Laval66 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I'm using a single action Badger 200 airbrush. Paint is Mig's Light Compass Grey, with a few drops of Mig acrylic thinner in it. Surface is cleaned and prepped, but no primer. Got great coverage for the first bit. Then... well, this happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev The Modeller Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 It looks like your coats were too heavy, if you're using Ammo Mig? Take a look at this Ammo Mig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 As Kev said above, it looks like the paint was sprayed on too wet (heavy). AMMO paints are best when misted on in light coats. They also work best when applied over a primer. If you've got good ventilation where you spray you could also try thinning them with Gunze levelling thinner, which gives the paint more adhesion to the surface and will leave a better finish. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwh548 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 You went in really heavy and the paint "beaded up". Clean it up and try again, but this time go nice and thin. Build up the colour slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Noble Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Looks like some surface contamination also. When you say cleaned and prepped, what did you clean and prep the surface with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laval66 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Ahh, yep, I'll wager I went too heavy. Hadn't seen the pinhole happen before (I'm far more used to spraying anything but Mig, to be honest.) I had a light grey primer on there first, neglected to mention that, which was a terrible choice, since seeing my coverage was difficult. How should I best clean it up? just a light sand and re-apply, or go whole on strip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laval66 Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Kev The Modeller said: It looks like your coats were too heavy, if you're using Ammo Mig? Take a look at this Ammo Mig Excellent video, cheers for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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