Reducing Orange peel

[MAKZ06]

Ha, ha. The waterfall on my signature car is what I believe you are referring too.
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That was a SATA 2000 RP. I realized I needed to move a whole lot faster with a SATA and I am just too slow, hence the switch to the Iwata LPH 400.
I had hosed enough on there to sand all of those out.
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Hey, that came out looking great. May be hope for me after all.

 

[RosharonRooster]

Don't try to lose sleep over a slight texture. There are tons of adjustments, pressures, speed, distance, overlap, etc. As soon as you get it perfect, weather will change and add a new set of variables. A small area is easy to get relatively slick, but a van side is much more difficult. Slight adjustments is part of constant change.

100% true.

 

[MikeK]

Most usually blame Barry for "changing something" in the product because,
"I could lay glass and now it's crap"
IT changes Every Day,
YOU,The Weather,the Wife,The Kids,Life.
Cooks use Recipes.
Chefs Know the Ingredients and How to use Them to Their advantage.
You don't become a Chef overnight. Simply takes Time and Experience DOING IT.

 

[Whitesnake]

I’ll take a touch of peel over curtains any day. Part of that is most my work is collision so you want slight texture. But I’d still rather cut and buff some consistent texture than remove runs.

 

[MAKZ06]

I’ll take a touch of peel over curtains any day. Part of that is most my work is collision so you want slight texture. But I’d still rather cut and buff some consistent texture than remove runs.

I can certainly live with some peel, especially if I can keep it consistent and not different from one panel to the next. After I sand it all with 600 and am ready to spray with the final two coats I’ll be far more concerned with keeping things cleaner this time. The dust nibs got significantly worse as I went on compared to what I had been getting in the primer or seal coat. I’ll sure remember this time to wipe that hose down in between coats and will spray the hood vertical.

 

[RosharonRooster]

One tip I can offer is to have the underside of the hood facing the intake side of your room setup. That way any nibs that are sucked in will be underside and the top side will be cleaner

 

[MAKZ06]

One tip I can offer is to have the underside of the hood facing the intake side of your room setup. That way any nibs that are sucked in will be underside and the top side will be cleaner

That makes sense and is also why I got so much more trash on the hood than on the cab. I made the mistake of spraying those in the same session, and the cab was up on the intake side… so as I’m going up and down the step-stool to get the roof I’m stirring up even more dust and debris to blow back on the hood just behind me. Stupid.