Fish Eyes

[Paul Clark]

For a friend -
Corvette has been de-painted with a chemical stripper.
The first coat of primer has fish eyes.
It almost has to be from residue left from the stripper, right?
If not, what could cause it?
They rubbed it down with solvent, but don't know what.
Thanks

 

[Instro84]

not clean enuf i would say.

 

[87 Pete]

I don't have much experience with fiberglass, but on metal, you wipe it down with du pont prep-sol or ppg dx330, and then apply primer.

Other things to check include making sure your compressed air is oil and water free (eastwood sells a nice in-line dessicant filter), also make sure nobody is using silicone aerosols in the vicinity. I am told silicones are the primary fish-eye culprit.

Pete

 

[urhstry]

A buddy of mine had a citronella candle burning in order to flush any bugs out of the room. After painting the car, all he needed was a big hook to put in the fishes mouth.

 

[Red Regal T]

For a friend -
Corvette has been de-painted with a chemical stripper.
The first coat of primer has fish eyes.
It almost has to be from residue left from the stripper, right?
If not, what could cause it?
They rubbed it down with solvent, but don't know what.
Thanks

I know you probably got past this problem by now, but if you haven't, wash it down with soapy water and a sponge. Sometimes when you wipe down a surface with reducer, thinner, or solvents, before painting, the paint seems to flow with the invisible swirls of the drying solvents. This never happens if washed down with soap and water. Another thing, start off wil a real light coat before you put a wet coat. That helps in reducing the chance of fisheye.