Things were again looking bright, but could anything else go wrong?
Yes, and again stupidity was the prime cause.
I had not worried about the underside of the tank - I primed it and just dusted it with the green so it wouldn't look odd. Now my overall finish was complete, I thought I'd give it another dusting. Inverting it on the workmate, I used 3 sections of pipe insulation as a nice soft base, and sprayed the underside.
A few hours later I'm watching something to do with submarines when.... crap, I've left the tank sitting on the foam.
Sure enough, on turning it over the foam was stuck. Peeling it off, I now have a tiger pattern again, just the other way round for variety. Aaaagh!
White spirit didn't help, and I was unconvinced that abrasive papers were making any difference. It was really hard to see whether a tiny layer of foam had bonded to the tank or whether the foam had imprinted its pattern into the paint.
A bit disillusioned, I tried to just paint over it and thankfully, it worked and the marks gradually disappeared.
Yes, and again stupidity was the prime cause.
I had not worried about the underside of the tank - I primed it and just dusted it with the green so it wouldn't look odd. Now my overall finish was complete, I thought I'd give it another dusting. Inverting it on the workmate, I used 3 sections of pipe insulation as a nice soft base, and sprayed the underside.
A few hours later I'm watching something to do with submarines when.... crap, I've left the tank sitting on the foam.
Sure enough, on turning it over the foam was stuck. Peeling it off, I now have a tiger pattern again, just the other way round for variety. Aaaagh!
White spirit didn't help, and I was unconvinced that abrasive papers were making any difference. It was really hard to see whether a tiny layer of foam had bonded to the tank or whether the foam had imprinted its pattern into the paint.
A bit disillusioned, I tried to just paint over it and thankfully, it worked and the marks gradually disappeared.