Had a few more big oopsies. A piece of hair got into the collar armor while I was spraying the silver paint.
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So I sanded the piece down, and reprimed it.
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However, when I reprimed it, the primer cracked still, just like on the gauntlet even though I cleaned it. I then realized it must be a paint reaction between the primer and silver paint.
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Glued down the edges of the adhesive Velcro on the vest with e-6000 for more stability cause I noticed the Velcro would start peeling off when the armor was on it for an extended period of time. While doing this, I put the armor behind the vest to keep the vest flatter. However, the e-6000 bled through the vest and make marks on the armor.
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So I sanded, wiped with mineral spirits, and sanded again to strip some paint layers off all the oopsie pieces. I used too low of a grit on the first sanding pass and left some gouges, so I’ll have to do multiple layers of filler primer and sanding to get it smooth again.
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And also added foam padding in the finished gauntlet. It fits very nicely now.
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