mehal
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Hi all,
I just completed my first paint job and I've run into some problems that I need to correct. Its my own truck, a 77 Bronco that I have completely built myself and its been a long process, but I need to get it right as the truck is pretty cool.
I've used mostly SPI products along with a ProSpray base coat in Neptune Blue Metallic. I got the base from Chad's paint. I followed all the SPI instructions and the Perfect Paint Job, but being a newbie, I was bound to have some problems. The first problem I encountered was excessive runs in my (Universal) clear, but I chocked that up to my inexperience and getting used to the gun (Devilbiss GTi Pro-Lite). I wound up sanding most of the panels down again with 600 and then 800 and re-shot the clear. But I did burn through on door edges and a fender opening, so I needed to blend in some base coat again.
Chris Hamilton helped a lot with the blending process, and I thought I had it nailed, but after I re-cleared (from the run issues), I noticed some terrible paint mottling or metallic mismatch, or whatever happened.
Here is the truck and it looks great from a distance:
But here is a view of a side where you can see the color mismatch at the trailing door edge. What kills me is I never noticed it until AFTER the clear had dried, and only from certain angles. The blend looked OK to me when I did it, but because I was shooting over sanded clear, it was hard to tell (with my inexperience) if it really matched. Heres the same door from two different angles.
Here is another shot of a rear fender opening with the same issues:
So can someone help me figure out the problem? Is this a result of the metallics not laying down correctly? Should I have used a blending agent? I added about 10-20% extra SPI reducer so the paint would flow easier - was that a mistake?
I know I will have to sand and reshoot the panels, but I don't want to make the same mistake again. BTW, I still have a few runs in the clear so I will wind up sanding and buffing the whole truck anyway. But it has been a fun experience !
Thanks in advance for taking the time to view and respond. - Mike
I just completed my first paint job and I've run into some problems that I need to correct. Its my own truck, a 77 Bronco that I have completely built myself and its been a long process, but I need to get it right as the truck is pretty cool.
I've used mostly SPI products along with a ProSpray base coat in Neptune Blue Metallic. I got the base from Chad's paint. I followed all the SPI instructions and the Perfect Paint Job, but being a newbie, I was bound to have some problems. The first problem I encountered was excessive runs in my (Universal) clear, but I chocked that up to my inexperience and getting used to the gun (Devilbiss GTi Pro-Lite). I wound up sanding most of the panels down again with 600 and then 800 and re-shot the clear. But I did burn through on door edges and a fender opening, so I needed to blend in some base coat again.
Chris Hamilton helped a lot with the blending process, and I thought I had it nailed, but after I re-cleared (from the run issues), I noticed some terrible paint mottling or metallic mismatch, or whatever happened.
Here is the truck and it looks great from a distance:
But here is a view of a side where you can see the color mismatch at the trailing door edge. What kills me is I never noticed it until AFTER the clear had dried, and only from certain angles. The blend looked OK to me when I did it, but because I was shooting over sanded clear, it was hard to tell (with my inexperience) if it really matched. Heres the same door from two different angles.
Here is another shot of a rear fender opening with the same issues:
So can someone help me figure out the problem? Is this a result of the metallics not laying down correctly? Should I have used a blending agent? I added about 10-20% extra SPI reducer so the paint would flow easier - was that a mistake?
I know I will have to sand and reshoot the panels, but I don't want to make the same mistake again. BTW, I still have a few runs in the clear so I will wind up sanding and buffing the whole truck anyway. But it has been a fun experience !
Thanks in advance for taking the time to view and respond. - Mike
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