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Ok I admit I made a stupid mistake when I chose to touch up a scrape on the right-hand fairing. I was not satisfied with my work so I decided to repaint the entire fairing due to the fact that I was able to get a great color match.
First I am using spray-paint... I know it is not the professional way of painting at all but it was an inexpensive option for me. I used a plastic compatible red paint 60, 100, 220, 400 grit sandpaper. Not knowing the best way to salvage the already inscribed lettering that must have been custom by the other owner. I used masking tape and then carefully carved around the lettering. I then was able to get sand the paint down to the base plastic.
I made each coat very thin and in layers over 48hrs. It is a gloss paint but obviously needed a better protective glossy clear-coat. This is where I got fucked in the ass. First of all I am a dumbass and didn't take off the lettering before the clear-coat. THEN after continuing on with the gloss I let it sit overnight. When I came to check it out I was pissed.... 2 fucking stinkbugs trying to be clear-coat Kat fossils. So I started over again. This time I got a great coat on there but clearly I fucked up some somewhere. I now have uneven coatings of glossy and semi glossy coat with slightly rough texture. I have coated and reapplied 3 times now with the same problem. Not to mention that the fact that I cant now removed the tape to get to the letters underneath.
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Advice?
First I am using spray-paint... I know it is not the professional way of painting at all but it was an inexpensive option for me. I used a plastic compatible red paint 60, 100, 220, 400 grit sandpaper. Not knowing the best way to salvage the already inscribed lettering that must have been custom by the other owner. I used masking tape and then carefully carved around the lettering. I then was able to get sand the paint down to the base plastic.
I made each coat very thin and in layers over 48hrs. It is a gloss paint but obviously needed a better protective glossy clear-coat. This is where I got fucked in the ass. First of all I am a dumbass and didn't take off the lettering before the clear-coat. THEN after continuing on with the gloss I let it sit overnight. When I came to check it out I was pissed.... 2 fucking stinkbugs trying to be clear-coat Kat fossils. So I started over again. This time I got a great coat on there but clearly I fucked up some somewhere. I now have uneven coatings of glossy and semi glossy coat with slightly rough texture. I have coated and reapplied 3 times now with the same problem. Not to mention that the fact that I cant now removed the tape to get to the letters underneath.
(working on Pics)
Advice?
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