getting wet clear into fog light openings
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I was laying down the clear really nice and tried twisting the cap sideways but it was still dry. I thought maybe lowering the fluid, closing the fan, and/or turning up the air a bit(3-4psi) would do the trick but to be honest I was worried about a run and didn’t feel brave enough. I should have tried it anyways.
Anyhow, just wanted some details on how you would handle it and if you do it before or after hitting the surrounding face. The more detail the better. The bumper turned out ok and acceptable but just trying to key into the some mistakes and way to improve. Thanks ahead of time.
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I do the edges first, making sure to get then decently, but not too heavy. Any openings like the fog light holes, I’ll spray from the backside as well as the front.
I don’t make any adjustments to the gun, just watch your speed and distance.
thanks for the response. That’s exactly what I did. The other day I sprayed hot rod black on the inside of some fenders and had to mess with the fan to get it deep into the cavity up front and it worked great in covering every section. I was very tempted to try that with the clear to get it wetter in the fog light opening but I sensed RUN and didn’t try it.
As Ben does, I’ll spray in from the back first wherever possible. I rarely alter my gun settings, just apply in short burst to build up the required thickness without going too far.
[quote=”Ben” post=34550]I do the edges first, making sure to get then decently, but not too heavy. Any openings like the fog light holes, I’ll spray from the backside as well as the front.
I don’t make any adjustments to the gun, just watch your speed and distance.[/quote]
What Ben said…. Some can be a bigger pain than others.
thanks guys. Glad I didn’t try to mess with the fan then. Spraying from the backside did wonders on the very middle .
Like the other have said I hit all the edges first and spray the openings from the backside. Then ill spray the openings from the front and continue to spray the rest of the bumper. Take this as you may, the worst thing you can do spraying clear is to hesitate because thats when you get your runs. Make that bumper your b***** lol. I always spray my clear near the verge of running it. You gotta be bold sometimes to get a good finish off the gun. Its usually pays off and occasionally youll get a run. But once you geet that confidence with the clear itll seem like a no brainer. Good luck
is that why your user name is “runnin”? :rofl
Thanks for that. I’ll get a little bolder next time but careful at the same time.
Another tip is to have a game plan for spraying bumpers with alot of edges and openings like the last generation bmw 3 series. That bumper has so many sharp lines that if you dont divide the bumper into 3 sections while spraying clear your more than likely going to get dry spots in the openings and a bunch of runs on those sharp body lines. When you divide the bumper into sections, it makes it easier to know when to let off the clear so you dont load up the edges so much.
Exactly Like Ben said , I don’t change any gun settings , as soon as the front is sprayed I move to the back side with heavy spray as soon as you can, this goes for the back side of grills also , runs don’t matter on the backside ! After you get it down you wont have runs there either ! 😉
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