Problem With Sprayed Badge ..

[Kiimber]

Hi I sprayed my diamond a few months ago .. did all the usual steps, but now my badge has started to get cracks in the paint like its been shattered. Anyone know why this is happening?

Thanks.

 

[Chapster5]

Not enough preperation? Sprayed in a moist place, or place with moisture in the air, Paint not compatible with primer used?

Few bits

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

id say if its cracking that its not correct primer i assume you used a Plastic primer?

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

or and the badge its self was not "prepped" " keyed" enough

 

[Kiimber]

Yeh i used a plastic primer, sanded etc what primer would I use of it is wrong?

 

[Chapster5]

Did you lacquer the badge?

 

[Simon@SprayShack]

To be honest, these diamonds need keying really well, the coating on them isnt paint is a form of chrome plating, thus it needs a metal primer not a plastic primer. Here we use a very very fine compound in a sand blasting cabinet on low pressures then a metal etching primer, followed by a 2K primer, then sanded again with flatting compound before cleaning and painting.

Whenever you do a diamond you want to key all the small areas, use some scotch bright its much easier to get it keyed.....

 

[Kiimber]

Yep laquered aswell .. i will redo using a metal primer and see how that goes. Thanks for the help!!

 

[Chapster5]

Sounds like something is reacting somewhere mate.

 

[-Danman-]

Much easier just to wrap them