wet sand single stage acrylic urethane
So... Barbie, where do you think you went wrong with your "paint job"? Wrong Environment? Poor Prep? Faulty Equipment? Operator Error? Act of God?
I've said this to all the spray painters I've trained over the many years I was involved in OEM paint application. "All miscues are learning experiences and we should take the opportunity to learn and correct those mistakes so it doesn't happen on a future project."
I suggest you put your paint job outside so the sun helps with the curing process. 1 k paints are the slowest at curing because they rely on atmosphere to affect the curing process.
A proper "cut and buff" takes more than just a quick read in a magazine so I suggest practicing on a test panel before you make a bigger mess. Masking all you edges works for reducing "burn through".
Good luck with your project.
I admit to being old, old fashioned, and retired poor. my goal is always ia to make a driver, I do the patch panel deal, epoxy primer, filler, urethane sanding primer. seal with epoxy with reducer, and final coats with acrylic urethane. etc. I don't care for the ultra shiny bc/cc. never have.
I admit I will get wore out sanding, blocking, and will have a few small dings I missed, or a sand scratch I missed. also the rear qtr panels for 66-7 belvederes are not stamped 100% correct with perfect body lines! but if I d rive it, it will get a door ding, rock chip etc.. soooooo..... I admit IF I had just one car, I might be tempted to send it to "someone" with a booth and actually pay for the final seal and coats.
I have some dust in a few spots. not everywhere. turned out pretty decent being not shot in booth with GOOD light! I admit I am not one of those people that will spend half their life getting a car painted and a ctually driving down the road. no one ever called me a perfectionist and "anal retentive"! ha
main problem is I have to paint in shed. dirt floor. I hosed it good so I did not get dust in paint from that....but a little from the paper masking off the glass. I blew it all off good before spraying, but you know how that goes!.. NO I will not take out the glass for my driver! ha been there done it! ha
another problem is my compressor ( it is a twin cyl with a 80 gal tank, it is rebuilt and also wore out some no doubt. it has hard time staying with me. no doubt it would help to have totally constant air supply.
I always welcome advice as I enjoy learning. I have painted 10-12 cars over the years. some were perfect back before I got old and wore out, had better place to shoot, better compressor.
I will go out side tomorrow for the sun bake. I have been waiting for the thunder bumpers to leave.
I really hate to even think about buffing! the old buffer I have I found at work and it must weight 50 pounds and be 50 yrs old! my old buffer came from Sears years ago and I tossed it in the trash years ago too! ( screw Sears) ha
