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Problems with Tamiya Clear... anyone else?
madwolf
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Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 11:30 AM UTC
I've tried to finish a model with Tamiya's clear and it worked well where you were spraying but right around the direct spray area, small salt-like granules would form. I almost ruined the model, but managed to spray over those and they ended up melting... Is this a sign of paint going bad or what? I really hope paint lasts more than 1 year because this one wasn't even a year old.

By the way, I've tried to thin it with tamiya's thinner, testor's thinner and alcohol and it did the same thing. I do have plenty of other clears, but I am just curious as to what the problem is.
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ARMORAMA
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Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 12:05 PM UTC
Are you show it wasn’t water from your compressor
matt
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Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007 - 06:06 PM UTC
are you sure it wasn't the Flattening or Glossing Agents that you mix with the paint??
Tojo72
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Posted: Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 04:24 AM UTC
I believe that tamiya's clears are to be mixed in with the paint not seperately sprayed or brushed.
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