine part? plastic or silicon based material? this stuff transfers into the primer coat when you block sand it..

You didnt specify when it was bubbling so if it goes on smooth, and while it dries devlopes little tiny bubbles and fishers or "fish eyes", whats happening is the part of the paint OR primer that makes it liquid, evaporates out of the paint, and it dries into a solid finish. Well if theres too much solvent/thinner in the paint mix(assuming its mixed automotive paints or primers) it goes on, the top layer dries, but the layer underneath is still drying, and the solvents/thinners force there way through the dried upper paint coat to find there way out leaving fish eyes in the upper layer. Temp and TIMING both effect the outcome.

Correct this by:

-reducing thinner/solvent in the paint OR primer mix(if your mixing the product yourself)
-allow longer time between coats for the previous coat to dry. OR spray more but lighter coats to obtain the same coverage.
-change the temp. of the enviroment your spaying in. Pro paint rooms stay at specific temps while painting but outside of the room, spraying at night or on cold days in your garage could cause this effect.


And yea a professional water based or urethane based clear coat, not only can you used water based color, but its protected against gas and other acostic stuff. damn right, one off man! GL !