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typically i spray a ready to spray sealer 1k then my base colors. Sometime I will use a spray can high build on smaller spots to sand down for defects first while prepping and even this will lift on...

QBond powder filler and some topcoat glaze will fix that hole right up!

I do a lot of fiberglass work and repairs and often someone will bring something to me that has been "prepped" and "primered". Well the issue that will most often arise is when I hit it with a 2k or...

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Thats the gun I am using. It could be the fast reducer playing a role in it and ya cant beat a dry piece in 30-45 mins air dry. Im wondering if...

I always buff with a variable speed buffer using the 3M buffing system steps 1 through 3 with a finish glaze by hand. Some parts are just too small to risk hitting with a buffer yet I cannot get them...

In the motorcycle business there are a hundred edges on 5 pieces of bodywork. I usually avoid cutting them the best I can but sometimes I notice what looks like a dry spray pattern in my final coats...

I just battled a gloss black myself. Paint laid on great , just a few small nibs and a slight hint of peel. I started my cut with 1500 and then to 2500 to buff and polish and it was still a little...

You can get a pint of cheap nason bright white for about $20, quart of clear, $30. Sandpaper, 15 bucks.

and have plenty left over for other things.

Well today I started with a fresh coat of sealer, sanded down any nibs, then threw some nason hardener into the base, shot it on wet, 2 coats, 10 mins apart, let it sit for 30 mins, taped on graphics...

But does it attribute to adhesion properties ? The chromabase tech sheet states it as optional

I've always used Bulldog for adhesion promoter. I have been clearing with the Transtar Euro Kwik clear, should I go with a different hardener for adding to the basecoat??

A base maker additive was...

I am doing some custom graphic work and lately I have had serious adhesion issues with paints. I am using chromabase and standox products.

All pieces are primer sealed before base coating.
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Quick question on doing a proper blend. Most all of my work is full paint, full farings. I need to perfect my spot repair technique. On a gloss black panel I sanded down through the clear on a part...

It will wrinkle if too much heat is applied. Frisket is soo thin that it doesnt stretch far. Best to do is make small cuts and work it around the surface and distort the image as little as possible....

I would think so, perhaps it was more of a solvent pop than a fisheye. The clear layed down great, no issues with it at all, until after it had sat for a while. Just strange really. I am still weary...

I use paint mask and a vinyl plotter for intricate designs like this one. For basic masking I always had a hard time with frisket film on curves but when I airbursh I typically do a base outline then...

Painted this up for my local paint supplier. She has hooked me up with paint for the last 2 years so I finally got a chance to return the favor. Tank was 2 tone, Black and Maroon.
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It was the wax and grease remover that did me in on the first attempt. I clean everything with denatured alcohol now before smoking.

Ive never had this issue before, I had sprayed the tank and brough it out to dry after about an hour and it was close to the area the silicone was applied to. It was also wetsanded and prepped on the...

So I am new to the affects that silicone can have on paint and have never had an issue with it in the past. My cousin did some repair work around the shop and built my wetsanding table. He sealed it...

Not all edges on bike bodywork are clear coat friendly. If you start buffing a side panel and get to within a half inch of the edge and try to stop there it will just look off against the rest of it....

I have cut with 800 for the last year because it flattens out any peel 5x faster than 1000 grit or 1500. I have reduced the clear to help flow out also. I have been scoping out the mini buffer units...

I have always been sooo careful around edges and since my work is 99% motorcycle related I could use some more growing knowledge in the art of buffing out edges.

My concern is there is never...

Per code the lights have to be sealed with tempered glass, didnt think plexi would work.

I put the sealed Xtreme fixtures in my booth. They ran $60 each for a 2 bulb light , came fully sealed,just...

I will try shooting a piece with clear this morning and see what happens.

I have not applied a clear coat to the pieces yet. The base coat was applied over sanded clear coat with the exception of the sanded damaged area. I use a primer sealer before adding my basecoat on...

I can post up in the AM. I just left the shop after another 12 hour day and didnt think to take some.

I can photoshop up a scenario

The difference in color is very slight but noticable. It...

I need a box of thsoe 20x20 exhaust filters but I need them to be 18x18!

i will put up pics of my new booth at the shop i opened up 2 weeks ago. I have been so slammed packed busy I barely have...

My question is concerning spot repairs on plastic resulting in a "bleed through" effect , mainly with black paint.

Lets say I have a piece of plastic that is painted and damaged in an area. The...

at $234 a gallon I will just keep on waiting my 8-12 hours with clear im using now! Damnnnn thats expensive

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whats the cost of that stuff? The fast clear my local supplier sells runs about $200/gallon

I use the Chromabase system often. 12 hour cure time, sometimes i wait 24. Start my cut with 600 to level out, then 1200, 2000 and buff. I have sanded to 2500 but dont find it necessary with good...

what grit is a red 3m scotch pad equivalent to? I used it to remove some tough adhesive and need to buff it out.

Alright, 3 test colors and I got a pretty dead on match.

ChromaBase
F9841 K - Base coat - Silver Base Effect
F9461 K - Metallic ice red effect

This is for the Yamaha R1 - 2004 - 2008 SHIFT...

Possibly, but I only reduced 50% and sprayed 2 coats over silver and white base

I am doing a color match on some pieces for a Yamaha R1, color Shift Red.

Color Rite has the paint as a 3 stage, which I already knew. The client had someone else apparently use the color rite...

IF paint is in good shape, sand with 400 grit. Spray your primer over that. I typically just spray a ready to spray sealer over it. Let it dry a good hour or so, shouldnt sand it before color. Then...

I'll give it a shot this morning. Probably just going to DA it off with 320 and then sand it up to 1000 before hitting it with the clear.

If you sand only spots and touch up there will be overspray on the edges that will look a lot like what you are describing here. How many coats are on the area in question? It may be buffable.

I...

I thought it was very strange. They are plastic tail lights. I sprayed a coat of Bulldog on it, and about 10 mins later I went to check on it and the bulldog had cracked all over the plastic. Didn't...

So I attempted to smoke some tail lights today and we sanded with 800 wet, allowed to dry, cleaned with wax/grease remover. Applied some bulldog adhesion promoter to it and it cracked. The adhesion...

Factory vehicles are terrible for orange peel. I notice on a lot of new bikes as well. The clear is too thin to buff it out.

I've thought of using the 3M dry guide coat but never have. I start my sanding with 600 grit then 1200, 2000, 2500 before buffing.

Thats kind of what I figured. Someone had mentioned if the other paint was a water based it might "float" to the top so to speak, but I havent read anything to confirm that nor do I know if the other...

Thats good to know. I have painted 5 white bikes this year and have not had this kind of issue yet, come to think of it, another went from red to white without issues. It only bled through once clear...

The red was a factory finish for Honda bodywork.

All of the surfaces were sealed with Nason 2K Primer Sealer, 2 coats. I thought maybe a reflection but its not, its definitely pink looking in the paint.

I dont clean my gun in between coats thats just crazy. I do have the 3M liner cups for quick change and will take them off my gun if its going to sit a while

I face this problem about 20% of the time dealing with other peoples paint. The worst part about it is waiting. If you sand it down nice and smooth, hit it up to 600 grit wetsand and very lightly...

I spotted one of these at my local paint supplier's catalog. Seems like a good buy. I use airbrushes for flames and graphics. I wouldnt coat a whole panel with it but they can provide a decent spray...