Chris_Hamilton
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Are you trying to run it at the recommended pressure or are you turning it up some like we recommended? The pressure recommendations of the gun manufacturer are usually too low for a true high solids paint. Turn that thing up if you haven't already. That product is not really designed to go on slick either. One of the reasons we were against it.
Reduce it to the max using slow reducer. Turn your pressure up. I would try 30 psi at the gun with the trigger pulled to start. You need air to break up the solids so to speak. 75% overlap.
If it is true orange peel you are spraying too far from the panel and your overlap isn't tight enough. If it looks like the earlier pics you posted, that is not orange peel. That is texture from spraying too heavy. Cut your fluid back, up the pressure, tighten overlap to 75%. You could also try over reducing it a bit. If 10% is the max, give it 15-20%. See what happens. Should make it spray a little slicker and the only real drawback would be you would need to spray more coats.
Reduce it to the max using slow reducer. Turn your pressure up. I would try 30 psi at the gun with the trigger pulled to start. You need air to break up the solids so to speak. 75% overlap.
If it is true orange peel you are spraying too far from the panel and your overlap isn't tight enough. If it looks like the earlier pics you posted, that is not orange peel. That is texture from spraying too heavy. Cut your fluid back, up the pressure, tighten overlap to 75%. You could also try over reducing it a bit. If 10% is the max, give it 15-20%. See what happens. Should make it spray a little slicker and the only real drawback would be you would need to spray more coats.
5 minutes is not enough, especially with very slow reducer and 78 degrees. Nowhere near enough time. That is why you had solvent pop. Next time try it like this. Have a piece of tape or masking paper on the test panel at the edge. After spraying let it flash and occasionally check the paper/tape by sliding your gloved finger on it. If it is wet or stringy it needs more flash time. When you can slide your finger on the tape and it doesn't string it has flashed enough and you can apply another coat, Or just wait 30 minutes between coats.Using SPI very slow reducer. Was about 78F in the tent today. Did 5 minute timed flashes.