How to achieve depth?
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[quote=”Neat” post=32271]So you are doing 25% more clear in the mix than the TDS calls for?[/quote]
basicly yes ,but as it increases transparancy hence the “up to” but at the same time it also increases gloss and i find it aids flow as well
if i am double clearing a job then mostly i use P400 on a DA ,the second clear session will hold a better gloss as the first has acted as a sealer coat ,imo basecoats and primers act like blotting paper creating some dieback you can of course reclear without sanding within 24 hours of the first aplication as it will still crosslink to the first clear aplication
I’m not sure what you mean when you say, “solids jobs”. My lack of understanding the terminology makes me think you are adding up to 25% high solid clear into your base coat, but I’d like to be sure.
I’m sorry to be such a pain, but I’d really like to understand what you are describing. Thanks for the help and advice.
I follow you on the base and primer acting a bit like blotting paper, and I follow you on the second treatment of clear having more shine because it’s not being polluted by the base coat.
On stuff that I’m going to do multiple treatments of clear, my process goes like this:
-Primer, base until coverage, 3 coats of clear.
-I wait until I can’t leave a finger print in the clear, then wet sand with 600 and a soft block. I try to cut out as much of the orange peel and debris as I can, but I’m always afraid I’ll go through so I usually err on the side of leaving a bit of peel or debris.
-More clear. Usually two, sometimes three coats.Then I’ll dry sand with 1500 on a DA. Normally, I go straight to buffing after that. Sometimes I’ll go back and wetsand it with 2000 on a soft block if I’m having trouble getting the haze out of it with the buffer.
I do plenty of higher end work hot rods motorcycles etc and have never gone wrong blocked all my peel out with 600 wet and re-clearing I think where lots of people make a mistake here and have the clear “too roughed up” Is that the DO NOT understand that the wet paper must be soaked for a good 30 mins with a drop of soap in your bucket otherwise yes it will be rougher and give you some rogue scratches… that or your block has some imperfections in it or your water isnt clean.
[quote=”Neat” post=32294]I’m not sure what you mean when you say, “solids jobs”. My lack of understanding the terminology makes me think you are adding up to 25% high solid clear into your base coat, but I’d like to be sure.
I’m sorry to be such a pain, but I’d really like to understand what you are describing. Thanks for the help and advice.[/quote]
no not to base to 2K single stage finishes
Ah ha, thanks!
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