my plastic model has been affected by something?

[werdy666]

Hi,

After a bit of a disaster whilst priming I removed all the paint with alchohol. After removing most of the paint i saw what i can best describe as wrinkles in my plastic. I have no idea what has caused this! I think it is also affecting the new primer i am putting on, as i know this primer is fine as i have put it on other pieces from the kit without a problem. I don't have a pic as yet but has anyone heard of this kind of thing happening to their models???

Thanks

Werdy666

[klutz_100]

What kit is this? Is it a new Revell kit by any chance?
There have been several reports lately on AF of new evell kits reacting badly with some paints and primers.

[Veyron]

The primer probably 'crazed' the plastic...you just didn't notice it with he primer covering the effect.

[speedphreak]

Did you clean the body with soap and water before spraying? I always do this to prevent funny things happening to anything I spray when I do modelling.

-Chris

[werdy666]

Hi guys.....

Its an old Tamiya Jordan 191 formula one model kit.

The primer i am using says it is suitable as an undercoat for lacquer, enamel or acrylic paint. I have used the primer on other parts of the kit with no problems and have started doing topcoats on the other parts of this kit.

The only thing I did previously was to decant some primer for use in my airbrush and thats where things started to go wrong with this piece. I suppose it is possible that the decanted primer was 'bad' somehow and started destroying the plastic perhaps. not sure really. But As suggested in my previous thread, I think i'll leave it in the can from now on.....

And yeah i did clean the part with soap and water too. not something i normally do either.

Don't suppose anyone has a spare cowling for the jordan 191????

Thanks

Werdy666

[Jaymes]

the primer might have been too hot for the plastic. I've had this happen with Krylon primer, and I stopped using it.