handplane
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I have done a few acrylic pens and have painted the tubes only before gluing in the tube. On couple of the pens the paint seemed to come loose from the tube. I only noticed this during the finishing process when I felt a bump that should not have been there. It looked like the blank was coming loose in small sections. I was able to fix it by soaking the ends in CA and letting it sit. I know the paint was dry before I assembled things but am not sure what made it come apart. What did I do wrong? Should I paint the inside of the blank and not the tube? I'm still learning.