My applied a coat of future to my latest build and ended up with some noticable “spots”. These spots are small, drop like areas of thicker future. I have no idea how this happened. Normally, the future spreads out evenly, even in places that get a slightly heavier coat. Further, I hung it from the nose to dry, and the spots appear on the tops of the wings. I have no idea how this happened.
Does anyone know how I can fix this? I’m afraid the spots are too thick to be covered up by another coat of future.
ah, i have had your problem once, mike is right, be patient and let it dry, at least 24-48 hrs. try the finest sandpaper you can find. 2000-3000 grit. then wet sand it. apply a second coat to correct the problem. it seems that you have applied the future too thick, remember when spraying future, you have to absorb the “pooling” with a kleenex or q-tip, if not, paint accumulated by gravity, when drying your model will lead to that. Another quick fix would be to soak a q-tip in windex then “lightly” wipe the area till the future thins out. then apply a second coat of future to fix the problem.
but i recommend the first solution as the second technique might lead to uneven surfaces where touch up’s were made. Goodluck
Luis - you think that the sanding would be better? Using the q-tip sounds like an idea that I can screw up less, but I’ll defer to you guys if you think sanding would be better. On the sand paper issue, I’m not that familiar with sand paper grit. What is the grit on the smooth side of a tri-grit stick from squadron? Would that be ok? Because that’s the smoothest “sandpaper” I have.
If you painted with acrylics, DON’T use the q-tip method! It’ll go right through the paint, too. (I was stupid, I should have known not to try this!) If you used enamels, no problem, but sanding is still better, I think.
For sanding like this, I prefer a piece of wet or dry sandpaper (wet) backed by a soft rubber pad, or even a finger tip. It’s easier to be gentle to the detail, I find. I wouldn’t use coarser than 800 grit, with a light touch. If you don’t have any, I recommend getting some. Sanding sticks are nice, I guess, but the unbacked sandpaper is much more versatile.
triarius is right, i forgot to ask you what base paint you used. if you used enamels then go fot the q tip method. as for the sand paper try your local hardware, you will find all kinds of Grits you’ll ever need. Goodluck again!
If you used enamels, I’d definitely go with the q-tip method. Just don’t leave the Windex sitting on the paint surface for hours (shouldn’t need to) because the ammonia will slowly affect the enamel. (Ammonia is a bleaching agent.)
It probably won’t take much to remove the Future. Then rinse with distilled or deionized water, then gentlyblot dry with a lint free cloth. Allow to air dry thoroughly, then reapply Future. I prefer to dilute my Future with 90 percent isopropyl, but others do not.
Thanks guys, the windex and q-tip approach appears to have worked perfectly, assuming I rinsed it off well enough. It looks great. I’ll let it sit for a while and then reapply the future in lighter coats. I’ll post some “after” pictures of the same area once I’m done.