Spray laqcuer + spray paint = ugly paint job.

When I finished my cool Spitfire model, I found that I had a new problem: How does one paint a balsa and paper airplane? After some searching on the net (and the net is surprisingly silent on issues related to balsa and paper airplanes), I found that one guy said he painted his plane with a base coat of spray laqcuer and then used regular spray paint.

Sounded easy. And it was. The problem was that my otherwise beautiful airplane looked like a mottled piece of cheese. The paint clumped on the surface and the color was uneven. Not a good idea. Do not try that at home on your plane.