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OK so I have been painting and doing bodywork for over 25 years as a hobby, and one thing that just chaps my butt is that lumpy look to a high solids clear even after it has been cut and buffed. How does a guy get rid of it? I have tried various clears and found that they all have some to various degree of that tell tale urethane wave or lumpiness to them. I have tried smaller tips, higher air pressure, and even over reducing it. I have used high end and cheap stuff, same with the gun from an Astro to an Iwata. I have used high solids and mid's. What am I doing wrong? What can I do to fix it and does SPI have something in their line that will provide good UV protection, and NOT have the lump/wave to it.
I have used the Universal clear on a couple of VERY small projects, one being my wife's bumpercover on her car, but it is white and I didn't bother to cut and buff. The other was a silver lift gate for some sort of SUV that I touched up for my neighbor, a spot about the size of a soft ball when I finished.
I have used the Universal clear on a couple of VERY small projects, one being my wife's bumpercover on her car, but it is white and I didn't bother to cut and buff. The other was a silver lift gate for some sort of SUV that I touched up for my neighbor, a spot about the size of a soft ball when I finished.