Michael
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I found a corner where I didn’t spray the clear wet on the tailgate. Got some texture. Darn it.
I suppose I sand the whole panel down then re-clear? Which grit? Would gray pad be ok?
Thanks.
Will be doing some wet sanding on the clear this weekend, 1500 then 2000?
Is P1500 grit same as 1500 grit?
I do have some orange peel here and there. But I am sure after wet sanding it will look ok.
I know you guys are shaking heads.
The runs seemed to have disappeared. Knock on wood.
I found that the clear shrinks quite a bit as it sets. I left some in the mixing cup and the ring that filled the very bottom of the cup with the very center of the cup protruding up, that set clear coat of the ring is sticking up no longer fitting that area.
Anyways, here are couple shots.
Will be wet-sanding tonight.
Thank you, Ben for all the coaching!
So as soon as I got home, I scuff this sucker down.
Then I just finished it a few minutes ago.
The bumper was painted a few days back with the hood.
In conclusion, I think I paint better flat.
The tailgate was also painted.
Let’s see how it looks tomorrow morning!
The reason I asked about thinning the clear was because it was going to too thick for me thus the run. Maybe I need to move my gun faster? Further back?
Thanks yall for all the help thus far.
Ben,
1. Can I thin the base further down than 1:1?
2. Can I thin the clear at all?
3. Thinned base or clear, is the flash time affected at all?
4. Is the flash time a minimum time or is it more like a window of time for the next coat? IE Flash time of 5min, you wait 5 min for the next coat, as long as you wait 5 min or more you are ok. Or 5min to an hour, a day?
Thanks again.
Will be going at it again this evening.
That was the feeling that I was getting. LOL
Some wasted paint but I learned something. Other than excessive paint, why did that happen? I did not have any run on the base coat.
I do have 2 moisture filters in the line, may be that was not enough? Too thick of paint trapping air?
As you can see the hood is on the car now.
I got a few other panels to paint, I will re-paint when I am painting that.
I still want to learn why it happened though.
Thanks.
Time to hear the evaluation from the judges.
I also painted the bumper which was laying flat and it worked out great.
I had the hood hung on hand truck and I painted it vertically and that added to the challenge for me.
I got plenty of practice getting rid of the runs. I think I am pretty fast at it now with using blade.
Now I noticed that under the runs, I think I trapped some air or moisture that it looks like I got microporosities under the run that now that I got rid of the runs.
I got rid of the all the runs and wet sanded every thing down to 1000 grit.
I don’t feel the bumps on my hand but I do see it. Is this what you call ghosting?? Or is there such a thing? What can I do to fix this? Would another coat of clear fix this?
In terms of the color match I think I got lucky. The color matches pretty well and there are very limited areas that the panels adjoin and this helped tremendously.
I learned a lot doing this and that it is much easier to paint when things are laying flat that the paint levels much better without much run.
At any rate, please be gentle with comments but do not hold back so that I can learn. Just remember we all started somewhere. 🙂 Thanks as usual!
LOL. Y’all call that runs? Glad that I didn’t put up my “fail” photo.
Let me rephrase this, I got a lotta runs. I fixed a few last night, having nothing to do after dinner, started sanding a few down with 600 grit on my finger just on the run and block-sanded it with 1000.
BMerchant, I think I like your method better than the rest as it is not as aggressive with sharp stuff.
I may have to do that on a massive scale though. :rofl
I suppose I can use that with any body filler? El cheapo Bondo brand Bondo?
I am going to wet-sand all the panels I have cleared.
BTW, about that razor blade technique, I suppose you tape it right up against the run and not cut but drag the blade over the clear between the tape?
I will give it 24 hours. I will make you proud; just wait till tomorrow late night.
Thank you again for all the help!
-Michael
How long should I wait before wet sanding the clear? I had the medium activator.
Which grit?
I fixed the base.
I was doing the 50% overlap with clear and I do have some runs.
I will post once everything is fixed up. This is embarrassing. :rofl
Started painting. Have some runs. Do I fix them after it is dry?
I also have a bug stuck under the paint. Sand it down once it sets and repaint?
I suppose I fix the defect first and them clear on top?
Thanks again.
MK
Ben, how much would you mix to spray a bumper? Hood? Separately.
I just want to conserve or mix just about right amount so I don’t mix short of or more than I need.
Thank you so much for your help!
Michael
