Festool 497525 Denib Tool?

I'll get some pics tonight, Eddie. They are not as bad as the guy in the video, I don't think, but it's painful to get a good camera shot of them.
 
I couldn't get a picture to come out to save my life. I'll try again this weekend. However, and probably unfortunately, I think I have solvent pop? I didn't notice this the day after putting down the clear (4 coats), but haven't really looked close again until today (it's been about a week). I'll put the picture up, though it is hard to see. I'll need to bring my "good" camera over there to try and capture it.
But, they're like little (pencil point) pock marks with kind of white centers, but I think that's just the reflected light. You can feel them, but just barely. They aren't in clusters, but are just about everywhere, randomly spaced. I don't know too much about what goes wrong and what it looks like, so solvent pop is the only thing I could think of. I don't think it's trash because I've got trash in the paint and I'm sure I would have noticed these the next day.
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The streaking is just dust. Again, not the greatest picture, so sorry about that, but if you can see the little white specs, that's what it is.

Thanks,
Chris
 
Thanks, shine. I haven't sanded anything yet. I've not had problems with water entrained in the paint before, but that's all been epoxy and high build. I did use a new inline desiccant filter (Motor Guard one) and am using a Motor Guard "toilet paper" filter with a new filter in it.

This is my first time shooting base and clear. Also, I didn't notice the spots until a few days after the painting. I looked the paint over pretty thoroughly, admiring my handy work, so I'm confident I would have seen them. Can it a delayed reaction?

Please don't take this wrong...I'm not trying to argue, I'm trying to learn. I have more painting to do and don't want it to happen again. I tried to get good pics again today and this is the best one I could get. Again, these are very small (pencil point).

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I guess my next question is...now what? Do I try to sand it out and see what happens? By the look of it, I think it goes all the way down to the base :(
 
With 4 coats of clear you have something to work with, so the first thing I would do is sand the panel or panels with 1000 on a firm pad, but don't try to sand the spots out, just sand as if they are not there. Afterward, clean your panel or panels with wax and grease remover, concentrating on any little holes you may have. Then you could mix up a very small amount of clear and dab it in the holes with a toothpick, end of a paper clip, or small brush, leaving the clear spots higher than the surrounding area. Let these dry overnight, then block them down with 1000 until level. Trying to sand those spots all the way out will leave you with burn throughs or thin clear. I'm with Shine on it looking like moisture, especially those 2 top spots. The bottom one looks like air born contamination causing it to fisheye. Neither look like solvent pop. When spraying in less than ideal conditions, these types of problems will happen, and you just have to correct them.
 
Thank you, tex. That definitely sounds like a plan. I'm interested to see what it'll look like after hitting it with 1000-grit.

Cheers,
Chris
 
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