well i took the advice from you guys and sanded my interior instead of fiberglassing....got it nice and smooth ...even got the primer nice and smooth...went to paint and clear coat and it seems like all these smalllll bubbles ruined the smoothness ...before i finish it is there something i dont know?? ill have pics up later so you guys can see what im talkiing about..i still like it better than the stock texture..but i know it could be better...any more advice ??

you didn't clean it properly before painting

it sure felt clean what exactly am i suppose to use? alcohol?

When you clear it and the small bubbles form, sand the clear with a 300+ grit sandpaper when it dries and re-clear. That should make it look a lot better

THANK YOU i was afraid to use sand paper on the paint...but i guess its ok? i have some 400 grit so i guess ill use that..thanks so much!

I'd wet sand at 800 myself so you don't have to go back and sand at 800/1200. 300 will put some pretty good marks in your paint and clear.

Go higher to start and work you way down before starting low. Won't hurt to see if 800/1200 will take car of the problem first.

Did you use a plastic promotor under the primer before painting? That's what I did and it turned out pretty sweet.




Eh...old man with a Corvette now...it was bound to happen sooner rather than later right?

I used 300 to do mine and it turned on awesome . . .

the primer turned out pretty smooth...... it was just the bubbles in the actual paint that I didnt like.

prolly need to clean better

clean with alchohal. i know when i painted my mirrors with my grandpa they would bubble up, or fisheye, so we just added fish eye elimenator to the spray gun....but im guessing your rattle canning so idk if there is anything that you can do to help that....could it be the temperature of the area your doing it in?




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i think maybe i was just putting the paint on to thick..the primer went on great..and the paint started going smoother after i started going with 2 thinner coats...but before it was making a abunch of really smaller bumps that were really bubbles...ill have pics up today...i went ahead and left it cus it looks soooo much nicer than the way it was im not gonna let bumps bother me

ok sorry i couldnt get better pics but i took these with my phone so i guess theyll have to do..its alittle dusty and not perfectly done but it was my FIRST try at this and i think it turned out well...what do you guys think??

Looks badass to me! I like!

its best to use several light coats versus few heavy coats. applying paint to heavily will cause issues. if its not perfect, just sand it so its smooth and try again.


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