Drew T. Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 After doing some masking over enamel paint that had been overcoated with glosscote, and peeling off the tape (the 3M blue tape), I discovered that the tape had peeled off the glosscote. I'm thinking this may have happened because the underlying paint was sanded smooth (the finish is going to be a smooth gloss since it's a blue angels plane), and the glosscote could not bite into the paint very well. Does anyone else have any ideas about why this happened or how to fix it? I plan on smoothing out the areas where the glosscote peeled with polishing compound and respraying. The glosscote has had several weeks to dry and the tape was only on for a couple of hours. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Filak Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 That's strange.......I'm assuming you used Testor's Glosscote? My suggestion for next time - use Future for your gloss coat. Once dry, it's tough as nails, and I can pretty much guarantee you that 3M blue tape will not lift it. I've never used enamel gloss coats, but I suspect that maybe there was some humidity in the air when you sprayed the Glosscote, which may have caused adhesion problems. Also, if I were going to use enamel gloss coats, I'd thin them with lacquer thinner to give them some extra 'bite'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drew T. Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Thanks for the help, Steve! Believe it or not, I noticed that on the roll of tape I was using, it said "not for use on lacquers". Ooops. ;) I was suprised by this, since the tape is very low tack. As for they type of gloss I'm using, it's Model Master lacquer gloss clear coat which, I think, is the same as Testors glosscote. I usually do use future for glossing when the final finish will be flat, but I often have problems getting the future to lay down in a very smooth coat. I decided to go with the lacquer gloss this time, since I can get a smooth coat, and it seems to give the paint a deeper gloss than future. Also, I thinned the gloss with lacquer thinner, but the problem may have been humidity. Unfortunately, since I live in South Carolina, it's hard to get a good, dry day to paint at this time of year. I did try rubbing the affected areas with automotive rubbing compound, which helped smooth the areas down so I can respray the gloss. Appreciate the help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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