Satin compound
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Hey guys in starting a custom chopper in February and I need to find a compound, polish and wax made for satin and Matt finish paints. As we all know bout de nibs etc so I’ve tried a couple of products which say for satin/ Matt but the compound has crystals in which gives a slight shine which is a no no lol for what I need any ideas guys
Cheers rikkajust sand it with 2k grit :dnc
Sorry, but there no way to polish a matte finish with out giving it a shine. what you get out of the gun is what you get
[quote=”ding” post=29222]Sorry, but there no way to polish a matte finish with out giving it a shine. what you get out of the gun is what you get[/quote]
Ok I find this a bit odd as the new fiat 500 line are in matts and satins which are are a factory finish which in my eyes you have to get rid of the defects. I know swissvax do sealants and detailing spray
Hyundais have a Matte option avail now as well and they have a whole tech bulletin of what you cant do to the finish without ruining it. And factorys dont get rid of defects. every new car has dust nibs, terrible orange peel, runs etc. they only address major defects and there are a lot of new cars with multiple layers of paint on them
Yeh I know wot you mean. I just like the idea of sending my work out unfinished when it can be done to a higher standard, I’ve looked into it and getting tech sheets for a couple of products from swissvax, on sealants, cleaner spray and waxes, with it bein on a custom build I don’t want my work letting the project down ha ha . 🙂 I have done satin work before but only for myself which is different to getting paid for it 🙂 it would be so much easier if it went gloss 😛
Your shooting a bike, if you get a nib and consider it a reject just reshoot it. Like Ding says, you can’t buff out a satin imperfection. There are products only for maintenance.
Lets just hope I do half a decent job on the chopper ha ha, yeh I’ve found after care for the satin paint. I under stand what ding is saying and by the look of it that’s how it’s goin to go 🙂
Question – can’t you shoot a couple coats of regular clear, cut it flat, then shoot a final coat or 2 in the finish of choice? Get a good build as well as a flat finish? Or is 2 coats flat plenty of protection?
U can try this but it has to be fresh paint. I have nib a few places on fresh matte paint, compound it out, wipe off excess, then taken a rag with reducer on it, wipe in one direction, let dry, and the finish return to a matte finish.
i suspect Trizact would do the trick as it leaves a a very even matte finish ,i have even considered using stock gloss clears and simply matting them with Trizact as a finished product ,done that way a job could be recitifed in the future simply by going over it again with Trizact
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