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Old 08-28-2004, 02:19 AM
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Help! Tell me what you know about Tamiya TS13 Clear!

I've applied this clear over a pearl light blue (TS58) paint job before, and came up with a disastrous result! After an initial hour, I looked over the body, and everything looked great. Smooth and consistent color. But, when I looked at it again the next day, there was trouble. Hairline cracks covered the body. I think this is called crazing. I was pretty upset, and put the whole thing away for a while.

Anyway, now I'm back to wanting to finish that model, and I also want to spray a clear coat over a metallic black (TS40) body. I really don't want to make the same mistake over again, so I'm wondering what the proper technique for spraying TS13 is, in order to avoid these hairline cracks from reappearing. From what I understand, TS13 can be very finicky, but I don't remember how so. I've tried a search, but came up with nothing.

Thanks in advance!
Mark
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