Do you consider yourself as a light handed sprayer? Or, a " if you don't get runs you're not trying hard enough" sprayer?I did some motorcycle parts with 2 coats, sanded with 600 without going through, then sprayed 2 more. This could easily be done the same day. JimC has his own procedure for putting multiple coats.
In my garage, I get a ton of debris. More than 1200 will cut out. I usually have to get to 800 to get it done.I might get a run a year, but the speed clear, never. I try to avoid spraying heavy enough to get urethane wave, but heavy enough to avoid dry spray and orange peel. Two coats of speed clear has enough build to buff starting with 1200-1500, IMO.
I wet the floor down prior to using the tack rag. It cuts down on the debris a lot.In my garage, I get a ton of debris. More than 1200 will cut out. I usually have to get to 800 to get it done.
I forget to put my window filter in and I think it's sucking stuff through the screen. If it can be done wrong, I usually do it. I get in a hurry and mess myself up. You don't have to be smart to be me.I wet the floor down prior to using the tack rag. It cuts down on the debris a lot.
speed clear is to be applied wet never dry!Any of you use the Speed Clear and are not heavy handed? I'm wondering if I could do 3 coats instead of 2. I get a little worried about not having enough to cut.
More great info!The other day I ran short and had to mix more up real quick. Finished the area I missed but the rest didn't look quite right, so I put another coat on the whole thing. That was a mistake, it looked great for a while but got pretty dull by the next morning. It shined up with some 2000 and a buffer, but I will try not to make that mistake again.
Which activator? Gun set-up? Social Security Number?The other day I ran short and had to mix more up real quick. Finished the area I missed but the rest didn't look quite right, so I put another coat on the whole thing. That was a mistake, it looked great for a while but got pretty dull by the next morning. It shined up with some 2000 and a buffer, but I will try not to make that mistake again.
speed clear is to be applied wet never dry!
No one sprays as wet as I do (Exaggeration a little) and sprayed it 100s of times in six months of test and batch test and NEVER have had it run.
A 3rd coat is a disaster waiting to happen for solvent pop.
Unless the testing I did for JimC and test came out to 30 minute wait then do a coat.
Other option is like Tex said and now we are going custom.
I've debunked the run theory. Often! Must be the gunI think Barry was saying that Speed Clear is hard to run. Universal is pretty easy for me to run