![]() Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. It should look a lot better, as you are now looking at the bad news from only two coats. Keep wiping with a damp rag, look at the surface, and sand until the finish is a uniform dull sheen. You will see a mottled effect where there is orange peel, as you have sanded the high spots, but not the low. Wait about six hours, then hand sand the finish dry with #600, no sanding block. You're looking at the cumulative errors in 8 coats. It don't look real good, do it? Not to worry, as long as there are no big drips at this stage, roughness and "orange peel" don't matter. Put on about 4-5 light coats, same interval as above. It's OK if the color looks a bit rough or grainy.Īll the color coats do is provide color coverage. Don't sand between the color and clear coats. Wait about two hours, then sand the drip out with #600, dry. Many people have suggested a UV stable 2K paint. To say don’t clear coat due to orange peel effect is to say don’t use this solution because you might only do half the job. If you do a job bad enough to get orange peel, then fix it i.e. It's best to find this out on the practice pieces. However, orange peel means you haven’t finished the paint job. If you get a drip or run, you're spraying way too heavy. Remember to stir thoroughly at each step, particularly with a metallic paint. Blow some thinner through the sprayer between coats, dumping the excess material in the "sprayable mix" can. Spray three light coats of color, waiting 30-45 minutes between coats. When you start thinking, "it needs one more pass" it is time to stop. ![]() Shaking or stirring at every stage, and store the sprayable mix in the paint cans. We is ready! Mix the paint exactly according to the directions, OK, the rule is 95% of your time is spent in prep and 5% in painting. I followed the Duplicolor instructions, not the wait times between coats in the article.įor fuel resistance use SprayMax 2k clear or something similar.Īn excerpt from about half way down the page: It's been a while since I painted the tank. Apply 4-5 wet (but not dripping) coats waiting 10+ minutes in between coats. I used Duplicolor Truck/SUV paint and sprayed the first few coats very thin. Allow 30 minutes after base coat color has been applied to apply the clear coat. If the paint isn't sagging or running, then it should be okay. You can sand between color coats and between clear coats, but not between color and clear. The article says you should not sand between the color and clear coats. Harley Paintin' For the Under-funded and Under-skilled Here's a pretty good how-to from the site.
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