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NOOOO!!! Dropped my model in the dirt!


Ghost_9418
08-01-2005, 02:21 AM
I was painting and it outside and it just came off the stand! On my final coat too just as I was admiring it....should I just CSC it or sand it down and then just repaint the back?

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9224/ruined9tv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Sticky Fingers
08-01-2005, 02:41 AM
Aww man that sucks! If it was me I'd be tempted to wash the dirt off, sand it & then repaint the yellow. However, most people on here, I'm sure, will advise the use of CSC and start again.
Ghost_9418
08-01-2005, 02:51 AM
I examined a bit closer...its too far for a sand job, ill go pick me up some CSC tommorow :frown:
Ghost_9418
08-01-2005, 02:58 AM
Another question, is it okay to leave a model in CSC for 8+ hours since I gota go to work
SchuberT
08-01-2005, 03:06 AM
Make sure you tape the model to the stand so it doesn't happen again.
klutz_100
08-01-2005, 04:34 AM
Damn! same thing happened to my Boxster!!
I was a bit luckier and managed to just rub it down but this looks like it's probably too much for that :(
99civichic
08-01-2005, 07:57 AM
Same thing almost happened to my C6, except the whole stand tried to go over. I caught it, but left a little fingerprint in the nose...might as well have let it go, it's got a lot of little fibers and such from painting it outside. Outside sucks.
g00eY
08-01-2005, 09:10 AM
lol the little white floating seed things with little puffs all around it float all over the place. what kinda of paint did you use? i heard CSC won't strip laquers.
Horrse
08-01-2005, 11:03 AM
man I love the weathering effect... looks like it was driven through some dirt..lol j/p hope you can recover it
Jaymes
08-01-2005, 01:37 PM
Same thing happened with my Supra long ago...twice! Even though I used tape, it wasn't sturdy enough. I almost threw it down and smashed it right there.
SPEEDERZ
08-01-2005, 01:50 PM
relax shit happensa...send it to the carwash
mickbench
08-01-2005, 02:02 PM
That is such a shame. Yellow is a pain to apply, still just drop it into some DOT 4, and start again.
robrex
08-01-2005, 05:00 PM
Damn! That happened to me but I saw the body was loose on the stand and foolishly believed I could balance it while laying 'one more coat on' !!!
Ghost_9418
08-01-2005, 05:04 PM
Yeah same thing, I usually tape them to my stands but, I decided that I could get through my paint coats as how it was...ive learned my lesson now :p
emperorsupra
08-01-2005, 08:10 PM
ouch that hurts, but it wasnt as bad as what happened to my eclpise it got sandblasted by the wind an i had to buy an new kit just for the body, hope you can get it fixed

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