CAN'T STOP ORANGE PEEL

[shine]

i am not a fan of reducing to correct spraying habits. i've said it for years Solvents are not your friend . retarder is a much better way to go. in summer i set up to spray during the cooler morning temps .

 

[anotheridiot]

If you want to push the liner you just need to get a 2.0 gun that has an extra air fitting that leads to the pressure cup.

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company...H-O-Pressure-Cup/?N=7566746+3293193985&rt=rud

really good for the the heavy stuff.

Also, Barry has stated that retarder has about 25 times the effect of solvent. I just think the learning person should immediately start there to work the UC without cutting and buffing to get it to flow smoothly.

 

[shine]

if it is not flat and smooth 6 in behind your fan it never will be .

 

[old soul]

Will retarder added to Universal make it easier to run?

 

[anotheridiot]

if it is not flat and smooth 6 in behind your fan it never will be .

I have always said a professional like you can set up your gun and spray a panel, then give you gun to someone who wants to learn and its not guaranteed things turn out the same. That is why clears are so finicky.

Universal is an awesome project, endless buffing window, not brittle hard, I have just yet to be able to see it sprayed on anything other than a chip where it does not need to get cut and buffed. Maybe the answer is just adding 4 ounces of retarder to the gallon and then using it 1:1.

 

[EddieF]

if it is not flat and smooth 6 in behind your fan it never will be .

Words of wisdom right there. 1.3 tip better then 1.4 for panels?

 

[texasking]

When doing repair work with universal, I have to turn the pressure down to get enough texture to match factory finishes. Slick is in the eye of the beholder. Have a really good friend with a black show truck I painted 9 years ago that never got buffed. Painted in pieces, flow coated, and to 99% of the people it is slick, but I have tried to get him to let me buff it, but he won't. Size of the job makes a huge difference, as well. Easy to get a motorcycle tank slick, but a complete 57 Cadillac painted all at once is a whole different thing. I think any quality gun can be made to work. First sprayed universal with a supernova 1.3. Took a few jobs, but dialed it in pretty good. Then went to my old lph with a 1.3, worked well but had to slow down too much on a big job, and got more wave than I wanted. Ordered a 1.4 for the lph and pretty much have it dialed in to do what I want.