Scuff marks in paint?

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Every so often I get these scuff marks in the paint.  Not scratches.....the only way I can describe it is say maybe a finger nail brushes lightly against the paint.  I was hoping it would go away when I hit it with clear coat, like salt fogging goes away.  Maybe it was because it was Tamiya X-22 and Leveling Thinner rather than something stronger?

Any thoughts?  How to get rid of it?  Guess I could mask off that panel and mist it with a coat of paint.

Thanks!

[Tobi]

Can you post a picture and what exactly did you do?

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Sorry, only phone pictures right now. Off to work soon.

Little more noticeable than you see in the pics. Also looks a lot more glossy in real life (not a car shine, but more gloss).

[Tobi]

Hmmh, something like this I have honestly never seen before.
Was the surface cleaned and rinsed after assembly and did you apply a primer (which one)?
You say you used Tamiya acrylic paint with Gunze leveling thinner? This combination should work fine, I use it myself very often.
Can you rule out a splattering airbrush? The coating looks a little rough and sandy, which could mean spraying distance was too large or the room temperature too hot for the mixture/paint was too thick.
Glossiness in Tamiya acrylic flat paint almost always means unwanted paint accumulation in this spot.

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Pretty sure I primed it.........it's been sitting painted for several years.  I wiped it down (might of just been water though) since it sat so long between messing with it.  I know I've had these scuffs in the past, but the clear coat would have been Future (brushed on) instead.  Flat coats in the past could of been several different ones (Used Polly Scale for a while).

[joelsmith]

I would consider lightly sanding the scuff with wet 1000 grit paper to see if I could polish out the scuff. Do you have a piece of painted sprue you could practice on? Please keep us informed, Joel.

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I have a couple wing halves I've been using for testing I could mess with. May be a day or two before I'm back at it. Couple house projects and basketball game to watch.

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On the areas that were flat they sanded out fine, but the fabric areas on this F4U-1A didn't fair so well. So I am ending up retouching some areas. Oh well......just keep on plugging away I guess. 

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It's my fingernails rubbing against the paint, like when I am trying to mask off a panel or something. Just did it, same look.