Eveliina
Gravity Guru
Hi peeps!
I painted carbon fiber helmet as a practice piece. I finally got it cleared and waited 48 hours before I removed tapes but when I did that I noticed that as I pulled the tape off it also took some of the paint off too from the border. It kind of chipped to the base layer. I'm sorry I dont have any pics right now, but I can add some later.
Now what I ask from you, fellow artists, is opinions of what caused this chipping and poor adhesion to primer since I want to learn for next time. And also it would be nice to know what do you think
, is the whole artwork gonna come off eventually or could it still dry and cure stronger with time?
I'm sure I did a lot of mistakes during the project even if I tried to learn the basics of painting a helmet. I have mostly painted plastic, wood and textiles and Ive ever experienced anything like this with those materials. Anyways, here's shortly what I did:
- washed the helmet
- wet sanded with 1200 grit sand paper
- washed it again and removed any dirt with acetone
- sprayed filler primer what my paint store recommended
- sanded primer again with 1200 grit sand paper and viped off sanding dust
- applied Auto Air autobourne black as a base color as my paint store recommended (i believe it's more for detailing tho..)
-painted flames and skulls using wicked detail and auto air transprent
- wiped with silione remover wipe
-Clear coated with 2k automotive clear which i got from car painter. He said it to be super strong kind of clear.
Did I sand the primer too fine or did I use too thick layers and didn't let them dry enough?
What do you think? Anyone experienced anything similar? Thank you SO MUCH for your time! I appreciate any suggestions and thoughts.
- eve
I painted carbon fiber helmet as a practice piece. I finally got it cleared and waited 48 hours before I removed tapes but when I did that I noticed that as I pulled the tape off it also took some of the paint off too from the border. It kind of chipped to the base layer. I'm sorry I dont have any pics right now, but I can add some later.
Now what I ask from you, fellow artists, is opinions of what caused this chipping and poor adhesion to primer since I want to learn for next time. And also it would be nice to know what do you think
, is the whole artwork gonna come off eventually or could it still dry and cure stronger with time?
I'm sure I did a lot of mistakes during the project even if I tried to learn the basics of painting a helmet. I have mostly painted plastic, wood and textiles and Ive ever experienced anything like this with those materials. Anyways, here's shortly what I did:
- washed the helmet
- wet sanded with 1200 grit sand paper
- washed it again and removed any dirt with acetone
- sprayed filler primer what my paint store recommended
- sanded primer again with 1200 grit sand paper and viped off sanding dust
- applied Auto Air autobourne black as a base color as my paint store recommended (i believe it's more for detailing tho..)
-painted flames and skulls using wicked detail and auto air transprent
- wiped with silione remover wipe
-Clear coated with 2k automotive clear which i got from car painter. He said it to be super strong kind of clear.
Did I sand the primer too fine or did I use too thick layers and didn't let them dry enough?
What do you think? Anyone experienced anything similar? Thank you SO MUCH for your time! I appreciate any suggestions and thoughts.
- eve