Why do spray cans hate me?

EmperorNorton · Post by **EmperorNorton** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:08 pm

Hey there!
I have problems with spray cans. The first one is a can of varnish that ruins every fig I use it on. It leaves stains on the figs and doesn't coat them properly. The paint starts running, too.
I have a similar problem with a can of white primer I bought yesterday. It doesn't make an even coat but it leaves small bumps all over the figs.
Do I make a mistake that can be corrected or do I just have very bad luck in chosing my cans?

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:14 pm

Are you shaking the cans really well before use?

Where did you get the sprays from? Are they GW sprays, or at least intended for use on minis? Or are they just general purpose paints?

How close are you standing when you spray? Do you move the can as you spray, or just blast it from one position? How many figs are you spraying at a time? If you do several at once, you are less likely to overspray any single model.

Is the paint dry before you varnish? Is it an appropriate, model-friendly spray?

Best of luck

Joe

EmperorNorton · Post by **EmperorNorton** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:18 pm

The varnish I use is from GW, the primer is from Vallejo.
I shake them for about half a minute before use.
I spray from about 20-30 cm away and move the can while spraying.
The paint is dry before I varnish, I let the models dry for at least a day before applying varnish.

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:20 pm

check the can, does it say varnish or stripper??

EmperorNorton · Post by **EmperorNorton** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:22 pm

It says Purity Seal (Matt Varnish).

hoomin_erra · Post by **hoomin_erra** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:35 pm

aah, that's why, purity seal is only for the small purity seals on 40K mini's. Due to the corruption of chaos on all other mini's, it tends to eat away at them!!!!!!

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:11 pm

Hoomin, get serious

Emperor, where do you use the spray? Outside?
I've had some problems with varnish in humid or cold conditions.

If the varnish eats into your paintjob, you spray too much on the mini. The varnish should never form a liquid coat over the mini, rather apply less and do several coats (let dry for at least 15 mins).

Your primer is either old (maybe in the shop for a year?) or you sprayed from too far (or during rain/freezing temperature). Other than varnish, you can move quite close to the mini with primer spray.

The Florist · Post by **The Florist** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:36 pm

Stripper in a can. Nice and portable.

EmperorNorton · Post by **EmperorNorton** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:32 pm

Tim wrote:If the varnish eats into your paintjob, you spray too much on the mini.

Can't be, because the same thing happens when I spray for less than a second.
I don't know about the weather/outside conditions, because I have used it on several occasions.
Can we switch over to German, maybe? I can't really explain the effect in English...

sven · Post by **sven** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:59 pm

a little while ago GW in bluewater had a batch of varnish that was turning models white

, so it sounds that you may have one of them.

sven