Help Newbie Get Out of Trouble

I would dump reducer down the air inlet of that gun and run it through a few times. I have sprayed epoxy with no water trap or anything and I never got anything that looked like that.
 
[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;10522]What kind of filtration system are you using for your air supply?[/QUOTE]

I just have a cheap $15 Home Depot in-line filter.

Dkr.
 
I may have found the problem. Sometimes, I think if I could remove myself from the equation this whole project would move a lot easier :) Although, I have learned more in the last week than I did in my entire college paint class.

I found this filter for the HVLP gun still in the original plastic packaging. It is very small and is not mentioned anywhere in the manual, except for a rather obtuse parts diagram, so I just inserted it in the gun. I noticed the other gun I have has one of these already attached.

It looks like one of these:

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Last question before I spray again: is it ok to spray over what I have done with the turbo 2K or should I take it down to bare metal again and call it a lesson?

Dkr.
 
dkr;10524 said:
I just have a cheap $15 Home Depot in-line filter.

Dkr.
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This is your problem, we will need to get creative here.
Is compressor outside?

Then again as minor as your problem is , it is not hurting the epoxy and it is less likely to even show up in the 2k primer but this will be a big base and clear issue.
 
Barryk;10535 said:
This is your problem, we will need to get creative here.
Is compressor outside?

Then again as minor as your problem is , it is not hurting the epoxy and it is less likely to even show up in the 2k primer but this will be a big base and clear issue.
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Yes, the compressor is outside.

Dkr.
 
Today, I sprayed Turbo 2K on the panel with my other gun. I put some ice and water in a cooler on my deck upstairs and dunked a good deal of the line in it:

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It looks much, much better than before. I had some gun issues -- it was spraying more air than primer. I tried adjusting psi and the spray control knob, but I couldn't get it to run no matter how much I tried. I only put 6 oz. in so that could be it. But, the good news is there was no noticeable contamination. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out, and I think I'm ready to start priming my hood and work on perfecting this later.

Pics below:

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I will be spraying epoxy again on my hood in a few days and will post again to report if the ice cooler solution worked for that as well.

Thanks for the help, everyone!

Dkr.
 
shine;10631 said:
something aint right. it should gloss up .
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It's probably that I don't have enough coverage. I re-read the manual for the gun I am using and I am probably spraying it too quickly vs. what I'm used to for the HVLP gun.

Dkr.
 
DKR, I would suggest adding some waterborne product, preferably with alcohol in it, in the cooler for when your done spraying! :)
 
So, I've laid done a bunch of coats of epoxy primer and turbo 2k primer and will probably be ready to start blocking in a week or two. The epoxy primer looks really nice. I've already had several positive comments from neighbors thinking it is the topcoat :) I bought black epoxy and 2K because I figured once a black topcoat is sprayed on, if I get any rock chips it won't be very noticeable. But, I've had a really hard time being able to see the 2K I am spraying on as there is no contrast in colors. I even took my glasses off and tried spraying without them. And I still feel like I'm spraying blind. Any suggestions on how to spray black on black?

Thanks,

Dkr.
 
RodMan;10649 said:
DKR, I would suggest adding some waterborne product, preferably with alcohol in it, in the cooler for when your done spraying! :)
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That's a good idea. Beer it is. I'm assuming this will not be applied to the car :)

Dkr.
 
If you are allowing each coat to flash properly before applying the next, you should be able to go by the gloss. My car is black all the way through, and I never really had a problem with this. I could see where it could be more of a challenge on a frame or something though.

Spray it wet and make it shine. With Turbo, it will start to flash and dull out quickly. It looks totally different than epoxy.
 
Well, I've been working on this thing like a madman while also working at my f/t job and driving the car a decent amount at the same time :) This week, I will be finishing up with spraying all of the major panels. Some have been taken down to bare metal and all have been sprayed with epoxy and turbo 2K with the exception of one quarterpanel which I will be working on tomorrow.

So, the next step is block sanding. I have a durablock set I have been using and have a lot of extra of 220. Is this too high to start out with or should I order some 180? I know 220 will be a bit more work, but I was thinking it might be better to have higher grit so I have a bit longer to shoot myself in the foot and hopefully figure out what I'm doing before I do so. So, I was thinking 220 -> 400 -> 800 or 1000. Would this work or should I just start with 180?

Also, I bought some really cheap ($1.00/each) white can spray paint at a WalMart. Is this ok for guidecoat or could it mess with my top coat in any way?

Thanks,

Dkr.
 
In my opinion, 220 is too fine for your first round of primer blocking. I can understand wanting to use what you, because that stuff isn't cheap. On the other hand, 220 would probably be ok if your car is in really good shape and doesn't have much body work.

If you are going to buy another roll of paper, you might want to consider 150 and then 220 would be the next step.
 
First round of blocking should be done with 150 or more coarse in my opinion..
 
Today, I started blocking the hood. I sprayed it with the cheap white WalMart spray cans and went at it with the 180. I noticed in a few places I took it down to the epoxy primer and in two areas I took it down to bare metal. So, what I'm thinking is to put some body filler on the bare metal spots and a bit of spot putty on any of the areas I took down to epoxy that feel low and then respray those areas. Is this the proper gameplan and can I get away with just respraying those individual areas or do I need to spray the whole hood again?

Thanks,

dkr.
 
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