Didn't induce enough epoxy (long)..
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shine;19774 said:
That seems to be the consensus. Could be that was the only problem, operator error, lol.
It seems odd to me that I could paint the inside of the shell perfect, where I could barely fit, white, which I could barely see, and have it look perfect, Then the next day, try to paint the bottom in black where I had all the room to work, and light shining right on it, and totally mess it up. Murphy's law at work I guess, things that will never be seen, come out perfect, things that I want to look good, never turn out, at least not initially.
I will sand and try again!
S
Senile Old Fart
I am about as cheap a bastird as you will ever come across ,but I would have dumped the epoxy and started fresh. Found out to long ago the redo's cost more than do rights.
Finally got the "bad" epoxy sanded down, blowed off, and cleaned for another go of it. I bought a detail gun, to use in the tight spots, but at the last minute I decided to just use my regular big gun.
Induced a gallon(sprayable) overnight and went to work this morning. Noticed an immediate difference. Not sure if it was the over induced epoxy, or some contamination on the surface that was removed in the sanding cleaning process, but this stuff just layed down real nice. Nothing like the previous attempt. It was almost like if I wanted a run, i would have to try to do it on purpose.
Came out real nice, but not perfect.
Wheeled it outside to see what it looks like in the sun:
What I think I learned is, I need to really improve my cleaning and tacking process. It is only primer, but there are a lot more nubs and dirt than i would like. Aside from there being a lot of crap in it, my current process takes me forever. I need to hints on how you guys do it.
In the sun there are a couple of spots that are a little too dry, and a couple a little too wet. I need to work on my gun technique, and pay closer attention as well.
Induced a gallon(sprayable) overnight and went to work this morning. Noticed an immediate difference. Not sure if it was the over induced epoxy, or some contamination on the surface that was removed in the sanding cleaning process, but this stuff just layed down real nice. Nothing like the previous attempt. It was almost like if I wanted a run, i would have to try to do it on purpose.
Came out real nice, but not perfect.
Wheeled it outside to see what it looks like in the sun:
What I think I learned is, I need to really improve my cleaning and tacking process. It is only primer, but there are a lot more nubs and dirt than i would like. Aside from there being a lot of crap in it, my current process takes me forever. I need to hints on how you guys do it.
In the sun there are a couple of spots that are a little too dry, and a couple a little too wet. I need to work on my gun technique, and pay closer attention as well.
S
Senile Old Fart
The white blinded the camera! lol
Yes it did, I know it is only primer, but it looks really good, to the point that some of the people that have been to the house for various reasons, not car people mind you, just stand there and stare into into it with a "wow" look on their face.
I can only imagine what the reaction will be when the rest of it is done.
I can only imagine what the reaction will be when the rest of it is done.
B
Bob Hollinshead
jtfx6552;19750 said:
Those are all photos of contamination, it may have been blasted into the steel making it difficult to clean but definitely contamination. The epoxy was running away from it!
crashtech
Combo Man & Mod
I have seen epoxy do that on surfaces I know were clean, though the photos above are a pretty extreme example. When a too-heavy pass is applied, or as you can see from the photo, a heavy spot that is running due to some spraying inconsistency, the air from the next pass will literally blow the epoxy apart. I've seen it with my own eyes!