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Cool looking spoiler!
Like the car, I drive an IS.
Good work Nex! What kind of primer are you using?
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Happy Birthday Bondo. Hope it’s a good one for ya!
Nice job Nick! Looks alot better with the plastic painted.
I would not do that. Putting someone else’s clear over another basecoat is one thing. To intermix different brands of basecoat together is another story.
First issue I see is that Dupont has to have a basemaker and HOK uses a urethane reducer. You HAVE to use basemaker. You wouldn’t want to use a basemaker with HOK. I can see this failing quickly. I would just buy more red base and be done.
I’m assuming he has KBC basecoat and not a UK Kandy or a KK Kandy
What’s your question?
No R&I light, liners, or loosen bumper? Hack! :rofl
What brand of paint?
If you can warm the panel up first. It takes awhile for metal temp to raise so just turning a heater on for 30 minutes probably won’t do it if the car was cold to start.
Don’t wet the floor either. If it’s drying slow the last thing you need is humidity.
A box fan 8-10 ft away should dry it quick.
I should add a clean air source is very important with water.
I do small jobs on the shop floor without trouble all the time.
Go with Lesonal Pro-Air clear. Works great for 1-3 panel jobs, tacks fast, and is priced good. It’s hard as hell to run also.
Jayson’s advice is very good. Follow it and you will be good. The only tricky part can be the control coat. Go slow and not to dry and not wet. Kinda peppered looking.
If it’s a silver it probably contains 777. It only has a 24 hour potlife. I’m not sure if that is after mixed or after activated. I can check for you tomorrow or maybe Jayson or Joe will know. If the guy at the store added LP to it don’t worry but I would check on it before spraying. I always mix and spray it so I haven’t run into this.
For a metallic reduce at least 30-40%.
Play with different guns also. I mainly use a Sata 1.4 HC but some colors that have been tricky my Iwata 1.4 LVX has worked really well.
Looks good!
You don’t have to use PPS, you can use a plastic cup.
Might want to call Devilbiss, I don’t think the regular GTI is setup to handle water. They make a GTIW that is blue. Might be a different material used internally.
1. Depends on the brand your using. Dupont cleaned well with warm water then an Acetone flush. Sikkens does well with a 10 to 1 water to Acetone mix. Just put it in one of the pump bottles used for degreasing and flush your gun with it while holding the trigger and air going through the gun. Just like spraying paint. Always follow with an Acetone flush. Maybe some other water users can give their cleaning methods.
2. That’s fine. I prefer the Iwata lube. It’s just mineral oil and cheap.
3.Yes. Be sure to always use a waterborne cleaner and a solventborne cleaner before paint.
4. Again depends on the brand, but generally don’t flick your wrist. Just pull back.
5. Buy a cheap box fan for larger jobs. Hair drier will work good for smaller stuff. Just remember not to hot, it needs airflow more than heat. Some waters don’t like alot of heat.
I have sprayed it once. I liked it. I used Dupont Cromax Pro for awhile and I currently spray Sikkens Autowave.
Coverage on Spies is great.