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I use both PPG transparent sealer isolater and dupont mid coat adhesion promoter for this type of application
you may have laid too wet ,i have had similar issues with water based paints if you lay them to heavy ,even had it with solvent ,it is a form of solvent pop
colour matching candy is problematic at best and even using the same concentrates you wont be guaranteed a match anyway ,I have spoken to Dennis DeLorenzo the chemist at Createx who developed these but other than he tells me they match HOK for lightfastness qualities I myself think you would have to experiment yourself regarding colour matching
I think I must have ordered the Satire model Carl hehehehe :silly:
the 7000 will be out the week after the 6000 is launched ,that will have twin laser distancing guides like the dambusters used 😉
I will wait for the 6000 to come out next month ,they will have the option to add the digital unit to the handle as an upgrade to the non digital rather than the ADAM pod system
your doing better than me then ,I cant understand me at all lately :woohoo:
should have said dismissed it for automotive which is what i meant by discounted it :silly:
cheers for the link
It has a gravity option although the one I got was pressure feed so I have converted it myself ,mine was only a 0.8 set up and with clear it was slow but the finish was superb ,I have also tried it with industrial coating namely KOLORBOND UPV coating which we do use hundreds of gallons of over the year ,with the KOLORbond and having only a 0.8 tip it wasnt far off the iwata W101 guns we normally use speed wise but the finish was noticeably better and the transfer rates noticeably superior also
the automotive option should be a gravity gun with the A2 high solids cap ,I cant see why he would discount these guns for a bodyshop even if they are expensive ,pressure feed would be no good for any body shop with the exception of large commercials
have you a link to the Uk distributer ?
The DUX is a state of the art gun the Vincent is older but I am not sure just how old although though relatively modern not an antique type of thing ,as for buying a Vincent I know of no stockists and was very lucky to find someone with a few new old stock guns and spares ,the gun came fitted with a 1.8 tip but I was sent a couple of 1.3 tips and some accuspray air caps that also fit it ,the tips are very slightly different to accuspray as in they have a deeper thread but accuspray ones do fit although Vincent versions do not fit the accuspray guns
we spray allsorts from automotive to industrial ,the DUX comes in at $1200 but I scored mine off ebay for £80 brand new
they are very different to most conversion type guns such as sata or devilbiss ,they use air speed not so much air pressure ,the lay wet and very fine ,DUX recommend you use at least a size smaller tip than you think you need due to the astonishing transfer rates
I have a diaphragm regulator fitted under the DUX and have used inlet pressures less than 5psi with great results
At the moment the DUX has a 0.8 set up and the universal aircap A1 but they can be fitted with a high solids automotive cap the A2 ,presently I use it for blending but have cleared with it with superb results although a bit slow due to the very small tip size ,the thing is you can aim it where you want and just take it slowly down the panel ,there is virtually no peel with it
you would have to try one to appreciate the vast difference between a DUX and standard conversion gun
I havent had chance to use the Vincent yet but again it seems to have a more deliberate spray pattern if that makes sense
Full size guns
Rotary polisher white g mop then black on fresh clears sanded back with 1500
Most clears have a 90 day full cure period ,I advise not waxing them until that period is up ,machine glaze is different and allows the paint to breath but is only a temporary out the shop finish and will be washed off easily unlike true waxes which seal over and create a more durable protective layer
I use a one step product menzerna FG400 , I haven’t used anything that comes close to it
Another advantage of solvent base is you can increase its stability by adding activator to it at about 5 to 10% this also increases it time window for clearing ,HOK do a 2K base carrier specifically for flake
as I say water based is more problematic although it does an excellent job as a flake carrier due to its inherent higher viscosity ,but due to the amount of material you have to lay with flake drying or moisture retention could be an issue
a tip with large flake is to lay smaller flake first for overall coverage otherwise you will end up either with a poor job or extremely high film build ,some do prefer to use clear simply as it is more stable at higher film builds but with the large tip sizes required to lay flake then you also risk sags and runs which will ruin a flake job