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    Overlord of Music Sonic Mountain's Avatar
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    Is it particularly hot/cold or humid where you are? The paint shouldn't be milky like that - it generally means that you got some moisture from the air condensed in the paint as you were spraying.

    If you notice it while its still wet it is possible to fix it with a gentle application of a hair dryer, but otherwise you probably need to sand it back and try again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain View Post
    Is it particularly hot/cold or humid where you are? The paint shouldn't be milky like that - it generally means that you got some moisture from the air condensed in the paint as you were spraying.

    If you notice it while its still wet it is possible to fix it with a gentle application of a hair dryer, but otherwise you probably need to sand it back and try again.
    100% looks like that to me as well, if the body is ash what did you use for a grain fill if your using lacquer it will shrink back big time as some said use a high fill primer but use a grain binder 1st then use the high fill 5 or 6 coats and dry sand it with 240 alloy oxide paper when it's good enough to take a colour coat do 5 or 6 coats of colour and wet sand that back with 600 W&D when it flat give it 8 to 10 coat of clear so you have enough to sand it back when it shrinks back then leave it a month to cure them 1200 up w&d then polish it till your arms feel like there going to fall off

    If your using spray can you may need to leave it a bit longer to cure as the use a retarder in them so they cure slower
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