Paint blead

[greazy]

What is the best thing to clean up a few small spots of blead through ? I just painted the first color on my boys slash body and got a couple of spots, dont want to start the second color until I try to clean it up a bit.

[Coelacanth]

I've had success gently scraping away the paint bleed with an X-acto knife. The resulting fine scratches aren't usually visible when covered with the next color of paint.

[Eau Rouge]

I've had success gently scraping away the paint bleed with an X-acto knife. The resulting fine scratches aren't usually visible when covered with the next color of paint.

Bingo.

Or a cotton swab lightly dampened in denatured alcohol works if you have a very steady hand and the bleed area is large. Happens on EVERY taped paint job, so don't feel too bad about it.

[Brandon G]

X2 on the exacto and X1 on the denatured alcohol. The alcohol also works well with a cotton ball to remove overspray if you are doing a body that doesn't come equipped with film.

[bearrickster]

on bodies with out overspray film I use to tape it all off. then wax it with car wax and dont wipe it off till your done.

[shirochanwrx]

A fresh X-acto blade works great in my experience.

First: lightly score along the desired paint line (e.g where the tape was) in order to facilitate the excess paint coming away from the paint-line cleanly.

Second: Gently scrape the excess paint, always scraping *away* from the paint that you want to keep.

Third: Final wipe with solvent such as denatured alcohol or brake fluid to ensure that all of the paint dust / flakes are removed. They can be tough to see ... until you seal them in with the next coat of paint.

Fourth: Quick wipe with paper towel with 409 or other cleaner-degreaser to remove the fingerprints, etc, left behind by your cleaning project.

[tesla33]

Painting always scares me off. I always seem to get those droplets in my bodies and the worst part is trying to solve the problem where I always end up messing it up even more!