Help , I messed up

[Rykone]

Hey guys, sprayed some clear this afternoon (5:30). Still looked good at 7:00, and was “dry” to touch. Walked out at 8:30, and noticed condensation on both the bed and roll pan. Brought the roll pan in the house and carefully wiped off moisture. Half the roll pan is completely dull, almost whitish, the other half is duller but still has some shine left. Had to leave but when got back went out and checked truck. Not sure what’s going on under moisture but bottom of truck that doesn’t have condensation is still shiny looks like as did when sprayed. So I’m pretty sure it’s the moisture causing the issues I’m seeing on rollpan. Can I let this sit out in sun for a few days and scuff sand and recoat? I had some orange peel that was worse than I’d like on the bed. Or will I have to remove clearcoat completely? Or if I decide to live with orange peel can this be buffed out? I should’ve waited and sprayed tomorrow earlier in the day but I rushed it.
I can give all the details if they’re needed. SPI epoxy and production clear coat with motobase lv base coat are the products.

 

[Lizer]

Normally I'd wait for one of the pro's to respond, but since you've had no replies yet I'll shoot. I've actually had this before, only with epoxy. It looks like you might have some blushing, and if you put it in the sun and let it heat up it should cook it out. Let's see what somebody else has to say.

 

[chevman]

You didn't didn't mention the weather conditions and where you were painting, and how warm it was. Not a good idea to paint outside late in the evening this time of year.

 

[Barry]

Never paint at night unless you are in a real paint booth, clear may have sucked moisture as temps went down and humidity went up.
If you have an infrared lamp or sunlight should fix



 

 

[Rykone]

You didn't didn't mention the weather conditions and where you were painting, and how warm it was. Not a good idea to paint outside late in the evening this time of year.

Temps at time of spraying was 80 degrees. At 7 it had dropped to just over 70. And by 8:30 when I found this it was mid 60s. Got down to 61 by morning. No rain was in forecast. Truck was outside faced away from sun to keep metal from getting too hot. Had facing sun at first but panel was getting too warm. Started at like I think noon or one. But it was little after five before I got to clear.

Never paint at night unless you are in a real paint booth, clear may have sucked moisture as temps went down and humidity went up.
If you have an infrared lamp or sunlight should fix



 

Lesson learned! I knew better which is why I had planned to paint Sunday originally, have no excuse just got excited and rushed it….


I originally planned to prep Saturday and paint early Sunday morning but I got home early Saturday and everything went so good I thought “I have time”. But I didn’t.


Truck is facing morning sun and fingers are crossed. Thankfully I have sunny and 80s daytime temps for next few days….

If I had stopped at basecoat and the basecoat had got dew on it. Would it have hurt? I’m just wondering if something happens in the future and I realize I’ll not have time for clear if it’s better to let set in base overnight?

Thanks guys

 

[Lizer]

Temps at time of spraying was 80 degrees. At 7 it had dropped to just over 70. And by 8:30 when I found this it was mid 60s. Got down to 61 by morning. No rain was in forecast. Truck was outside faced away from sun to keep metal from getting too hot. Had facing sun at first but panel was getting too warm. Started at like I think noon or one. But it was little after five before I got to clear.


Lesson learned! I knew better which is why I had planned to paint Sunday originally, have no excuse just got excited and rushed it….


I originally planned to prep Saturday and paint early Sunday morning but I got home early Saturday and everything went so good I thought “I have time”. But I didn’t.


Truck is facing morning sun and fingers are crossed. Thankfully I have sunny and 80s daytime temps for next few days….

If I had stopped at basecoat and the basecoat had got dew on it. Would it have hurt? I’m just wondering if something happens in the future and I realize I’ll not have time for clear if it’s better to let set in base overnight?

Thanks guys

It can sit in base overnight but not if it's sitting outside.You need to keep basecoat out of UV as much as possible otherwise you can compromise adhesion with clearcoat.

 

[Rykone]

Ok. Thanks. Unfortunately I can’t put a garage in at my current house. So I’ll have to deal with stuff like this for a couple more years till we move. Normally small panels I paint in my building this time of year but can’t get a whole truck bed in there.

 

[Rykone]

Just an update in case anyone crosses this thread later and wonders…. Left it in the sun for four full days. Came out some but still there. Called tech line and discussed options. In the end had to buff rest of truck anyways so decided to buff this as well. Did not wet sand just started with wool pad and meguiars m100. Then chemical guys v36 and finished with menzerna super finish plus. Didn’t sand because I have some areas that I’m pretty sure I sprayed too light, afraid of sanding through. That took care of almost all the blushing. There might be a couple splotches only visible from exactly the right angles but 100% better. Thanks to Barry and everyone else for the help.
PS. Sorry just realized I didn’t take any pics of the bed with the streaky blush only the roll pan.