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Post by kneid on Apr 3, 2008 20:50:50 GMT -5
I`ve been loosing my colors on my walleye and all of the green phases on my largemouth. I use WA irr. gold and candy bright yellow on the back and sides of the large mouth and gill red and bright yellow on the walleyes. I took a one day course with you cecil a long time ago but I haven`t seen the two walleye we painted since then. I seal with gary bowens and also use his gloss. Thanks for any advice, this is my first post here so go easy on me.
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Post by cecil on Apr 3, 2008 22:00:43 GMT -5
I`ve been loosing my colors on my walleye and all of the green phases on my largemouth. I use WA irr. gold and candy bright yellow on the back and sides of the large mouth and gill red and bright yellow on the walleyes. I took a one day course with you cecil a long time ago but I haven`t seen the two walleye we painted since then. I seal with gary bowens and also use his gloss. Thanks for any advice, this is my first post here so go easy on me. No worries here. This is not the taxidermynet where anything goes. The moderators take the rules seriously. ;D And welcome aboard! The two walleye we painted since then? I have no idea where they are either. ;D I don't remember if they were customer fish or yours? What can I say I'm getting old. I can't remember your first name but your last name is Neidemeyer or Bredemeyer from Angola? How quickly does the color fade? Did you shake the bottle good? Are you letting your fish set overnight before clear coating? With WA I think it's imperative. How old is the paint? Paint actually has as shelf life believe it or not. It could have been old before you got it too. If none of this questions leads you to the answer it could be the clear coat you are using is chemically reating with the paint. If that is the case see my last paragraph here. Only paint I've had this problem with was the Candy colors. I was told by someone else it was because the pigments were so fine. I had it happen with Candy Bright Yellow. I switched to Bright Yellow and just used less of it and I'm fine. Addtionally I would ditch the clear coat in an aerosal can. Get you a good automotive gloss and spring for a good spray gun. It's actually more ecomical in the long run although it seems really expensive. Your auto parts store should be able to order it by the quart if you want.
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Post by kneid on Apr 3, 2008 22:45:29 GMT -5
Thanks Cecil! It just so happens I`m glossing right away and some of my paint is nine years old. I bought a gravity fed sprayer and some auto gloss and it apeared too thin. Do you have to mix a hardner in or straight out of the can. By the way you have an impressive memory. My last name is Neidemire and the walleyes were my customers. Thanks again- Ken
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Post by cecil on Apr 4, 2008 4:51:25 GMT -5
Thanks Cecil! It just so happens I`m glossing right away and some of my paint is nine years old. I bought a gravity fed sprayer and some auto gloss and it apeared too thin. Do you have to mix a hardner in or straight out of the can. By the way you have an impressive memory. My last name is Neidemire and the walleyes were my customers. Thanks again- Ken All the automotive clear coats I have used required a hardner, and I mix it in before putting it into the sprayer 4 : 1. Are you saying you didn't use any hardner at all? If so, your clear coat should not have dried and it definitely would have broken down your paint. If you did use hardner I would buy a bottle of new paint and see what happens. Also you really should let the fish set overnight before clear coating.
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Post by kneid on Apr 7, 2008 23:25:22 GMT -5
No I didn`t use any hardner but I just shot some on an old fish I had in my back room just to see what would happen. What I found was no more experimenting until I get an exhaust system. Thanks again!!
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