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Has anyone had a problem with after you spray a model with Matte Finish the model turns white?

I believe the problem there would be the humidity. If you spray anything while the conditions suck (aka most of the usa for the next couple days), it will sometimes cause your sprays to become clouded or flakey by messing with how quickly the spray dries.

This is what I've heard (I'm very careful about when I spray), but I'm not 100% on that. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

Not really, but I think my "black" Ulthve fireprisms got more pale than I had anticipated. That turned out great though because my highlights actually show now

fenrir1997 wrote:I believe the problem there would be the humidity. If you spray anything while the conditions suck (aka most of the usa for the next couple days), it will sometimes cause your sprays to become clouded or flakey by messing with how quickly the spray dries.

This is what I've heard (I'm very careful about when I spray), but I'm not 100% on that. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

That is correct, Sir. Subpar conditions like humidity and heat can effect varnish.

One solution for your models would be to wait for better conditions and then to apply a heavy coat of gloss varnish, letting it dry for a few days and then carefully going over the model with a new coat of matte varnish - if the conditions are better.

Hope this helps,


IK-Painter

It's our heat wave. 95*+ temps and high humidity is not good conditions for spraying anything. Also why I do all my spraying indoors for good measure.

Thanks guys.

Aduro: You need to make it down to Bama for a game some time. Next time I am back in Iowa I will look you up for a game.

Jbunny, I had that problem with a couple of my models and I thought they were ruined.

However, I waited for good conditions, and I just re-matted them and they came out great. All the white fogginess and fuzziness went away.

I actually wait for days like these to spray my winter-themed Dark Elves. The 'frosting' effect makes the snow on the ground more believeable.

Vulcan wrote:I actually wait for days like these to spray my winter-themed Dark Elves. The 'frosting' effect makes the snow on the ground more believeable.

If I knew I could recreate the effect everytime, I would love it. But having one model that is completely different from the rest is a pain.

Well, waiting means I usually have pretty large batches of them to do at once, especially early in the summer...