aaarrrrggghhhhh - what to do ?`

simster · Post by **simster** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:22 am

ok - so I was finishing my Voyager kit - I had glossed with Testors Spray Gloss coat - did my decals and other touches - then went to dull coat with Testor's spray DullCoat.

I now have some texturing in many of the larger decals -

Is there anything that can be done to get them to smooth out again?

This really aaarrrggggervates me.

USS Atlantis · Post by **USS Atlantis** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:25 am

Strip the Dull-coat off, get new decals (the decals will come off with the Dull-coat)

After re-doing the decals, Gloss-coat with the same stuff you put under the decals - THEN dull-coat

simster · Post by **simster** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:32 am

USS Atlantis wrote:Strip the Dull-coat off, get new decals (the decals will come off with the Dull-coat)

After re-doing the decals, Gloss-coat with the same stuff you put under the decals - THEN dull-coat

Thats just it - since I undercoated with Testors Gloss coat, and overcoated with Testors Dull Coat (cans #1281 and 1280 respectively) I thought I was 'using the same stuff' albeit in a different shine.

How does one strip the dull coat without killing all the underlying paint as well?

I may just have to live with this.

USS Atlantis · Post by **USS Atlantis** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:11 am

simster wrote:
USS Atlantis wrote:Strip the Dull-coat off, get new decals (the decals will come off with the Dull-coat)

After re-doing the decals, Gloss-coat with the same stuff you put under the decals - THEN dull-coat
Thats just it - since I undercoated with Testors Gloss coat, and overcoated with Testors Dull Coat (cans #1281 and 1280 respectively) I thought I was 'using the same stuff' albeit in a different shine.

While the formulas are similar, there are enough differences that the Dull-coat is what textured your decals - the rule of thumb is "gloss-coat, decal, gloss-coat, top coat" - that insures the decals aren't lifted or textured by anything

simster wrote:How does one strip the dull coat without killing all the underlying paint as well?

I may just have to live with this.

May just have to - unless you want to spend hoards of time carefully removing the dull-coat with thinner and q-tips

All the other ways of removing paint get ALL the layers - so you'd start with an un-painted model again

simster · Post by **simster** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:31 am

so I hit it with a good swabbing of MicroSol - it seems to have settled down to the 'almost not noticable unless you're looking' stage -

I'll remember the steps better the next time... thanks!