mikedealer wrote:possible maybe from handling the peice, anything i should use to wipe the primered surface down first?
I always use de-natured alchohol and clean white paper towels before painting to remove finger prints. It evaporates quickly, so I haven't have any paint problems.
I've also had good luck with using Easy-Off (yellow can) for stripping paint....worked great stripping paint on my Monster Beetle body, also works fantasic on removing anodizing too..at least on a couple projects..

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=8967
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=8919&hilit=b2+baja+b2+baja+bug