I E-tex'd a plug tonight and before I was done it was starting to pit. The plug is a parrot scheme with the flourescent yellow from a rattle can (Krylon) and the flourescent green from a new bottle of Createx. The pitting was only over the fl. green. Here are some details:
- The Krylon fl. yellow dried for maybe 4 days before applying the Createx over it.
- The fl. green was thinned with Createx Illustration Base until it had the viscosity of milk. It went through the airbrush just fine.
- I used a heat gun a couple of times while applying the fl. green to take the wet sheen off of it before applying more.
- When done, I ran the heat gun on it for several minutes.
- The plug sat in front of a portable forced-air heater for about 24 hours, then just hung for another 24 hours.
- The E-tex is new and has been consistent.
Here's the part where I should have known better: I placed the grommets on the plug before E-texing and, as usual, I held the plug with a KimWipe to keep my hand oils off of it. When done, I noticed that the KimWipe clung to the fl. green a little, so I ran the heat gun over it for a few more minutes. Apparently it still wasn't cured before I E-tex'd
I tell you, this is why I primarily switched to lacquer-based paints. I still sometimes use Createx over a lacqer base coat when I think I might botch a paint job, because it's easy to wash off and re-paint rather than sand and re-prime.
So, what do you think? Should I have bake-set the Createx? Did I not give it enough time to dry (48 hrs)? Should I have thinned it differently?
Any advice appreciated.