modeltrainsparts posted:mike g. posted:Not a good start to the day! I didn't like how my control panel looked and since I had to pull the switches to solder wire to them I pulled all the large pinstriping off. It looked bad so I sanded the paint wiped it down with lacquer thinner, let that dry and put my firs coat on. As soon as I started to let it dry the paint started to bubble and crack.
It went from this to this! Any ideas hoe I can fix this problem?
Short of replacing the entire panel - which may be the easiest course of action - sand the surface down bare, seal it with several coats of white shellac (Binz) and start over. Good luck with whatever you do, and keep the lacquer thinner can closed; it soesn't play well with every kind of paint.
Not sure if plexiglass plays nice with lacquer thinner either. It my be to acidic for the plastic. try sanding the whole thing clean and prime and repaint as others have suggested.
Bob
