A100 Twins

MJM said:
Okay.......

For my own edification, what was the panel surface temp to be sprayed, temp of the clear coat, and air temperature? When did the fisheyes occur, 1st or 2nd sprayed coat?
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1st spray out. Surface around 85, air 60, slow. I am sure I got it on too thick on this area and it popped.
 
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It is the dog house side and in a spot that is down under the seat so it is not going to get much attention. Maybe a quick sand and shoot another coat of UC and call it done.
 
dhutton01 said:
My guess was that it was the doghouse and some kind of oil saturation contamination.
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It has 4-5 coats of epoxy and filler on it before I started. Shot one coat of reduced epoxy, waited an hour (it was in the sun) 2 coats of base. Sat for 2 hours, hit it with 1200 to knock the nibs off, hit it with UC and it did that.
 
To put in in perspective this was indicative of the day overall so it did not phase me. One more thing I did today that I have to redo, add it to the list.
 
JimKueneman said:
To put in in perspective this was indicative of the day overall so it did not phase me. One more thing I did today that I have to redo, add it to the list.
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Man, that's how I feel! When guys like you have roadblocks, it makes us rookies feel a little bit better about our shortcomings. We also learn from the mistakes. Thanks for sharing. Seriously!
 
JimKueneman said:
Ok everything I touch lately turns to crap.. I am going to pick up, pack it away and work a part time consulting job for a few months and come back to this thing in the spring. I am not making BJ or Mecum in Scottsdale so I am now in no rush.
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I'm actually glad to see you taking a small break. You've work awfully hard on your restorations since I've been a member here, as well as other SPI members. It would be a shame to burn yourself out to the point of not restoring vehicles anymore. You have a natural talented ability, don't let it go to waste.

The weather out here in Missouri dictates my "breaks" as far as stripping paint, painting and filler work is concerned. I use the break time to learn and refine new skills. It also gives me time to evaluate previous progress, and outline new progress goals when "painting prep work" can resume.

I don't want the enjoyment I found learning about auto refinishing to seem like "work" That will take the fun out of it. For those who do this for a living, I hope they find enjoyment with sharing their skills and knowledge. That should be a rewarding feeling knowing you've helped others learn.

Okay, back to the garage to work on my winter non painting projects :)
 
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Did Leno steal your idea??
 
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