I give up on aerosol spray varnish. Almost a decade ago I ruined some models with GW's spray varnish on a hot and humid summer day, and I vowed I'd never use spray varnish again, and up until today I used brush on alternatives with no problem.
Today while working on an article, I used some spray varnish which I needed to review. Instead of waiting until evening when the humidity is less, and the heat dies down... I sprayed these models at noon, and now I want to scream. I ended up ruining about eight really nice pieces, models that were to be used in a few different product reviews. I tried the various methods people mentioned online to fix “frosted” models, none of which works.
Weeks worth of painting down the drain, all because against my better judgment, I decided to try another aerosol varnish. It was partially my mistake, because I was excited to get them sealed, and I should have tested it out on a single model first. Instead I sprayed all eight, and ruined every one. I figured I'd be killing a few birds with one stone, instead of wiped out the entire flock! lol
I'm done, never again will I use spray on varnish. Primer can be problematic like this too in the humidity, but not nearly as bad as the frosted effect, because you're not loosing all the time you spent painting a model when primer fouls up. If primer goofs, you strip and go again, and loose nothing but a little time.
East Coast humidity is terrible for any aerosol-based paint products during the summer months. A word of warning, if you live in a very humid environment, invest in some brush on sealer/varnish, and maybe even brush on primer too. Some can say “I use spray varnish all the time with no problems”. I can't tell you how many times I sprayed with no problem in the humidity too years ago, but it's that single random time they decide to frost up, which will convince you how bad aerosol-based varnishes can be. Don't say I didn't tell you so.
This also isn't a case of a “bad can” of spray on varnish either. This can occur with any aerosol-based product in humid environments, be it $5 varnish, or the $15 a can variety, it doesn't matter.
This totally screws me on a few of the articles I had lined up to be posted over the next few days. A few of those models were to be photographed to finish the articles, and I have to redo them now. Therefore there will be a lack of updates over the next few days, as I work to remedy the situation.
Today while working on an article, I used some spray varnish which I needed to review. Instead of waiting until evening when the humidity is less, and the heat dies down... I sprayed these models at noon, and now I want to scream. I ended up ruining about eight really nice pieces, models that were to be used in a few different product reviews. I tried the various methods people mentioned online to fix “frosted” models, none of which works.
Weeks worth of painting down the drain, all because against my better judgment, I decided to try another aerosol varnish. It was partially my mistake, because I was excited to get them sealed, and I should have tested it out on a single model first. Instead I sprayed all eight, and ruined every one. I figured I'd be killing a few birds with one stone, instead of wiped out the entire flock! lol
I'm done, never again will I use spray on varnish. Primer can be problematic like this too in the humidity, but not nearly as bad as the frosted effect, because you're not loosing all the time you spent painting a model when primer fouls up. If primer goofs, you strip and go again, and loose nothing but a little time.
East Coast humidity is terrible for any aerosol-based paint products during the summer months. A word of warning, if you live in a very humid environment, invest in some brush on sealer/varnish, and maybe even brush on primer too. Some can say “I use spray varnish all the time with no problems”. I can't tell you how many times I sprayed with no problem in the humidity too years ago, but it's that single random time they decide to frost up, which will convince you how bad aerosol-based varnishes can be. Don't say I didn't tell you so.
This also isn't a case of a “bad can” of spray on varnish either. This can occur with any aerosol-based product in humid environments, be it $5 varnish, or the $15 a can variety, it doesn't matter.
This totally screws me on a few of the articles I had lined up to be posted over the next few days. A few of those models were to be photographed to finish the articles, and I have to redo them now. Therefore there will be a lack of updates over the next few days, as I work to remedy the situation.