Some more questions on spraying clearcoat
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Ok, for some strange reason I can’t seem to find the answer to this question! I’m guessing it’s a real easy one for just about anyone who has ever shot clear. Ok, after I lay on say 3 coats of base, do I just wait a certain time for the paint to flash and then clear? If so how many coats of clear is standard practice? What if for some reason I don’t clear the same day? Do I just sand the base with like 1500, then clear? Thanks as always!! I appreciate it! Jack :rock
read the tech sheets for the specific products you are using. they will tell you everything you need to know in reguards to flash time, coats, etc
What sucks is when I asked NAPA why their products don’t have any spray info. on them they said something about the company isn’t allowed to put that info. on the cans. They said you have to go to their website and look up the info. They also said their products are made for professionals. Maybe I should have said,” Well, I better go somewhere else then!” lol Thanks Ding!
I would refer to your tech sheets, it should have a recoat window or a max recoat window. Most of the time it is max 24 hours but always read the tech sheet. Some basecoats you can sand on and some you will have peeling issues if you sand on it. What I like to do when painting out of a garage or less than ideal conditions is to shoot my base one day, let it dry then lightly sand any trash, then shoot one more coat, let it flash then clear. What I would advise is for you to get a few old panels and try out your materials on it first, this way you can get your gun adjusted and have some idea on how everything is going to react. Especially if it is your first time spraying that type or brand of paint. Their tends to be a learning curve in every paint system and every paint gun and to practice on an old hood or fender is always a good investment. If at all possible add some clear hardner to your basecoat, this will make it handle alot better if you have to go in and repair an area by sanding or recoating. I am sure that some of the site pros will jump in and give you some more advice. Good luck and have fun!
Chuck
[quote=”unclejack857″ post=23006]What sucks is when I asked NAPA why their products don’t have any spray info. on them they said something about the company isn’t allowed to put that info. on the cans. They said you have to go to their website and look up the info. They also said their products are made for professionals. Maybe I should have said,” Well, I better go somewhere else then!” lol Thanks Ding![/quote]
no product has the tech sheets on them. your jobber should give them to you or you get them off the web site. they are correctbasically as these guys said.
Most products have little to no info on the cans as they are for professional use (basically, if you don’t know how to use it then you shouldn’t be using it, is what they are getting at).
Are you using the Martin Senour products? go to their site for the tech sheets: http://www.martinsenour-autopaint.com/
Yes Ben, Martin Senour. Thanks again! :rock
Always read your tech sheets or product sheets to find out how to spray and what you need to know about the product…. companies spend oodles of dollars on creating them for us so they can stand behind the product your buying.
Be careful that 3 coats of basecoat is in fact enough for for coverage…you can do a spray out panel and check to see how much it takes to get complete “hiding” the coats depends on a few things but primer colour is a major one and your application of the base is another (how thick your coats). Painters will use spray out cards (black and white coated pieces of cardboard or thick stock paper) and check how many coats it takes to cover that and do the same to the car. Its a good Idea to primer your spray out card the same colour as your primer and between every coat take it in the sunlight and shade and check for 100% coverage.
Coats of clearcoat 2 or 3 if its a family members car and you put runs in it and your not used to working with it (sanding out flaws) 3 coats just so its safe. 2 is enough any day of the week. If its garbage clearcoat…you will get garbage results (UV protection, stone chip resistance)
what do ya need ta know sorry i missed this earlier
[quote=”bondomerchant” post=23038]what do ya need ta know sorry i missed this earlier[/quote]
Think he asks his question in the first post of this thread :whistle: :hunt[quote=”bondomerchant” post=23038]what do ya need ta know sorry i missed this earlier[/quote]
Just because you put Martin Senour labels on your old rusty cans of lucite, doesn’t make you a Martin Senour expert… :whistle:
[quote=”Ben” post=23048][quote=”bondomerchant” post=23038]what do ya need ta know sorry i missed this earlier[/quote]
Just because you put Martin Senour labels on your old rusty cans of lucite, doesn’t make you a Martin Senour expert… :whistle:[/quote]
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