Clear coat did not lay well
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…that’s awesome, I hope mine will look half that good. It’s been a long time since I sprayed paint and the first time I’ve invested this much energy into trying to achieve a nice shine. The forum is making life much easier. Thanks to all of you.
Thanks to all you guys for your help. I think I have achieved what’s acceptable to me. It’s not quite
a mirror, but it’s very close. Thx. [img]http://www.refinishnetwork.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Gbuff2.JPG[/img]I let the car sit for a while and then put it in the sun. While there is a mirror like finish on the car after buffing, it has hazy spots in it. I guess I could reevaluate the situation once I polish it with the McGuire’s swirl remover.
For all you guys who do this for a living, my hat is off to you…doing this part-time when you have another full-time job just doesn’t work ver well (even if it is your car you’re working on). I see some spots where a sun light would have been beneficial too, pretty dark paint booth if you noticed from the earlier pics. Here we go again…
Thx, Doc
looks pretty nice ta me an yes ya should be able ta clean up that haze with a lil buffin :cheers
Well, I am at the end now. What did I learn from you guys and this process:
1. Do not paint a car in a paint booth when the ambient temperature is 112 degrees Fahrenheit in the booth and the humidity is above 90 percent.
2. Make sure when spraying paint to be close enough to the painting surface (15 years ago I painted a car with a conventional siphon feed at 60 psi, that’s a far cry from the efficiency of the Iwata LPH400 and 18 psi).
3. Make sure when buffing or polishing to keep the rpms low, like 800 rmp and I won’t burn any more of my paint.
4. Take my time a use 4 days to paint the car right instead of three stages in one day.
5. Make sure when spraying clear to definitely be more close (like 4 inches) to eliminate a lot of the orange peel, this sanding and buffing thing is brutal, haha.
6. Use more time when taping the vehicle.
7. Listen, listen, listen to the experts of this forum!!!![img]http://www.refinishnetwork.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Gbuff4.JPG[/img]
thats a nice post cept rule #7 dont apply ta ding :lol1
[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]thats a nice post cept rule #7 dont apply ta ding :lol1[/quote]
😛 😛 😛[b]ding wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]thats a nice post cept rule #7 dont apply ta ding :lol1[/quote]
😛 😛 :P[/quote]
i just couldnt help myself ding :lol1now that you got it done doc, you can always polish what buggs you, a little bit more. 😉
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