Spider webs with Mr. Hobby Paints... :(

[djmr2]

doh

so i finally have some free time to work on my s2000.. i load some Mr. Surfacer 1000 into my Airbrush and spray... minor problems at first with low pressure... upped the pressure, sprays fine now. If I modulate my airbrush slighty to spray, i'll get spider webs forming on the parts.

Should i thin Mr. Surfacer 1000?
Should i start spraying off the part and move across it with one pass?

I think it might be the way i'm using my airbrush. Like for small parts i'll maybe just stay in one spot , open the airbrush a little and paint... not like the way i would do a body..

this is my first time using lacquer paints through the airbrush.. so maybe i've to use a diff tecnique that i use with tamiya acrylics..

Also happens a little when i use Mr. Color with Mr. Levelling Thinner.

any thoughts?

[hirofkd]

Sprayed Mr. 1000 straight out of the bottle?!
It's supposed to be hand painted. Whatever the brand is, you always have to thin the paint, unless it's specifically made for airbrush.
By how much? You have to figure it out yourself, which suits to your airbrush, pressure and distance to the object.

You can spot spray, or spray in stroke motion. If a part is small, you can simply hand paint Mr. Surfacer.

Some people decant Mr. Surfacer spray to an airbrush, but they say it still have to be thinned to an appropriate thickness.

[djmr2]

icic.. i will try and thin mr. surfacer 1000 next time..

actually even without thinning it sprayed pretty well.. but anything less than 20 psi was bad..

Thing is. i got some spider webs when i used thinned Mr. Color..

dunno i will try agian..

[druid_99]

I have to agree with hirofkd, you should first thin the surfacer before you can use it. In order to thin it, you should try mixing it bit by bit with the thinner until the appropriate result is reached. But this also depends on your type of airbrush, pressure and distance.

[Veyron]

The spider wed condition occurs with lacquer type paints when they are not thinned enough.

[sausage]

It's alright to thin mr surfacer excessively. I use 3 or 4:1 thinner to surfacer.

[COZMO6476]

what do you thin Mr. Surfacer with?

[IanLi]

Originally posted by COZMO6476
what do you thin Mr. Surfacer with?

Mr. Color Thinner! :)

[daggerlee]

I just use lacquer thinner to thin Surfacer. But yeah, it's caused by a too-thick mixture, I got some spiderwebs too when I first tried to use it. Can't get Mr. Color thinner because HLJ only sells the Surfacer bottles, not the thinner