Well, this is just pure bad luck for me.
I have been working on a Revell F-14A Tomcat, and the build has been going good, and I went to paint it with Rustoleum Primer (my choice for light NAVY grey) and, Lo and behold, about an hour later, the paint is dry, but it seems to have expanded like that foam stuff you spray into the door-jam.
I tried sanding it off, but the paint clogged the sandpaper in a few secconds (and I also quit when I realized that I would have to re-scribe the wing pannels, something I’ve never done and rather not do) In adition to the expanding foam type problem, the paint also cracked, looking more like an old house insted of a super-sconic jet’s wing. (I also painted a F-4 Phantom cocpit at the same time, before I knew about the problem, and the same thing happened to it)
Does anyone out there know of a way to remove a bad batch of Rustoleum Primer without harming the underlying plastic?
Rustoleum isn’t for use on plastics. It has metal primers and sealers as part of its formulation and those probably attacked the plastic. You might try soaking it in Bleach White, Castrol SuperClean, Simple Green or 409. As a last resort, oven cleaner or brake fluild will work too. I prefer not to use caustic chemicals which the last two are.
Oh, boy. I really screwed-up on this one, it seems.
I know I have some Simple Green, so I’ll probably use that.
I’m still trying to figure out why had this problem. I’ve used Rustoleum paints for just about all of my painting of large surface needs, and I’ve never had this happen before, except with this one can.
Is it just my bad luck, or did I acidentally get the wrong can from the hardware store?
Rustoleum does have a “straight to plastic” line which I have used with good results. As for removing paint I use DOT-3 brake fluid. Never a problem with the plastic. After all, it is in a plastic container.
Good luck.
Kevin
Strait to plastic? I must have been very lucky for the past few years. I’ve just been getting them at random, pulling the cheepest of the color I need strait off the shelf.
I’ll look at the label from now on. Thanks.
This only issue I’ve found with that line of Rustoleum is that it really bonds to the plastic. It is nearly impossible to get off if something happens. I have a 65 Riviera body that’s been sidelined because that paint didn’t finish well, and I ended up having to sand it to get off. Brake fluid, Simple Green, Oven Cleaner, Ammonia, nothing would touch it.
I, too, have had pretty good luck with the other lines of Rustoleum on plastic kits before. I don’t think I’ve used their primer, though, it always seemed a bit thick.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
Alright, so if I go with the Rustoleum plastic line, and something goes wrong, it ain’t commin off.
With the Rustoleum primer, I’ve used it with great results (not to mention, it’s cheep) I’ve had no problems, except for the F-14 wings and that F-4 cocpit. I’m never buying spray-paint at WAL-MART again. every can of it is bad, and the same thing happens.