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Originally Posted by ProfessorM
My first coat after a lightly sanded XIM primer is opaque white on all plugs, heat set, then colors. I use Createx and Golden. Does this happen after you epoxy the plugs and then hit a rock and compromise the epoxy and then starts peeling ?
If it peels right off the primer I'd try some different primer then. The problem seems to be adhesion to the primer.
Maybe give XIM 400 white a try. Not cheap but I like it a lot. I get it here in the spray can.
http://www.thepaintstore.com/XIM_400_White_p/1102.htm |
I think your answer is here... sanding the primer... the surface may be too slick for it to adhere....now we are getting to the bottom of it..
I've used at least a dozen differant primers.. the only time I ever had a problem was with a smooth un sanded finish...
I used to sand my plugs super smoothe... now #150 is as fine as I go... paint and epoxy adhere much better to the rougher surface.. the end result is still a glass like finish because of the epoxy... i use the cheapest paint the craft store has...diluted with water...never an issue... the only time I heat set is when i do scales..there are alot of ways to do this... you'll get lots of good advise... eventually you will find a method that suits you and develop your own process like the rest of us have...
also thin coats.. coats of paint that are too thick never bond well and are prone to peeling.. some times less is more...