Mr Surfacer 1000 Question

[Chris Hannover - Germany]

Hi all,

 

i had this glass can for about 2 years lying around here and now i thought i should give it a try.

The consistence was like milk, so i thought it would be ok to use it unthined. But when i started spraying this liquid manure, lots of spider webbings came out of my gun.... :angry: Am i the spiderman or what??

What did i wrong?

 

? Do i have to thin it much down?

? Is it perhaps overstored?

 

After sanding down the part, to my surprise, it looked just fine. All the tiny holes from filling with superglue were covered with Mr Surfacer. That´s all what i want, but these spider webbings.... This won´t make it to my favorite primer...

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for any help fellas,

Cheers,

Chris

[Radub]

Hi Chris,

MrSurfacer is excellent for filling tiny cracks and pinholes. I would be lost without it.

I thin it down with lacquer thinner, just like any other paint. I found that the best ratio for spray painting is 50/50. Sometimes I need to apply a couple of coats for best results. I also found that if I leave MrSurfacer dry for a couple of days before sanding, I get better results, as it tends to shrink a bit.

HTH

Radu

[Chris Hannover - Germany]

Hi Radu,

 

thanks much! The effect was already there, only the spraying was a nightmare. next time i will use your methode.

 

Thanks again,

Chris

[Klaus H]

use Mr Color from gunze, chris. i have tried several cheaper things like isopropanol, ethanol, mixtures of both, but Mr Color just works fine. its better to spend 5 € here than to worry about those spiderman issues.

50/50 mixture sounds fine to me. if its too thick.... spiderman.

 

cheers klaus

[MikeMaben]

Believe it or not Chris, back in the late 60's and early 70's, custom car painters used

an effect called cobwebbing where they 'wanted' that spider webbing to happen.

They would spray unthinned acrylics (probably lacquer) at very high pressure to get

the effect.

M

M

...so yeah, it's a thinning thing.

[cezanne]

Hi Chris,

I had the same effect a couple of years

ago. The stuff is overstored!!

The spiders are a typcial sign. Kick it in

the bin and get a new one - like I did.

The same effect you have sometimes

with overstored clear laquer, no matter

if flat or gloss.

 

cezanne

[Chris Hannover - Germany]

Thanks for the help mates!

First i will try the 50/50 mix with Mr. Thinner, if that fails, i will throw it out of the window and get a new one.

 

 

Thanks,

Chris

[simmes]

Verdünnen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

70/30 works also good cause the stuff is very thick.

Try it as an primer for bmf,but polish the Surfacer 1000 with 8000 Micro Mesh.

I can live without my ex wife,but not without Mr.Surfacer.......

[Chris Hannover - Germany]

Without the ex wife...

 

Yes, will thin the liquid manure next time

 

 

Thanks & Cheers,

Chris