Thread: in the middle of painting, ISSUES, desperate for help

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Mine is 18 hours before sanding is required.
Just finished the new coat and it is way way better.
I reduced the fan width and sprayed closer and slower.
Night and day difference.
No show winning paint job by any means but for me its pretty good.

Originally Posted by tcodi

Mine is 18 hours before sanding is required.

Ok, first off, unless your car is in an area with a minimum of 62 degrees at all times or warmer, then your time before you can wet sand (1,500 grit is the roughest I would go for single stage) is more than double, even triple the time the paint tech sheet is telling you. Who's paint are you using, what reducer did you use? What has the ambient temperature and humidity levels been like since you shot your first coat to now? Finally, how long did you wait between coats?

it was around 70 Saturday when I did it initially, then I did it again that evening and probably more like 60
It got colder overnight so by morning it was probably 40, but it was done at that point.
Humidity was relatively low when I started Saturday because I waited until 1pm after the sun had been out for a while
I'm thinking maybe I will have to bite the bullet and buff, I put so much time into sanding primer and then I feel like I ruined it with that dry coat the first time. The 3rd wet coat made it much nicer but it's orange peel city and there's even some areas that just look a little flatter.

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Ok, first off, unless your car is in an area with a minimum of 62 degrees at all times or warmer, then your time before you can wet sand (1,500 grit is the roughest I would go for single stage) is more than double, even triple the time the paint tech sheet is telling you. Who's paint are you using, what reducer did you use? What has the ambient temperature and humidity levels been like since you shot your first coat to now? Finally, how long did you wait between coats?

and I got the paint from Eastwood

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Originally Posted by rspears

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A friend PM'd me and asked why DennyW was attacking again and I responded that Denny has been on my Ignore List for months, so I don't see any of his vitriol, nor do I get his pearls of wisdom (not sure how I will survive, but so far it's been OK). Have a good time, Denny. I'm not reading a word of what you post.