tips for spraying satin black?

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I'm almost done with my car, but when I went to lay on the vinyl strips, it was a disaster. Between bubbles in the large areas I couldn't get rid of, and the fact that they weren't cut that great to begin with, I removed them all, and I'm going to just paint on the stripes

I'm using single stage satin black, which I hear isn't as easy as some might think to get laid on smoothly. Can I still colorsand and buff it? I know it will never be as shiny as full gloss, but that's ok. I just want it to look even and smooth

any special spraying or buffing tips I should know before I begin?
 
I should probably say here that I'm aware that buffing it will take away most of the satin look. that's perfectly ok with me. I don't really want it totally flat, semi glass is fine.



I just want whatever I wind up with to be even
 
You cannot buff it. Spray it and be done. If you buff it it will be full gloss so if you are going to buff it you might as well just shoot them gloss black. A good satin black on something as small as a stripe is not hard. A full hood is a different story. Sem hotrod black spray well and flattens out evenly.
 
Well these are large stripes, but I sure appreciate the advice!

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So do I spray light coats like base to avoid orange peel? Makes me nervous not having cutting and buffing to correct mistakes
 
no, its a single stage so you spray it like clear. it just flattens out like base. do 2 coats, let flash dull between.
 
Thanks again. Now i'm nervous! LOL

I guess worst case, if it's not as smooth as I want it after two coats, I can add two more, cut and buff, right?

I know you said it would be shiny, but I'd rather have shiny than rough
 
if its orange peely you wont see it because its flat. you need to be more concerned with the paint going on evenly. you dont want some areas real thick and other areas dry.
 
ok, I'll focus on that. shouldn't be hard with stripes... two or three passes should give good coverage.

I'm glad I'm not trying an entire car.....
 
Just another caution to add. You need to spray in as "dust free" an area as possible. It has been my experience these satin finish paints like to suck dust from the far away crevices and plant them in the final coat. LOL
 
I got nervous about spraying a job in my garage that I didn't have the opportunity to so back, sand out dust and peel, and polish. I need an opportunity to fix my mistakes.

I went out today and bought a pint of prospray single stage black. I'll save the satin for wheels and stuff like that. I was pleased to find out I could buy the prospray in pints and half pints. I already had the activator and SPI reducer, so all it cost me was $20

Spraying monday!
 
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