HELP! I messed up the window trims again :(

hey guys,

After extensive research and many MANY failures, i thought i finally mastered the black window trim without it seeping through. Many of you mentioned to spray a layer of clear over it prior to the black so avoid it seepingg and i got it down pretty well the next few times.

But this time, i ran into this problem...

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/renelsisc/DSCF2865.jpg

like always, i sprayed a layer of clear and the black stayed on very well, but when i peeled off the masking tape, i have this white layer over it. did my CLEAR coat seep through instead of the black? this white layer is actually on the OTHER side (not the side i am spraying the black on) it was discovered underneath the masking tape on the other side...

anyone know what this is, and what i can do to repair this ugliness? :(

Thanks

For me this is a glue from masking tape. What tape You using? I prefer a Tamiya masking tape -she don't leave a glue. Now You must remove this glue. Try with finger. If not use a sand paper and polish

Is it sticky? If it is, take a piece of masking tape and stick it over the sticky part and peel it off. Do it repeatedly and you should be able to remove the glue. But be careful because it can lift the paint as well.

it looks like masking tape residue, try polishing it out with the finest compound you can get.

it's not sticky, and i've been using the Tamiya masking tape (yellow one)...i've already tried scratch x to polish it off, no luck :(

any other ideas?

if i use sandpaper, it would leave scratch marks right? how do i get those off afterwards? and what grit sandpaper should i try?

What did you use for paint, and what did you use for clearcoat???

I would certainly not recommend the clearcoat first trick for spraying on clear plastic (for that matter, I wouldn't recommend it for anything). Your results are exactly why.

If you don't want paint to bleed under your masking, don't ever spray it so that the paint is wet on the surface. Spray light mist coats (with time to dry in between) and you will have no trouble. If the paint is not wet, it cannot run- easy.

Don't sand- getting scratches out of a large clear part like a windshield is a nightmare. You may be able to save it by stripping in the mildest solution you can use. No brake fluid.

isn't that masking tape residue? i encountered this before when i used those cheap masking tape to cover the large surface area of it.(tamiya stuff are expensive here)

i remove them using polish cream......and it works fine......

Try the fine tamiya compounds - they won't leave scratches.

For me this is a glue from masking tape. What tape You using? I prefer a Tamiya masking tape -she don't leave a glue. Now You must remove this glue. Try with finger. If not use a sand paper and polish

I've got the exactly same problem using Tamiya masking tape.

It looks also to me like Tamiya tape adeziv. I had this in the past on glossy paint. I painted a model in the winter and placed on a warm place, and i didn't took the masks. I was a surprisesd to see this. The only solution was to polish with tamiya compound. In your case should be easyer! So use just some fine polishing material and compound, no sanding stix and even if is clear or tape adeziv, this should work fine!

It looks like a film of clear paint.
Did you clear-coat the entire window BEFORE applying masking tape?
If you did by any chance, that's the cause of the problem. It should be in the order of (1) masking, (2) clear, (3) black paint.

But like MPWR suggested, you don't really need to clear-coat before applying black.

When you remove the excess tape, you tend to lift the remaining portion, so you just have to make sure there's no gap between the part and the masking tape.

I cut one end of a toothpick with a knife to create a chisel-like tool in order to lay down all sides of masking tape.

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