Quote Originally Posted by ranchero68/69 View Post
Hi I`am at my wits end it does not seem to matter how I shoot this paint I still get striping running my paint gun at about 35 psi tried changing how close to the panel i am shooting it at using 8-1-1 paint,reducer,hardener nothing seems to help!! thanks Bill
The reason for the striping other than a bit too much pressure for a quality HVLP (28-32psi tops) is that your reducer is too fast for the temperature and humidity levels you are spraying in. Provided you are giving the usual 50% overlap and keeping your gun a consistent distance away from the panels you are shooting, the "suede black" you are shooting is starting to flash before it gets on the panel, you need to use a slower reducer so that 100% of what is coming out of the gun remains wet as it hits the panels........Also keep in mind that black Suede is not the easiest to spray, any time you use a flattening agent, or are shooting a flattened mix you need to overlap at least 50% to each pass. If you are unsure what I am talking about, make your first pass on a panel, your next pass in the opposite direction on the same panel should be spray 50% of what you just sprayed, and 50% of the virgin panel you are attempting to paint.


Bill S.