I dunno what it is guys but I can't get this painting down yet. When I clear I get that speckled look.
I put even light to medium coats and it comes out speckled.
I need to know the right way to wet sand and any tips to help me out. I read going in one direction helps, soaking the paper ahead of time ( using 1500 grit black sandpaper).
Anything you guys can offer will help. I have searched this topic but I need the specifics.
Thanx.
Here's some pics to show you what I mean.
I also have tried wetsanding a couple pieces but it comes out really hazy after is that normal? if it is what's the next step?
those look real dry (didnt put the clear on heavy enough) smoth em out and load the clear on
smooth it out as in wetsand with 800?
clear needs to be put on kinda heavy almost till it starts to run or even look real glossy when you lay it. looks like your holding your gun too far away and moving too fast from side to side. Practice on something before you lay a coat on your final pieces and get your stroke and method down.
Heres what you do from what your pictures show. Take those pieces, rough them up with with 800 wet sand and really wet wet sand. Just enough for the clear to stick to. Lay down 1 coat of clear sorta heavy till glossy. Flash time should be 15 minutes. Also take your mixer when you mix the hardner and reducer with the clear and if it wont run off the stick like water add more reducer till it does. That is if you are using an hvlp gun. Are you? If so do what i said and after the 15 minute flash time lay a 2nd heavy coat again. Let it dry for say 24 hours and then wet sand with just 1500 - 2000 grit. I used 2000 just to be safe. Do that till its uniform and there is no orange peel in the clear. Go get some 3m machine glaze that is a white color. Buff it with that and itll look like glass. Dont wet sand hard though because you dont want to go through the clear. Email me at yos4148@cup.edu if you have any other questions.
ya thats what I am gonna do. wetsand those pieces with 800 grit and soapy water. Then lay two heavy coats till the point of almost running them wetsand with 1500 or 2000. From all the reading I did I was under the impression to put the clear on thin coats. Guess that was wrong. As for my stroke I used to go really fast but have slowed it down considerably but not quite enough yet I guess
I'll do that and post a pic of a piece.
that almost looks like orange peel, you might be having reactions between the types of paint.
So I wetsanded the clear back off and then cleaned everything up. Now I put two heavy coats of clear on and it looks smooth but now it's got white lookin spots in it.
If they are prickly and above the surface they will buff out when you wet sand with the 2000 grit and then buff with the machine glaze.
the white spots almost look like clusters like big 1 x 1 spots I know its thick in those spots.
I wetsanded one piece and by the time those white spots came out the clear came off in some spots. I did one other piece with a little less of a heavy coat and it looks good with no white spots but again the speckled look.
I wetsanded that piece and am gonna try the (3m perfect it swirl mark remover) the shop told me this is what brings back the shine. So we'll see how it goes after that.
k new plan
I'm kinda talkin to myself here at the same time.. After wetsanding the lighter coat piece I have found that it was not enough clear as it went through to the paint. So after once again reading the paint your interior fact. I am going to put 3 light coats of clear and then two medium coats of clear and then wetsand.
The speckled look can come from spraying too far away. When you do this, the clearcoat dries in mid air and hits the piece as solid particles. You want to spray close enough so that the clearcoat remains liquid when it lands on the piece, but not so close that it runs. Also it helps to have paint and clearcoat from the same company.
2002 Cavalier 2200 5spd
I spray the clear on thin for first few coats like you, then medium/heavy to a glossy finish. I don't have any 800+ grit wet-sand paper at home so I've been using an old tub of polishing compound on a very damp surface. NOT rubbing compound which is a brick red/orange hue, its far more aggressive and strips the clear clean off, polishing takes away the thin haze and cloudyness but dulls the finish. Just buff wax shine as you like afterwards. Was able to match painted tails to the exterior body shine easily..same would work for your interior, machine glaze as stated above also works wonders hehe.
The white spots you are seeing is from thick clear in combination with too high humidity in the air. Stupid weather ruins the best of clear coats and its only getting warmer here
almost sounds like he was using the wrong paint..use the type of paint in the instructions and follow them carefully and all will turn out well...i tried merging my own thing into it the frist time and had to start allll over
