Bob Heine
Oldtimer
ebaypdllc, don't get mad when nobody answers tomorrow. SPI is going to be closed (eclipse madness).I will be calling tomorrow to order.
ebaypdllc, don't get mad when nobody answers tomorrow. SPI is going to be closed (eclipse madness).I will be calling tomorrow to order.
Well I got to the bottom of the issue I was having. It was simply defective crappy clearcoat. I should have not ignored the recommendations I was given to use the SPI clear.
I did significant testing. I even brought the clearcoat to a neighbor who is the head painter at a very large collision repair facility. We used the clear and let it airdry, and we also did a bake on it as another test. Both resulted in the same dieback. He used a Sata gun, completely different then my turbine so we ruled that out.
I've sprayed Epoxy Primer, waterborne primer, 2K build primer with great success so far using the turbine. Just this clear was giving me problems, and of course it was the first clear I tried since using the turbine so that's what threw me off.
He gave me a small amount of PPG DC2000 to try and said it that didn't work to use the DC4000. The DC2000 worked beautifully.
Sprayed a part and it kept the gloss, was dry VERY quick, under 1 hour just to be safe. I will try the SPI clear next, hopefully the SPI works out good!
Barry, if you read this or someone else who is knowledgeable. I would like to make a fast curing clear. What do I need, the polar accelerator?
Well I got to the bottom of the issue I was having. It was simply defective crappy clearcoat. I should have not ignored the recommendations I was given to use the SPI clear.
I did significant testing. I even brought the clearcoat to a neighbor who is the head painter at a very large collision repair facility. We used the clear and let it airdry, and we also did a bake on it as another test. Both resulted in the same dieback. He used a Sata gun, completely different then my turbine so we ruled that out.
I've sprayed Epoxy Primer, waterborne primer, 2K build primer with great success so far using the turbine. Just this clear was giving me problems, and of course it was the first clear I tried since using the turbine so that's what threw me off.
He gave me a small amount of PPG DC2000 to try and said it that didn't work to use the DC4000. The DC2000 worked beautifully.
Sprayed a part and it kept the gloss, was dry VERY quick, under 1 hour just to be safe. I will try the SPI clear next, hopefully the SPI works out good!
Barry, if you read this or someone else who is knowledgeable. I would like to make a fast curing clear. What do I need, the polar accelerator?
The other company clear I tried is what I am calling "crappy". I even did a "pour" test, meaning I mixed up some clear, poured it on a panel and let it flow around. That even diedback which further proves it was no good.
Yea I'm sure the SPI will work fine. I'll upload some pics tomorrow when I get a chance to shoot it.
Barry,
Received the SPI clear today and it worked beautifully. I am beyond happy. Everything from the custom SPI shipping boxes, well packaged cans inside the shipping box, nice product manual. Everything felt "premium".
I mixed up some clear with the slow hardener, applied two wet coats with a 20 min flash time. Cured perfect, looks EXACTLY how after I sprayed it.
100% difference compared to that other crap I was using.
No issues whatsoever with the turbine system. I sprayed at 9.5 PSI with .8mm tip and it laid out like a sheet of glass.
I am kicking myself for not using your product first, I cannot believe I wasted all that time and money the other gypsy company clear. They kept pointing the finger at me saying it was me. Big life lesson learned...
Thank you so much for your help with everything. You just got a life long customer.
Posted below are pictures after spraying, and after 5 hours.