Time Delay of panels and car.

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Nochain

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So I was thinking of doing my doors and trunk lid on a different day from the main body due to time and space limitations.

BUT I am concerned about the possible variations of tone from the panels to the main body.

What are your experiences on doing this?

I’m probably gonna try and do the car all in one process and work around the logistics but it’s going to be a challenge for sure.

Using Wanda as base and SPI clear. Paint is not a pearl or metallic just a solid base. Painting in my garage in Arizona.

Thanks for your input.
 
I had actually asked this same question to Barry last year. His answer was "No perfectly safe as long as same number of coats for coverage and over same color sealer."

Last summer I painted a 28' camper with a solid single stage outside. I painted the bottom half in sections over several sessions and you couldn't tell a difference.
 
Lizer said:
I had actually asked this same question to Barry last year. His answer was "No perfectly safe as long as same number of coats for coverage and over same color sealer."

Last summer I painted a 28' camper with a solid single stage outside. I painted the bottom half in sections over several sessions and you couldn't tell a difference.
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Wow would love to hear more folks experience on this. Thanks Lizer was expecting to hear the bible over why I should not paint the doors in a different session and that fire and brimstone would befall me and St. Pete would turn his back on me at that fateful moment …….so to speak lol
 
i have painted separate for at least 40 years. big land yachts are tuff to do in one session. i prefer it so i can be more in control.
 
I am rather surprised. Pleasantly surprised. Relieved actually. I actually expected to hear quite the opposite. I am now reconsidering my process flow back to getting some of the panels done first and out of the way given my limited space and lack of a booth downdraft. This will take a lot of stress off and make the sprayout process more manageable and controllable for me.
 
I panel paint everything.....I always tell myself "ya on the next one Ill cut it in and do it all together" and yet I end up doing all the parts separate.

I feel I can pay closer attention to the tight areas when I do it that way. I never really trusted it until I worked at a resto shop and they forced me to do it that way.
 
Write down your spray gun settings: how many turns out on the fluid knob, fan size, air pressure at the gun, etc.
Be sure to mix your paint the same each time and repeat the exact steps. Generally I shoot 3 coats of base just to ensure full coverage and true color.
 
'68 Coronet R/T said:
Write down your spray gun settings: how many turns out on the fluid knob, fan size, air pressure at the gun, etc.
Be sure to mix your paint the same each time and repeat the exact steps. Generally I shoot 3 coats of base just to ensure full coverage and true color.
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Yeah the key sounds like consistency.
 
I got more primer/sealer and clear from SPI today! Looks like I’ll be able to start painting soon! Been transitioning my work space from dusty bodywork to spaying. So its clean clean clean. I even got the the Like 90 Particle Control spray for my last step prior to spraying…
 
Nochain said:
I got more primer/sealer and clear from SPI today! Looks like I’ll be able to start painting soon! Been transitioning my work space from dusty bodywork to spaying. So its clean clean clean. I even got the the Like 90 Particle Control spray for my last step prior to spraying…
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Cool. Looking forward to seeing pictures.
Other dust control checklist items for me are:
-Tyvek paint suit
-Ground the car
-Blow shop down day before
 
'68 Coronet R/T said:
Write down your spray gun settings: how many turns out on the fluid knob, fan size, air pressure at the gun, etc.
Be sure to mix your paint the same each time and repeat the exact steps. Generally I shoot 3 coats of base just to ensure full coverage and true color.
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All of this, plus I write down how much paint I mixed up and how much I was able to cover with it. Really helps when estimating how much to mix for future coats.
 
Lizer said:
All of this, plus I write down how much paint I mixed up and how much I was able to cover with it. Really helps when estimating how much to mix for future coats.
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Yeah that's great idea! I am kinda keeping track with the primer a an estimate. Starting the clock over again now….she’ll get two coats of epoxy over 180. Then wet sand to 400 the seal and then color base then clear.
My Tekna Prolite is so efficient I am not running the fan at all. Transfer efficiency is really good. It is a primer though. For the clear I am probably gonna need to vent significantly more.
 

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Nochain said:
Yeah that's great idea! I am kinda keeping track with the primer a an estimate. Starting the clock over again now….she’ll get two coats of epoxy over 180. Then wet sand to 400 the seal and then color base then clear.
My Tekna Prolite is so efficient I am not running the fan at all. Transfer efficiency is really good. It is a primer though. For the clear I am probably gonna need to vent significantly more.
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You might not be seeing much overspray with the primer because it is heavier and doesn't aerosolize as much, but your fan is important to evacuate VOC (especially isocyanate), which are the hazard to you and explosions if they reach a critical mass. No amount of efficiency of your gun can prevent VOC, both as it's being sprayed and as it's flashing off.

You will find clear will make a fog almost instantaneously, whereas heavy primers don't. Regardless of that, you still want to get all the bad joojoo out of the air.
 
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