My airbrush detailing on deer is finally getting to the point that I think it looks good. But, even after it dries and cures, touching it even so slightly can remove some of the paint. Is it standard practice to seal it with a clearcoat to protect it and , if so, what works best? Thanks.
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Any type of top coat that is compatible with your paint system will work, just depends on how shiny you want it. But that's not your problem, are you using a basecoat? Are you spraying your paint too heavy? Are you using lifetone or polytranspar or another high quality taxidermy paint?
Chris,
No base coat, just using Lifetone right out of the bottle and nothing over top. I don't want shiney, more of a muted satin that would approximate the live animal's "finish". Thanks in advance.
Your problem could be that you're spraying paint from too great a distance. The lacquer based paints anyway, can actually dry before they stick to the surface if sprayed from a great distance. Hence the paint flakes because it never adhered to surface before it dried. I knw that doesn't sound possible, but I've seen it when misting colors over a fish from a distance of probably 18 inches. Maybe I needed retarded or something but the paint was drying in the air on the way to the fish, and would just rub off very easily. I don't have any scientific knowledge of this and maybe I'm wrong. Just an idea of what the problem could be. I also use a basecoat sealer first, and have never had a problem.
Sorry. I didn't mean retarded, although a case could be made for a descripiton of my spelling, I meant the stuff you add to paint to keep it from drying so fast.