Imron users, need some advice

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Got a new job recently as an industrial painter. We do a lot of military spec parts, mainly shipping/storage containers. We've got one series of containers that the customer wants painted in Imron Elite.

This particular container is about 12' long, 5' high, and about 5' wide. Looks like a giant caterpillar, holds a jet turbine engine.

Anyway, they want it primed with 615s Vari-Prime and then topcoated with the Imron. Containers are shot blasted prior to paint.

Problem i'm having is getting the required mil thickness. The Vari-Prime goes on really thin, so i'm having to make up the thickness with the topcoat (without running it) and covering the blasting texture. I have to go by the requested paint products, so it has to be Vari-Prime, then Imron.

We run pressure pots and I haven't quite got the settings set to where I can spray, get the thickness and not get runs. Boss wants it done with one coat, i'm thinking I need to do 2 coats.

Anybody got any advice? The learning curve of going from basecoat/clear with not a whole lot of mil thickness, to enamel with a lot of mil thickness hasn't been too steep, but I am having a few problems. Boss is happy with my work, though.

Thanks, Gregg
 
imo nothing should be done in one coat. i dont care how good you are there will always be areas that are a little lighter and heavier than others. take a look at the tech sheet. it will tell you how many mils it produces per coat. follow the sheet.
 
I don't think Variprime is supposed to be topcoated directly but maybe with Imron it's ok-make sure to check the tech sheets.
 
Here's the thing, Bob. This company is kinda weird. Even though we know what's right, we have to do things the way we are told, right or wrong. It's screwy, but as long as the checks don't bounce, i'll do it any way they want me to.

Now, if it's a car, i'm doing it right ;)
 
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