To primer or not! that is the question

[Ardenblueroy]

^^^^^so your a painter Smithy?..and fairly local to me.

[smithy31]

I am indeed matey whats up dude

[Ardenblueroy]

^^^^^its always good to know a painter...at some point I need a few bits doing.

[smithy31]

Okey yes no problem matey

[smithy31]

No problem matey

[nariman1977]

So I decided that as it is going to be a racing/teack day car, no point making it heavy with the primer

So followed the gun setup guides from here and proceeded to paint the bay.

Put the first coat on ( flash and a full) and then waited 24hrs for it to dry. Sanded down with 600grit, and then put another full wet coat on. Agian 24hrs later put a 3rd layer of full wet on.

However, the finish is not smooth and feels like a sandpaper. What is the next step?

I am going to do the same to the rest of the car for now and put 3 coats on. And then put a final coat( 4th) on. But do I sand down before the 4th coat and then put the last coat on. Or do I still need to sand/T cut after the finial cut to get the smooth feeling ?

What do people normally do after the final coat?

Thanks

[nibnob21]

Hope you're using proper masks and ventilation etc. 2k is brutal on the lungs. Can cause all sorts of health problems.

[nariman1977]

Mask, well using the 3M stuff.
Ventillation: The open air is my ventilation

[nibnob21]

Enjoy cancer lol.

[nariman1977]

Well, i am sure I have already caught lots of diseases from idiots around who smoke in your face and also driving behind lorries dumping black smoke in your face and ... need I go on

If I was a painter by trade, then yeah, fair enough. But painting one car and in the open air, I will take the risk