Snout Paint Help

[wedgenbiggs]

So I started to paint my snout and aerator using a flat, gray spray paint. As you can clearly see in the image below, as soon as the paint started to dry, it began to crack!

First off, how do I remove this paint from the ABS and secondly, what kind of paint do you recommend to use? Can this be saved???

[Chopper]

This can happen if too much paint is caked on too quickly. Also if the paint is incompatible with the paint in the underlying layer.

Removing the paint will depend on the type of paint that was used. What did you use? Acrylic? Lacquer? Enamel? What brand?

I am a little confused -- are you painting the entire snout area grey? It should be black, with only the plate on the snout greeblie being grey.

 

 

[wedgenbiggs]

I assumed the snout was painted all gray with black around the edges. Knowing that I should layer with black as the base and gray on top makes much more sense. I had been using Rust-Olium flat gray primer. Would Testors model paint work better? What about the black paint - is that gloss or flat? I'm a little lost here, trying to figure out the best kind of paint to use and how best to apply it.

[Chopper]

To clarify, the snout recess area should only be black. You can see how it should look in the photo below. The snout greeblie is attached to the snout recess and, with the exception of the mic tip, is painted gray.

If you used Rusto flat grey, you could try cleaning it up with some 90% iso alcohol. I believe Rusto is a lacquer, so it really depends how thick it's on there and if it's cured or not. You may have to help it a bit with some wet sanding and 400 grit sandpaper. Fortunately, you're painting the whole recess anyway, so it'll get covered up.

The black paint can be flat or satin. Don't use gloss. I used Rusto Flat Black Primer for mine and it worked well.