Another New Guy

I used the Ocean Blue for the first time in March and the temp wasn't very high. No real problems and I used the Cruzer dust layer method. Since then I have tried use the OB several times in high heat (mid 90s to 100s) and I have had the exact same problem that TK3944 describes. I don't know that it is the heat but that is what I have been attributing it to.

I gave up and just got a good layer of Ocean Blue then used 1000 grit to smooth it out. It took out some of the sheen but I think it still looks pretty decent.
 
I used the Ocean Blue for the first time in March and the temp wasn't very high. No real problems and I used the Cruzer dust layer method. Since then I have tried use the OB several times in high heat (mid 90s to 100s) and I have had the exact same problem that TK3944 describes. I don't know that it is the heat but that is what I have been attributing it to.

I gave up and just got a good layer of Ocean Blue then used 1000 grit to smooth it out. It took out some of the sheen but I think it still looks pretty decent.

That's exactly what I gave up and did. After the second attempt to use the the Ocean Blue with similar results (maybe it is the temperature in the garage). I then sanded it smooth with 800, then 1000 grit, so it's nice and smooth. It still has a nice even coating of blue all around. I might go ahead and use some gloss coat to bring some of the shine back to match the Rustoleum Royal Blue, which as I suspected, went on smooth as a baby's back side. I'll post some pics with I get that done.

Thanks all for the advice.

@saint_nasty, (insert sheepish emoticon) no, it wasn't automotive primer. I was too cheap and in too big of a hurry to go out and get yet another can of primer when I had a perfectly good can of primer here at home. Yeah, that saved a lot of time, huh? Ended up painting and sanding and repainting twice and it's still not right. I need to pay more attention to y'all's advice. :)
 
O.K. Got the ocean blue shined up, by applying gloss coat with a cotton ball. I didn't want to risk more bubbles by spraying it on, and didn't want brush strokes from using a brush, so i tried the cotton ball. Seems to have worked pretty good. Now, both blues are equally shiny. I still have to put in the visor and put on the right ear. Then shine it up again with polish, put on the stripes and then... weather it :( Seems a shame to dirty such a great looking helmet. Here's a few progress pics.

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@tk3944 that automobile primer and the filler primer they sell in the auto dept of walmart is the only stuff I use any more. I've read and experienced too many heartaches to use anything else at this point.
 
looking good..............I just dirtied up my latest one yesterday. I am always nervous when I put the first dabs on but by the end it looks so much better I am having to control the urge to make it even dirtier. I am planning on posting some pics later but I don't want to post a pic of my work in your thread.
 
O.K. I think I have completed this helmet (except for the weathering, of course). Here are some final pics of the helmet. Please let me know what you think. Constructive criticism welcome.

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Now on to another piece of Jango armor. Blasters would be AWESOME! Just can't seem to find anything other than Rubies at the moment. :(
Flight suit and vest probably next. Red Kap postman blue was what I was thinking. Any opinions?
 
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