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Offline gedmundson

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Near Disaster
« on: March 27, 2016, 02:27:41 AM »
Hi Folks,
With a couple of forum members sharing CA glue mishaps, I thought I'd show a near-distaster involving a bottle of black Vallejo acrylic paint. During a recent project, I wanted to squeeze a couple of drops of paint onto a small piece of polyethylene. With no paint wanting to come out, I must have squeezed too hard and the bottle virtually exploded as the plastic end popped out and about 80% of the paint came out in all directions. My work area couldn't have been more cluttered with pre-painted parts everywhere. But luckily enough, not one of those parts got a drop of paint on them - it was a lucky day for me. But the clean up involved my clothes, the floor, and many spots in a 4 foot radius.



Cheers,
Gary
« Last Edit: March 27, 2016, 02:05:04 PM by gedmundson »

Offline Dirigible-Al

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2016, 03:02:32 AM »
I once accidently tipped paint over a nearly finished model and that had a far less happy ending
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Offline lcarroll

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2016, 03:14:07 AM »
Gary,   
    Must have been the same black cloud that was over my part of the province last week. Mine was a bottle of Tamiya Semi Gloss Black caught up by the chain on the Medic Alert bracelet I wear, spilled most of it on the desk (fortunately none on the numerous bits thereon) but then dragged via my lap onto the floor. It's been a hell of a week or so, I'm hoping I've got it all out of my system however these things seem to happen in "threes"!?
    I know of your pain! :(
Cheers,
Lance

Offline Ernie

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2016, 03:32:24 AM »
It wasn't paint, but my worst was when I knocked over a little bottle of lacquer (cellulose) thinner
over a very nicely painted wing, destroying the niceness in a hurry! ::)  It's not easy being a klutz! ;D

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Offline nmroberto

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2016, 03:32:56 AM »
I knocked over a bottle of liquid cement once. 

Unfortunately there was a completely painted and decaled wing that took the majority of the cement.

Did you know that paint and decals don't take kindly to cement? 
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Offline drdave

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2016, 03:46:54 AM »
We've all been here. Not helped by my habit of using the spray booth as an assembly space too.

Offline Borsos

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Re: Near Distaster
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2016, 04:38:17 AM »
Oh yes, that's the reason why I don't like these Vallejo paints. You shouldn't give me anything that you can squeeze...
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