lcorinth
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Over the last few months, I've built three rockets in which I've had some weird paint texture issues.
Now, I do all my rockets the same way - prime with either Rusto Filler Primer or Sandable Primer. Remove all dust with a microfiber cloth and a touch of rubbing alcohol. Then paint with Rusto 2X gloss paint, multiple light coats (I have used the flat paint for one or two things, and haven't had the following issue). All of my rockets have turned out pretty well, with the exception of these three.
Here's what happens. I get this bumpy (not orange peel), rough, sharp, coarse sandpaper texture - but only on one side of the rocket. In other words, one side is perfectly smooth, the other has this horrible grit to it.
Here's a picture with some side lighting, so you can see what I'm talking about:
Now, what the heck is going on here? Why did this just recently start happening, and if it is happening, why does it happen on only one side of the rocket?
Now, I do all my rockets the same way - prime with either Rusto Filler Primer or Sandable Primer. Remove all dust with a microfiber cloth and a touch of rubbing alcohol. Then paint with Rusto 2X gloss paint, multiple light coats (I have used the flat paint for one or two things, and haven't had the following issue). All of my rockets have turned out pretty well, with the exception of these three.
Here's what happens. I get this bumpy (not orange peel), rough, sharp, coarse sandpaper texture - but only on one side of the rocket. In other words, one side is perfectly smooth, the other has this horrible grit to it.
Here's a picture with some side lighting, so you can see what I'm talking about:
Now, what the heck is going on here? Why did this just recently start happening, and if it is happening, why does it happen on only one side of the rocket?