Historybuff Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hi, I applied microscale Industries micro coat gloss to my main body of F/A-18E Hornet for decals using my Paasche H. I noticed it isn’t as smooth as I would think it would be. I don’t see visible issues. I’m a novice airbrushing, so I really may be completely being paranoid and wrong. Also, it doesn’t seem as glossy as I would think it would be. I applied several light coats so I know I covered the dang thing. It probably should be worth noting that I brush painted the paint on. Then airbrushed the gloss coat. I don’t know if that would be a factor. Having trouble posting pics of my model. I’m planning on giving it a flat coat after the decals. So I’m not going for a gloss finish. I just want my decals to not silver. Has anyone had this experience before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai phan Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Historybuff said: Hi, I applied microscale Industries micro coat gloss to my main body of F/A-18E Hornet for decals using my Paasche H. I noticed it isn’t as smooth as I would think it would be. I don’t see visible issues. I’m a novice airbrushing, so I really may be completely being paranoid and wrong. Also, it doesn’t seem as glossy as I would think it would be. I applied several light coats so I know I covered the dang thing. It probably should be worth noting that I brush painted the paint on. Then airbrushed the gloss coat. I don’t know if that would be a factor. Having trouble posting pics of my model. I’m planning on giving it a flat coat after the decals. So I’m not going for a gloss finish. I just want my decals to not silver. Has anyone had this experience before? Too low of PSI can give you matt finish. Dai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Historybuff Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 @dai phan, thank you for your information. It appears this may have been the case. I thought I was spraying at a good psi (30) for the needle I was using. Turns out I underestimated the size of the needle. I was using a needle that was a little over 1mm in diameter. I used a bit smaller needle and got much better results. Thank you again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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