RocketManDan
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Yesterday I finished my Apogee Aspire, but wanted to apply a clear coat to the finish. The paint on the rocket had been dry a couple days so I figured it would be safe to apply a clear coat. It was a two color rocket. Duplicolor gloss white and Rustoleum gloss yellow.
I decided to use the Duplicolor clear coat enamel since I used enamel paint it would make since. I went ahead a sprayed the clear on using even strokes just like I would with the paint process and also "wetted" the clear so it came out smooth and glossy.
No more than 15 minutes later the entire paint job started to check/crack. What gives?
I started to wet sand and it got to the point where it was so messed I just decided to trash it!! It was beyond the time I wanted to spend in fixing it. It just wasn't worth the added frustration. This has happened before, but not as bad.
I don't know if the can of clear is bad, which I doubt it is. It's more likely my stupidity than anything, but I mean how hard is it to spray a clear coat on a rocket. I'm at the point now where I'm gun shy and not even wanting to paint because it seems I always screw it up on the clear coats!
Sorry I'm just frustrated. I put all that time into a rocket just to mess it up on the paint!
I decided to use the Duplicolor clear coat enamel since I used enamel paint it would make since. I went ahead a sprayed the clear on using even strokes just like I would with the paint process and also "wetted" the clear so it came out smooth and glossy.
No more than 15 minutes later the entire paint job started to check/crack. What gives?
I started to wet sand and it got to the point where it was so messed I just decided to trash it!! It was beyond the time I wanted to spend in fixing it. It just wasn't worth the added frustration. This has happened before, but not as bad.
I don't know if the can of clear is bad, which I doubt it is. It's more likely my stupidity than anything, but I mean how hard is it to spray a clear coat on a rocket. I'm at the point now where I'm gun shy and not even wanting to paint because it seems I always screw it up on the clear coats!
Sorry I'm just frustrated. I put all that time into a rocket just to mess it up on the paint!
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