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Bullmoose44
Okay, keep in mind that I am a rookie and still learning! I was really pleased with my spray job until I started cutting and buffing, then I realized what a orange peel mess I had made...not that deep but I felt I had to sand it all down. I know you guys say to not sand or buff the edges, body lines, and convex surfaces but when I cut and buff the flats, the rest of the finish looks really bad by comparison. I love the few flat panels results on this car...used the Presta Ultra Cutting Cream and a black pad and it worked great. I have tried more sanding to flatten the peel out, but still have the shines on the curves and edges.
I worked on it more tonight and decided that I just would not be happy after all this time if the peel was noticeable everywhere, so I think I will sand it once again with 600 wet until it is all flat, then respray the clear. I have a few basecoat places to fix while it is flattened out as well...one run and a place or two where I put the doors back on.
I know the operator is more critical than the tools and that you can't buy skill, but I have ordered a little better gun to spray the next time. I have a Finex 3000 on the way to hopefully improve my efforts over the cheap Vaper gun. I hope I can improve my finish so that the places that I cannot sand and buff will not look so bad.
I put on 3 coats to start with, sanded with 600 wet, then put on 3 more. If I put on 2 addidional, that will be 8 total. I am going to spray a fender and step back for a few minutes to see if I need to adjust the gun more. I think I was too scared to lay down a good, wet coat the last time.
Am I crazy to go this route??
I worked on it more tonight and decided that I just would not be happy after all this time if the peel was noticeable everywhere, so I think I will sand it once again with 600 wet until it is all flat, then respray the clear. I have a few basecoat places to fix while it is flattened out as well...one run and a place or two where I put the doors back on.
I know the operator is more critical than the tools and that you can't buy skill, but I have ordered a little better gun to spray the next time. I have a Finex 3000 on the way to hopefully improve my efforts over the cheap Vaper gun. I hope I can improve my finish so that the places that I cannot sand and buff will not look so bad.
I put on 3 coats to start with, sanded with 600 wet, then put on 3 more. If I put on 2 addidional, that will be 8 total. I am going to spray a fender and step back for a few minutes to see if I need to adjust the gun more. I think I was too scared to lay down a good, wet coat the last time.
Am I crazy to go this route??