Hot Rod Flatz - tough to lay down

Arrowhead

Oldtimer
Man this is tough paint to get to lay down and stay. I runs sooo easy it's almost impossible to lay a flat wet coat. It's eather too light and orange peel or it's too heavy and you get sags and runs. The instructions say two wet coats - good luck.

I'm using my Iwata w/ a 1.4 just like I would be spraying clear or base and I got that down pretty good thank you.

And since it'a flat, there's no going back to fix anything. Since I spayed the undersides of the fenders first I was able to get a feel for it. The topside of the tanks and fenders came out pretty good, there are only a couple small imperfections.

I think what I'll do is let it get good and dry and wet sand it w/600 to get out any peel and sags and then shoot one wet coat and cross my fingers I don't mess it up.


Still wet after last coat:

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When it comes to paint with flattener, a lighter coat is better than a wetter one. Cold temps and/or slow reducers will increase gloss. Parts painted on different days will likely have different gloss.

It sounds to me like the addition of some reducer that is slightly fast for your spray conditions might help. This will enable you to put a thinner wet coat on and decrease the flash time, which also decreases the chance of runs.
 
Just another confirmation to me, only primer should be flat. Give me GLOSS and lots of it.
 
It's easy to paint things that shine. Painting things that have no shine is a biotch. LOL

Aaron
 
Well at least I'm not alone and it's not just a noobie problem. I sanded the tank w/ 600 last night and resprayed and it came out much better. There's a couple of spots on the front fender so I think I'll do the same. The rear fender and oil tank came out fine.
 
It does take some getting used to. Then again, if you get used to shooting it flat, then you will have problems when you want it smooth and shiny.

Aaron
 
I have a harder time with flat paint, it's very important to put a uniform coat on the part or gloss level will vary.

I'm glad you got it to work!
 
Parts came out real nice after sanding and recoating, he was very pleased. I redid the both fenders and the tank, sand w/ 600 and recoat w/ two coats. (the dark band on the front fender is actually a shadow from the halogen light gaurd)

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I don't understand the interest in flat paint. It used to be that people would bring their cars in for a paint job whenever it got where it didn't shine anymore. LOL

Aaron
 
ADTKART;3451 said:
I don't understand the interest in flat paint. It used to be that people would bring their cars in for a paint job whenever it got where it didn't shine anymore. LOL

Aaron

Maybe its the challenge of getting a good flat paint job? The thing is you can rub on it anywhere without it turning shiny in that spot. I tried getting a spot of adhesive off and ended up with a spot I had to respray.
 
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