Spotting in Base coat

JJH Jimmy

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I put 3 coats of moto base on my hood last night and after the 3rd coat there was some trash in it on one side. So I let it flash and lightly sanded the areas with 1500 grit to remove the trash. I then tacked it off and tried to spot in the area and now this morning you can see an outline of where I spotted in. I was hoping to put the clear on today. What should I do? Will the clear hide the outline? Rebase the hood? Thanks for your help!
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It's hard to tell exactly from pictures but in the second photo I don't like how the edges look. If you have enough base the best thing to do would be to shoot 1 or 2 (if necessary) coats over the entire hood. Easier and safer than me trying to explain how to blend it in.
 
Spray the spot with wax and grease remover to see what
it will look like with clear on it.
If it's a non metallic, it'll probably disappear.
I have many times seen a problem in the base after a coat of clear
and just waited for the clear to flash and sprayed a little more base
and continued with my clear coats without any problems.
Of course, like Chris said, another all over base coat would always be the best solution.
 
Don’t spray water base wax and grease remover on fresh base.

Too late now but I’ve learned the hard way to spray large panels like hoods hanging vertical rather than flat. A lot less chance of getting trash on them.

Don

Good little tech tip right there ^^^.
 
The 700 will east any plastic sprayer (only a matter of time) and can attack the fresh base.!

After reading this, I take it the best way to use the 700 is to just soak a towel straight from spi's container? I was using a plastic sprayer for application but, drained the 700 out of it after each use. Does the plastic sprayer also hold true for 710?
 
After reading this, I take it the best way to use the 700 is to just soak a towel straight from spi's container? I was using a plastic sprayer for application but, drained the 700 out of it after each use. Does the plastic sprayer also hold true for 710?
 
Also, the 710 is fine in a plastic sprayer but the 700 will attack and eventually cause fisheyes.
The Sureshot steel one is the answer for 700.
 
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Thank you, Don

Just finished printing that out so I can tape it to my garage wall above my paint station. Well written tech tip.
 
That is it!!!
The bad news is end of last year I wanted to give away this year with a promo but economy got turned upside down.
So we can kiss that promo goodbye.

Thanks for the confirmation. I'll treat it like a promo, :)
 
I got another question for you. While buffing my hood with a wool pad the buffer slipped and caught the edge. Another rookie mistake! What’s the best way to fix this? Thanks again for all your help.
 

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Ah crap! I figured but I was hoping for an easier repair. What grit do I need to sand the hood to for a re clear and how many coats should I put on it? It has 4 coats of euro on it now. Do I need to worry about the base over spray on the sanded clear? Thank you!
 
You can sand it with 400-800. If you already have it slick, 800 will be fine. If you would like to get more texture out, 400-600. Any of those can be cleared over. No problem with overspray, just spot the base, let it dry 30-45 minutes, tack rag it and clear. Make sure the surface is spotless of any sanding residue, or it will show. How many more coats depends on how aggressive you get with the sanding and buffing, but 3 should be plenty. The sanded clear will "wet" a lot easier than clearing over base, so keep that in mind on your first coat.
 
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