4 1/2 year quest may be ending tomorrow

[chuck hahn]

Very light but noticable....looking for the easiest way to get it down and then get to using the polish. I PMed a link to what i was thinking of using for the polishing aspect

[rustybronco]

Very light? 1500~2000 followed up with 3000. Polish with an ultra fine compound.

Be careful as you only applied two coats of clear.

[Nessism]

Make sure you use a rubber sanding block when color sanding out the run, fingers alone can remove adjacent clear.

[chuck hahn]

10-4 on the block sanding. Its such a small run but its there. You can see it and I just barely actually feel it when I run my finger across it.

[rustybronco]

You might try wrapping 1500 around a flat paint stick and use that instead of scraping it with a razor blade.

[chuck hahn]

Im gonna strip the tank and start from scratch..I am pizzzzzed like no other and am done trying to unfluck this piece of schiet!!!!!

[nvr2old]

Calm down, Chuck.. I didn't see a picture of your work, but a run is nothing to freak out about. If it's not too late..use the sanding block with 600. You want something that's gonna cut the run quickly. 800 might work, but anything finer and you'll have to sand too much and it will not remove the run and will affect the surrounding clear. People are always trying to not use something course enough to do the cutting. When you get it to the point that it's smooth..spray a few more coats of clear. Better to have a few, 3-4 coats of clear so you have some product to work with. To finish, start with 800, go to 1,000. then 1,500, then on to 2,000 before hitting it with a buffer. Start with something too fine and you'll be sanding the orange peel to death before it (if ever) smooths out. You just want each progressively finer sand paper to take out the sand scratches of the previous grit.

Take a deep breath..you can do this..

[chuck hahn]

Im done Larry. The tank is darker than the side panels and I just dont like anything about it. Its start over time. I have sanded the irst round down with 400 and then 800 ( the entire tank ) and reshot the silver metal flake base to "restart" once already. The tank need stripped to base metal and redone. I will not dick with it anymore today as I may well reach for the hammer and end the project on mass!!!!!!

[rustybronco]

You need to shoot everything at the same time or else they won't look the same. Plus, it's candy and you're trying to shoot it on only your second job for Pete's sake's!

It's not the end of the world. Strip it and start over if you don't like the results.

Or, get a 1/2 pint of normal red base coat and shoot that instead.

[chuck hahn]

I am gonna do just that Dale. But first I need to get a price on more clear and color. I dont have enough of either left..and i also need to do the seat trim again. The whole deal is tryng to keep a consistant distance while trying to follow the tank contours and its really making me problems with runs and that foggy cloudy crap getting in it.

The dang tank has about 6 coats of pure crap on it now for god sakes!!!

[rustybronco]

Would you like to borrow my Iwata?

[chuck hahn]

I may not be able to even afford more paint and clear right now so its a dead in the water deal right now anyway. I need to not think about it anymore right now. I just get worked up and more frustrated with it all.

[rustybronco]

Good. That will give you enough time to make a proper booth so you don't get crap in the paint.

[chuck hahn]

Its not getting crap in the paint Dale!!!!!!!! Its runs and bad distance control and its fuuuucking the finish up. The fogging is like trapped air mist in the clear...thats the best i can articulate it. I have gotten dust in anything. That and coupled with this huge assed tip on the gun isnt helping either.

I cant find a smaller tip and I dont have the money anyway so I will just stop where I am at till I can afford more supplies and a gun that has parts still available. Im almost tempted to solder the tip shut and use a micro bit and redrill it smaller.

[rustybronco]

Im almost tempted to solder the tip shut and use a micro bit and redrill it smaller.

That isn't going to work...

Tip isn't too big.