Thread: Is there something im doing wrong?

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I used lacquer for 35 years, and have had that problem many times, Lacquer is trickier to spray than enamel, so don't be discouraged.

Lacquer needs to go on wet every time. If you don't, you risk adhesion problems, among other things. seven things will help it to flow and level out. I use the first four, before I try the others:

1 Open the feed knob up to get more material.
2 Add more thinner. (up to 25%)
3 Move a little closer to the surface.
4 Make your spray passes a little slower.

These will usually cure the problem. If not try the others.

5 Make sure your "fan" adjustment isn't making the center of the pattern heavy, and the edges dry.
6 Overlap your spray pattern more.
7 Use a slower thinner, if you aren't already.


Go too far on any of these, and you may cause runs, and if you don't go far enough, you will get dry spots, which sounds like your problem.

Above all.....when you make a change, try it on a test panel until you like the result. I still do this every single time. You don't want to use the car as an experiment. Don't spray it until you like the setup you have.