Spraying problem....

[Rusty CallyT]

Oh bugger

Im spraying door handles bodycoloured with cans, primered fine, base coat of diamond black looked great, left it a day and sprayed with laquer and the 1st coat looks crap, half has dulled and half looks ok, totally uneven...

any ideas on what happened? how to sort it?

Cheers

[Paul]

Too cold?

Paul

[Rusty CallyT]

looks like it sprayed it outside but brought it in, and its pretty cold and damp out there

[Ginge]

Thats probably your problem mate the coldness and the damp has seeped into the laquer, try spraying it in a well ventilated but warm room..

Ginge

[BigbaRd]

can u not use a rubbing compound on the laquer to make it all even then a polish to seal it (and bring out the shine again) try that, amazing how much u can flat back laquer. Dyou know how to use polishing compound ?

[Rusty CallyT]

Dyou know how to use polishing compound ?

nope, i have some cutting compound here and some high grit wet and dry but other than that nothing to use

[BigbaRd]

you'll need a polishing mop, I have a blue one mounted on the drill which works perfect

flat it back (wet sand - use warm water with a bar of soap not fairy liquid) being careful not to go through to the paint, then get some compund on it like in the picture and flat all the scratches from the wet sanding out (it'll take out most scratches just gotta be careful not to go through your biggest problem)

once that's dun you'll have to seal it by putting wax on, leaving the wax to go dry then wiping off (think you do that twice), see if it shines up then! might work I dunno but thats how you use the stuff.

soap and warm water:


polishing mop and rubbing compound:



I had reeeeeally big orange peel effect in my laquer in that pic /\
took it all out perfect, nice and smooth now (and shiny)

[LongLiveTheNova]

Yeah it sounds like it was too cold, when i sprayed my M3 mirrors i sprayed them in the doorway and they were nice and shiny without laquer. I put them back on the car and just spotted a bit i had missed, so i just sprayed over that part. It was about 6.00 at night, so dark and cold, and when it finally dried it was really dull and crap.
So the warmth really made the difference.

[Rusty CallyT]

cheers for the info, will have a play later

[alistairk]

if it "blooms" due to the cold it discolours right the way through and you can't polish it out usually. But its worth a go.

[Spear106]

You'll need to rub back the laquer but trick of the trade, if you are using laquer in a cool/damp place and can't change the location apply light coates of laquer, as you complete the first coat dry off the laquer with a normal hair drier carefully moving the warm air over the entire project - keep about 6 - 9" away from the project - everything becomes clear and ready for the next coate as if by magic.

[esto]

Well done on bringing up a year old thread fella