Bossed
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Trying to get my son's daily driver painted. First try at spraying metallic paint. Sprayed the base coat yesterday evening, let it sit overnight. Changed filters, swept out the paint booth and tacked the car off. Using Universal Clear, I sprayed the first coat and it laid down nice. Figured I would wait the full 30 minutes to let it flash, but the re coat time was closer to an hour. Made about 4 passes and noticed something wrong, the finish was starting to lift/wrinkle. I talked to Barry and he explained I waited to long between coats. After more discussion about my options moving forward, I decided to wait another hour and spray two more coats (minus the top). I started on a fender, and it did the very same thing. I wanted to share my disaster with everyone so it could be discussed and maybe help someone avoid a similar issue. Should I let it sit for a day and try to re clear the panels that are good ? Please share your experiences.
Forgot to mention clear was mixed with 4003-4 slow activator with about 5% retarder in the 2nd batch. Shop temp was 95 degrees.
Forgot to mention clear was mixed with 4003-4 slow activator with about 5% retarder in the 2nd batch. Shop temp was 95 degrees.
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