Tamiya ps paint

[adey]

Hi all. I need a bit of help here. I have bought a some florescent yellow tamiya ps spray paint and wanted to do a one colour simple paint job. I sprayed the body with very thin coats making sure the paint had time to dry and the can was well shook and I started to notice the paint was bubbling as it was drying. It left the body shell looking awful. I took the body and showed it to the shop I had the paint from and they told me it was water contamination. I didn't agree but thought I would try again and I have had the same result. The paint has ruined two bodyshells. What am I doing wrong and if it's a paint fault, should I ask the importer to pay for replacement bodies ?.

[mark christopher]

How are you drying paint?
How warm is it where you are painting?
Are you warming the paint tin?

[adey]

The paint is drying naturally. Warming the tin to room temperature

[adey]

The paint is drying naturally. Warming the tin to room temperature in a spare room. It's not cold. I have since been told by a few fellow racers that tamiya paint is ok but florescent colours are complete rubbish. I have painted alot of bodyshells in my time as I been a racer for many years and never had an issue like this.

[Kev B]

Did you wash the shells first? Sounds like it has a releasing agent still on the lexan from the mould causing it.

[adey]

Yes I washed them. Very thoroughly with warm water and a non scented soap. I made sure they were dry too. They are penguin bodies.

[rugmuncher]

If you're doing everything you say you're doing it does sound like an issue with the paint.

I've painted dozens of shells (including quite a few Penguins), and I've used Tamiya (and CoreRc) florescent colours, and never experienced what you have.

Are you absolutely sure the shell is completely dry before you apply the first dust coat?