PAINT HELP!!!!!!!

[UPJohn]

OK yesterday i spraypainted a layer of Testors flat gray primer on an old Conrail engine that i wanted to repaint for my freelance railroad. I tested it first on an old boxcar and today i sprayed the boxcar the Floquil Dark Blue and it mixed with the primer (which was dry) and made a light blue color. Also i had difficulty getting the paint to come out of the can. First a brown liquid started oozing out of the nozel and then the paint kind of stopped when i was spraying. Does anyody know whats going on so i know what to do when i paint my engine?

[Anonymous]

Pull the nozzel off the paint can and see if you can clean it out with some paint cleaner. Could be just a clogged nozzel. Did you shake the spray can enough? Keep it hoizontal while spraying? Just a few thoughts.

Bob Boudreau

[Anonymous]

Spraypaint & Airbrushing are 2 different things if you airbrush you may want to check your hoses to see if they are clogged.If you are spraypainting then you might want to shake the can?More than likely the can may not be any good or the nozzel could be bad.

[tstage]

Bob took my thoughts exactly. You have to shake up the can well EACH time before using itt. Evenytime I use bottled paint, I always shake it for a least 1/2 minute.

Also, if you don't keep the can upright while you spray, the paint will eventually stop coming out and all you have left is the accelerant- which may be the dark brown color you mentioned.

When you are done spray painting, it's always good to turn the can upside down and spray the remaining paint out of the nozzle. That will keep the nozzle from getting clogged.

Tom

[UPJohn]

but what about the paint mixing with the dry primer making a light blue color????

[tstage]

UPJohn

Is the primer also acrylic? Is it possible that one is acrylic and the other is enamel. Acrylic and enamel usually don't "play together very nicely" when you combine them. It may mean only having to spray a second or third coat of blue on it to fix the problem. Keep us posted...

Tom