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re-shooting base help!!
hey there guys,
I'm re-shooting my base coat. I'm not happy with the tiger stripes and have knocked everything down to at least 800 grit. I had already cleared. The more I wet sanded to get rid of the orange peel, the more I noticed my coverage sucked!!!.......Rookie Painter I most add!!!! Questions is: Is 800 too fine for BITE for my re-base? or do I need 600? It is a metallic blue, 506 Medium Blue Poly
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
What paint are you using? The spec sheet should say what grit is recommended.
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
I'm no a pro painter but have sprayed about 5 trucks now. Each time learned a little more and long way to go to be called a car painter.
Metallics are very difficult and really tough for a newbie. I had a similar problem with tiger strips on a '92 gmc I restored. Watch YouTube vids on spraying Metallics. Good info out there. Gun set up plays a huge role in success. The last metallic I shot i did normal 50 percent overlap and then on last coat pulled gun back and did a dusting type coat directly after wet coat 3 coats base Good luck. Mark
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
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I rushed also....shoould have checked my stuff prior to clearing. F.N.G. hahaha
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
Nason...I looked at the tech sheet, nothing mentioned about "recoat" sanding
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
You might try reposting this in the paint and body work section.
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
yes sir..... Mr. Jim replied... he's the one I was hoping would chime in ; thank you tough for your reply!!!
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
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Doing a drop coat on your final coat of base is probably the easiest way to not repeat your tiger striping. |
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
32 years exp with body shop here, 800 will be fine. Good luck and happy sanding
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
If the stripes are caused by the "metallics" falling out of solution, keep shaking the gun or rent a paint pot that will stir the paint constantly. This used to be true when aluminum was the additive. I had a '64 Malibu SS that was silver, and that ensured that the paint was consistent. I don't know if this is true for newer paint.
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
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It was a rookie painter/lack of experience issue actually. thank you for your reply...... i'm going to spray again tomorrow. Hugger and 60_project mentioned 800 being ok.... I'm going to watch my coverage and obviously make sure there is not striping this "second" go-round.
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Re: re-shooting base help!!
thank you Mr. Jim......
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