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Aaaah dang it!

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rustybronco said:
How much time has elapsed since you painted these pieces and what is the product number of the clear you used?
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About two weeks for the paint and 3-4 days for the clear.
Painted on two weekends, had to wait because of some high winds and dust here. Clear coat was mid week and this weekend. Again wind and dust. Temps were 70s to high 70s, humidity never went over 12%.

Dupont Nason Base Coat type IF, Reducer Ful-Base 441-21 medium reducer, Clear coat selectclear 2K 498-00 and the activator 2K 483-78 mid-temp, multi panel and overall clear
 
mrbill5491 said:
3-4 days for the clear.

, Clear coat selectclear 2K 498-00 and the activator 2K 483-78 mid-temp, multi panel and overall clear
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Nothing in the TDS on recoat times.


So I'm thinking after 3~4 days... You should be good.
 
rustybronco said:
Nothing in the TDS on recoat times.


So I'm thinking after 3~4 days... You should be good.
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Not really, just says to apply two medium coats at first and to wait 5-7 minutes between coats of which I did or thought I did. Then let sit overnight or longer and do it again. That's when our dust storms got in the way. We tacked the parts down before we did anything else. Doesn't help when there is a lumber yard is next door and has a dirt lot and up wind to the shop :mad:
 
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Couldn't find the gray scotchbrite mentioned so I was lightly block wet sanding with 2000 finishing grit and the roughness is coming out pretty good. I'm a bit gun shy about getting too aggressive with it.
 
2000 is too fine to prep for a recoat. That stuff is to knock down dust nibs and flatten orange peel before buffing. You need that gray scotchbrite, or 600/800 grit or so to prep for the next clear layer.
 
Nessism said:
2000 is too fine to prep for a recoat. That stuff is to knock down dust nibs and flatten orange peel before buffing. You need that gray scotchbrite, or 600/800 grit or so to prep for the next clear layer.
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I've checked O'Riley's, Auto zone, Napa, and Pep boys, they don't have the grey scotch brite. Even the local auto paint store didn't have it, the guy didn't even know what I was talking about. All I found was the 3M sanding sponge 320 grit.
 
mrbill5491 said:
Couldn't find the gray scotchbrite mentioned so I was lightly block wet sanding with 2000 finishing grit and the roughness is coming out pretty good. I'm a bit gun shy about getting too aggressive with it.
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As mentioned, 2000 grit is too fine. That grit is specifically for finish sanding before the polishing step. You need some tooth for the new clear coats to adhere to. 800 at the very least. 600 would be better. Use the sandpaper wet, and it'll prep your surface nicely. Stay away from the pinstripes for the most part..just scuff them a bit.
 
Okay, think I found some. Is this the scotch brite we be discussing?
 
Okay, gonna tackle the paint problem this weekend. Hopefully I can sort this out.
 
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