Jim Runyon
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AwlCRAFT 2000 is buffable and blendable. The AwlGrip is a linear polyurethane, and is not buffable or repairable. This is both according to akzo nobel tech line and [u][url=http://www.awlgrip.com/Product%20Datasheets/3193+A+eng+A4.pdf]their data sheet here[/url][/u]. Once you break the slick hard finish of an LPU, it will never have the same resiliency, and 6 or 8 months down the road the repaired area will go dull and stick out like a sore thumb. Fixing minor dust nibs and blending can be done within the first 24 hours, but AG doesn’t tell you that in the tech sheet.
Shooting it isn’t an issue for me, I use a 1.2 tip for my sharpe with a 14″ fan that will lay black awlgrip out like glass.
It would be going on the bottom of a trailered race boat, so durability is paramount. Once it comes out of the booth, thats it, there isn’t going to be any buffing or messing with it unless it is damaged. I have plenty of -109 to use on the deck :woohoo:
I was going to use AwlGrip, but it is non-repairable and non-buffable.
LOL thanks guys. I’m a “rage extreme” guy myself. :lol1
:blink: are there any panels on that thing that aren’t bondo’d?
That is awesome… Most shops I know of around here would have slobbered a lb of bondo in it and called it a day :rofl
:welc You’ve come to the right place. If a googan like me can learn how to blend metallics, then you should have no problem with the bike :lol1
yea, looks good to me also. I’ve sprayed the urethane kandy from HOK, and it is a bitch for sure.
So how about the dampness outside over the night? Will it hurt the still “green” clear or am I ok now?
I also must say I am very impressed by this glasurit. It is the only automotive clear that I have used that flows out and locks in like AWLGRIP. It is way more forgiving than AwfulGrip also… 😀
Well, I think it came out ok. My garage is full of tools, 4 wheelers, boat rigging, and engine parts, so I’m stuck in the driveway.
I got a few dust nibs and a gnat or 2 in it, but nothing that will not disappear with a little cut n buff action. This is what she looked like with the paint dry to the touch.
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Shooting in the morning is a no-go, South Florida this time of year is way too humid. I’m going to have shade on it in about 3 hours, will squirt it and report back here tonight.
good point ding, it’s 1030 am here, and the marine blue base coat is already too hot to hold my hand on for more than about 5 seconds. I will be waiting until I can get this thing in the shade.
the part is 16′ long and 36″ wide, so I would consider that to be a big panel. :lol1