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[duckslayer2]

Working on my bufflehead I had the white, brown and gray turn get purple spots on it. I had thought that I had it on my hand and accidently tranfered it on it it, but I didn't. it appeared after I put on Jo Sonjas matte finish on it, it was the first time that I used the matte finish, so I touched it up and sprayed it with dull coat and it reappeared. I also noticed that it was the first time that I used chrome sable and it seened to be the color that the purple was coming from. It may be bleeding thru or having a adverse reaction. Has anyone else here experience this. The only purple that I used was on the head. It is a little upsetting when you put in many hours and have your decoy turn purple.

[Arky Jim]

Bruce...did you get take a picture of this?

[duckslayer2]

No I was too busy panicing and wanting to fix the problem.

[wingnut]

Carving pros, who's that!

[diversdown]

Bruce i use jansens but the only problem i have had with a bleeding is on one of my first decoys i used a black sharpie to outline the areas to be painted. that bled through any color paint with a purple color. several coats of paint did'nt help. i needed to use a primer over the areas to stop the bleeding.

[duckslayer2]

Jeff I didn't use anything like that nor did I use anything different other than a new bottle of gray gesso, chroma sable airbrush paint and a matte varnish.

[diversdown]

really sorry to hear that Bruce. i can only imagine your frustration.

[VT Dukhntr]

Give it more air! LOL!

Bruce was there any chance you didn't clean a brush well?  Other then that and the "let it breath idea", I have nothin'!

~Dave

[duckslayer2]

Wasn't a dirty brush, I really think it was the sable (brown) paint and the matte. I'm going to experiment with it on another decoy because I don't want it to happen again. I'll let you all know what happens.

The best part is I was able to fix the decoy.