rustover
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Today I finally sprayed SPI epoxy. Its actually the first time I have ever sprayed anything with an hvlp. I sprayed the drivers door shell of my 72 Camaro. I also spray a few small brackets.
I induced the epoxy and let it sit for at least an hour. Meanwhile I cleaned everything with SPI 710. I know now that I should have used the 700 first, and will on the next one. I will say I am amazed at how well the metal cleaned up with the 710. The parts were freshly blasted and after I cleaned them the metal really looked good.
I have never sprayed anything, but when I first started out, on my first coat which was light I thought, I would get these craters that looked like cheese. I have read on the forum that this happens with white, when you lay it on heavy. It was the first coat, so I thought I would let it flash and try a second. If it got worse I would stop. On the second coat those cheese holes seemed to fill in and all was good. I let the second coat flash, mixed up some more and went to eat. After about an hour I put on a third coat. I thought on my coats were light. The second coat everything looked great, but I had a few light spots in some areas. I know these door shells must be one of the most aggravating things to spray, because of the brace that runs down the middle. I had a time trying to get paint in these areas. I got one sag at the striker area that I will fix after I skin it. There are a few places that I just could not get paint in. I'm thinking of trying my airbrush on those tomorrow after work.
After it was all said and done I used half a quart. This is 32 ounces and I have 4 left over. Does that sound right? I know some probably got wasted by me trying to get in all the nooks and crannies, Or did I over do it?
Some things I need to work on:
1- Neatness, spilt some paint, got it on my glove, then got it on other stuff
2- Cleaning the spray gun. For now I used a half of can of Sem Spray Gun Cleaner. Too expensive.
3- Next time tape the bottom of my shoes.
Thanks for the help. Here are some pics:
I induced the epoxy and let it sit for at least an hour. Meanwhile I cleaned everything with SPI 710. I know now that I should have used the 700 first, and will on the next one. I will say I am amazed at how well the metal cleaned up with the 710. The parts were freshly blasted and after I cleaned them the metal really looked good.
I have never sprayed anything, but when I first started out, on my first coat which was light I thought, I would get these craters that looked like cheese. I have read on the forum that this happens with white, when you lay it on heavy. It was the first coat, so I thought I would let it flash and try a second. If it got worse I would stop. On the second coat those cheese holes seemed to fill in and all was good. I let the second coat flash, mixed up some more and went to eat. After about an hour I put on a third coat. I thought on my coats were light. The second coat everything looked great, but I had a few light spots in some areas. I know these door shells must be one of the most aggravating things to spray, because of the brace that runs down the middle. I had a time trying to get paint in these areas. I got one sag at the striker area that I will fix after I skin it. There are a few places that I just could not get paint in. I'm thinking of trying my airbrush on those tomorrow after work.
After it was all said and done I used half a quart. This is 32 ounces and I have 4 left over. Does that sound right? I know some probably got wasted by me trying to get in all the nooks and crannies, Or did I over do it?
Some things I need to work on:
1- Neatness, spilt some paint, got it on my glove, then got it on other stuff
2- Cleaning the spray gun. For now I used a half of can of Sem Spray Gun Cleaner. Too expensive.
3- Next time tape the bottom of my shoes.
Thanks for the help. Here are some pics: