Am I running out of time to spray my car.

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540goat

I am on vacation this week and I am off until next Wednesday. I had planned on painting my car this week. But Hurricane Irene changed my plans. I have had to use the time to clean up, plus the power has been out. The next time I am off for vacation is in 2 weeks and I have jury duty. And then the next time is the beginning of October, which might work.
The reducer I have for the Red I bought from SPI is the 885 and I have slow activator for the universal clear. Will these work in 65-75 degree days I may have to paint on. And if I can't get my car sprayed this year and have to wait until the spring what is the best way to store the paint and will the reducers and activator still be good I bought them in March of this year.
 
If the cans haven't been opened, no problem. If they have the only thing I would be concerned with is the activator, but even that may not be an issue if stored properly. As for temp, you can use the 885 in cooler temps just wait longer between coats.
 
I thought I would be able to use them. My real concern is storing the paints during the winter and if they will still be good.
 
they should be fine if stored properly. lid on good, stable temps, not freezing, flip can upsidedown, and back every month or two. strain real well when using. some guys divide a gallon up into quarts after mixing the gallon real well...
 
You'll be able to use the slow universal activator in those temps, and the 885 reducer will also still work for the base. You may have a longer flash time between coats but that's actually a good thing.
 
If you watch the paint you can see it flashing off the solvents. There will be patches that look drier than others and some areas where you can see they are wet with solvent. I like to wait until it is consistently dry looking. The exact amount of time this will take can vary depending upon how heavy the coats are applied, the ventilation in the booth, temperature, etc. When in doubt - wait!
 
Shoot the base and let it flash plus and hour or let it go overnight if you can. Shoot your first goat of clear and let it set 20 minutes then touch test the masking to guage the cure: If you touch the clear and it feels wet-wait, if you touch the clear and it feels tacky and you pull strings when you lift your finger-wait, if the clear feels tacky but you don't pull any strings-then it's ok to spray another coat of clear. That's the basic rule painters have used for years with enamels and urethanes, the time it takes the clear to lock up to this stage will vary with temps, humidity, and also reducer and hardener selection. 15-45 minutes usually .
 
I am having no luck. I am on vacation next week and I am all set to spray the car. The temps will be in the mid 60's but the forecast is for rain or at least 60% humidity. Am I going to have problems spraying while it is raining or 60% humidity. I know the paint can blush, am I looking at that problem. The car some how has to get painted this week or it will be to cold the next vacation I get which will be a few days at the end of October. I want to get this done so I can assemble the car over the winter.
 
540, if you make sure your air line is clean and dry and you don't wet the floor down you should be fine. Just make sure each coat is flashed properly (ie; each coat of base is completely flashed off before the next, each coat of clear is flashed - when you touch it its tacky but not stringy) I have sprayed in those temps when pouring rain and had no problems.

Note: if by chance you do get some blushing use a blow dryer to force out the moisture. A few years ago I painted a car for a friend, thought the clear was dry enough to drive home. The evening dew blushed the roof and right quarter. 15 mins with a blow dryer saved the day!
 
Thanks I will try the small things and jamb it first then inside the trunk lid. Then the body.
 
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