Testors Dullcote Troubles

[stevearado]

Hello,

I recently moved from West Virginia to Southern Maryland to start a new job. Here, I got back into building model airplanes after a few year dead period. Of the four planes I've built so far, I have been getting adverse effects from a can of Testors Dullcote laquor that I use as a final finnish. The effect is a fine pale orange-peal finnish, though not too serious oncertain models. In Southern Maryland, the humidity sometimes seems to be worse at the time of year I built these as opposed to West Virginia. Could this be a bad can, or a humidity issue?

[Lloyd]

It may be a humidity issue. I have had similar misfortune with Testors dull coat here in Montreal. The worst was when I was into model railroading. Did a switcher in black, weathered it really well and then sprayed the dull coat. It completely fogged up and ruined the model. I had to strip it and start over. Now I use Polly Scale acrylic dull coat. Works great and is super flat.

[MaRiO FDZ]

Orange Peel Solution

You must Heat the Spray Can. No, not directly, else it will pop. Do this

Get a bowl, fill it with water... heat the water in the Microwave for about 50 seconds and then put the Spray Can in the water for about a minute

The orange peel finish will be gone and instead, you'll have an airbrush-like finish

HTH

Take Care

[Collin]

Hello,

I recently moved from West Virginia to Southern Maryland to start a new job. Here, I got back into building model airplanes after a few year dead period. Of the four planes I've built so far, I have been getting adverse effects from a can of Testors Dullcote laquor that I use as a final finnish. The effect is a fine pale orange-peal finnish, though not too serious oncertain models. In Southern Maryland, the humidity sometimes seems to be worse at the time of year I built these as opposed to West Virginia. Could this be a bad can, or a humidity issue?

Hey Steve.....

Where in Southern Maryland? I live here also and we have a pretty active group of modelers in the area in interested. We meet at Doug's Hobby Shop on Rt 235 (North of the Rt 4/Rt 235 intersection) the third Thursday of each month.

Contact me if interested.

Cheers

[habu2]

Here, I got back into building model airplanes after a few year dead period. Of the four planes I've built so far, I have been getting adverse effects from a can of Testors Dullcote laquor that I use as a final finnish....

Surely your can of DullCote is not from before the move? I don't know the specifics but IIRC paint has a shelf life after which is should be tossed and not used.

[stevearado]

I bought the can after I moved down here. I followed MaRiO FDZ's advice about setting the can in the warm water and I think it worked. Also, the humidity was not that high this evening. Collin, thanks for telling me about the model club. I started going in April and again two weeks ago. I had to go back to WV in May. Were you there this time? I brought in the Dauntless, Oscar, the B-25, and unfinnished P-40N. I sence finnished the P-40N and it is now in the case at Doug's. Thanks for the info!

Steve Workman