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Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: aintnobuffalo on July 03, 2015, 08:25:41 PM

Title: Any defects that are unsafe to customize over?
Post by: aintnobuffalo on July 03, 2015, 08:25:41 PM

I found a bunch a great baits at the fair last weekend! Many of them have mold or cancer, which I have never personally painted over. Are there any defects that end up coming through a coat of paint? Does bad smooze show as a texture through paint?

Title: Re: Any defects that are unsafe to customize over?
Post by: Roogna on July 04, 2015, 01:12:56 PM

the only thing I've ever seen / had issue with is reeeeeeaaaaaaallllly bad pindot. If the "pores" becomeenlarged due to pindot, they may still be seen even with a FBR. however, you can still do the FBR, and it will still be an improvement ;)

Title: Re: Any defects that are unsafe to customize over?
Post by: kaoskat on July 05, 2015, 09:13:45 AM

With pin dot, if you go over it with a dullcote or whatever you use as a sealer, it will help too. So do lots of coats of paint.

Title: Re: Any defects that are unsafe to customize over?
Post by: aintnobuffalo on July 06, 2015, 07:31:21 PM

Thanks so much for the advice! I may try to sand the pin dot a little to see how that affects it. If not, the advice of adding several coats sounds like it could help a lot.

Title: Re: Any defects that are unsafe to customize over?
Post by: daisyd on July 08, 2015, 06:05:00 AM

I found that regrind can show through sometimes. The pony was painted green (was blue) and the regrind spots seem to make the green paint turn yellow  :shocked: I've repainted over those places two or three times, but the yellow marks eventually work their way to the top again.

Kinda given up on that pony now!