SPI black epoxy

After spraying black epoxy, there's waves of bluish tinge. I believe this is because the temperature of body Panel feel. Is it gonna be alright? It appears to be drying and harding well.
 
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I thought I had heard it all!!
Nope!
I dont have a clue what is going on here, but I can only say that we have no blue tint in the factory, and tint does nothing but give you color.
My guess your fine but picture would be nice.
 
I have experienced the 'waves of bluish tinge' on occasion. Living in a small holler with a creek running through the front yard and 2 small ponds beside the driveway, there is an abundance of humidity here during the North Carolina summer. That is when I can get the bluish tint. Not all over, just like blotches mostly but sometimes a stripe. Have to get the light just right (outside) and look at it a certain angle to see it. Only seen it in the black epoxy but have not used much of the gray or red and none of the white. Has not created a problem that I know about and I totally agree with Crashtech that it is a blush.
 
I wiped thoroughly with SPI degreaser, but didn't follow the ideal 70° F rule. The first coat seemed consistently black, but not the 2nd coat. I'm leaning towards temperature of Panel too cold as the cause. Possibly too much moisture in compressor even though I do have water condenser and particle filter.

Anyway, it appears to have bonded nicely despite the discolouration. I don't see it failing.


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It looks like not covered best I can tell by the picture. I am just guessing.
Now, if shot in the late afternoon and left out for the night, it can blush from humidity
 
It looks like not covered best I can tell by the picture. I am just guessing.
Now, if shot in the late afternoon and left out for the night, it can blush from humidity
Yes, that's exactly what happened. I sprayed it late afternoon and it turned humid that night. I have a habit of leaving out pertinent details. Dispite my abuse to the epoxy, it seems fine.

The coverage is complete dispite how the pic looks. 1.2 liters that's abouts 1.3 quarts of product to do two coats of a 9ft x 3ft panel both sides.
 
What I used to see painters do back in the day while painting outdoors during rainstorms is shine heat lamps on the panels being shot and also use a bit of retarder in the color, which at that time was lacquer. Under really humid and cool conditions I think an infrared lamp works wonders, something like this:
 
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