HI,

 

I'm kind of left alone with my issue as idk any modeller personally... So, I am mostly an 1/35 armour modeller trying to get a nice car model done with a shiny paint and all but now I have this issue that have just ruined all my efforts  and left me discouraged (Actually, I'm really pissed off, tbh...)

So, I sanded, primmed, painted the model and gave 3 good layers of clear coat, then sanded and polish this body to a nice mirror finish with compound. After tape masking for trim painting, I am left with those marks on the body. I want to say they are tape residue, but the marks seems engraved in the finish and I had to sand them over to get ride of them... Anyone know what is the issue? Here are the details below... Was using the Tamiya X-22 a bad choice of product? Any advices are of course welcome...

   Acrylic Paint: Tamiya X-7 + Tamiya laquer thinner, 3 layers

   Clear: Tamiya X-22 + Tamiya laquer thinner, 3 layers

   Cure time: 3 weeks

   Sanded + Tamiya compound to a mirror finish

   Masking tape: Tamiya

Masking tape was applied before painting the trims and removed immediately after. I also noticed that the finish takes the fingerprints still, I wonder if that Tamiya X-22 gets hard enough for this purpose. (For masking tape application)

Thanks in advance!!!