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tmwoodall
I sprayed SPI, for the first time the other night. Really my first time to spray any sort of product I cared about (lots of old work that was complete crap, and bedliner stuff for my Jeep).
I spent a ton, way more time than I thought I would with the W&G remover and rags, got it all spotless as best as I could tell. I sprayed with a husky HVLP, not sure I had the settings all set up perfectly as I don't have a regulator gauge at the gun. But i sprayed well and came out pretty smooth.
However, and here is my question. On the firewall I am planning leaving the black epoxy as my finish coat. The attached images show it is just a bit bumpy. I suspect two, maybe three things are at play.
1. Maybe I didn't spray wet enough or overlap enough? I was spraying just enough to not have dry stripes between rows of paint. Should I be overlapping more?
2. Perhaps gun was not setup well enough. I am going to pick up a HF purple today for primer. Then a nicer gun in the future for base/clear.
3. Could also be depth of spray field, I was shooting tip to panel at around 12-15", it is a bit difficult because cab is on it's back and the firewall is about 5' high and laying flat with the varied edges and angles of the tranny tunnel etc.
Of course it could be, this is the best it gets, but I suspect it is just because I am a novice. I still need to apply filler so sanding is to happen tonight/tomorrow and a hopeful finish coat of epoxy to be sprayed on Friday morning
I spent a ton, way more time than I thought I would with the W&G remover and rags, got it all spotless as best as I could tell. I sprayed with a husky HVLP, not sure I had the settings all set up perfectly as I don't have a regulator gauge at the gun. But i sprayed well and came out pretty smooth.
However, and here is my question. On the firewall I am planning leaving the black epoxy as my finish coat. The attached images show it is just a bit bumpy. I suspect two, maybe three things are at play.
1. Maybe I didn't spray wet enough or overlap enough? I was spraying just enough to not have dry stripes between rows of paint. Should I be overlapping more?
2. Perhaps gun was not setup well enough. I am going to pick up a HF purple today for primer. Then a nicer gun in the future for base/clear.
3. Could also be depth of spray field, I was shooting tip to panel at around 12-15", it is a bit difficult because cab is on it's back and the firewall is about 5' high and laying flat with the varied edges and angles of the tranny tunnel etc.
Of course it could be, this is the best it gets, but I suspect it is just because I am a novice. I still need to apply filler so sanding is to happen tonight/tomorrow and a hopeful finish coat of epoxy to be sprayed on Friday morning