learning to paint

[jim0207]

My question is after the last coat of color ,do I wet sand or dry sand before clear? I have been dry sanding between coats of primer and color. Also, I have some splatter to the left and right of my target. What causes this? TIA

 

[slowboi]

On a normal base coat clear coat you don't sand the base before laying down the clear. If the sub-strait (ie your primer) was sanded correctly and your paint was mixed right it should lay down and dry fairly flat. So to answer your question you shouldn't have to sand. As far as the splatter there are too many variables of what it could be without watching you paint. It could be how your gun is set up or your technique.

 

[Amab145]

If you sand your base coat before you clear, you will have it peel and make a mess and absolutely destroy your paint job. When sanding the base coat to remove any imperfections, you MUST reapply base coat over the sanded areas before clearing or you will have ZERO adhesion.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

We generally wet sand the base coat then shoot the clear onto it.
It depends on the finish you want.
I like how orange peel looks on some of the trick colors.

Btw never had any peeling issues because of wet sanding a base coat thats new to me.

On a Black paint job I would make sure that the primer is flat (wet sanded) the base coat is flat (wet sanded) before the clear is applied. Then wet sand the clear coat.
Of course don't rush and let everything cure as per the instructions before moving on to the next step.

 

[jim0207]

We generally wet sand the base coat then shoot the clear onto it.
It depends on the finish you want.
I like how orange peel looks on some of the trick colors.

Btw never had any peeling issues because of wet sanding a base coat thats new to me.

On a Black paint job I would make sure that the primer is flat (wet sanded) the base coat is flat (wet sanded) before the clear is applied. Then wet sand the clear coat.
Of course don't rush and let everything cure as per the instructions before moving on to the next step.

I have been reading and asking a lot of questions. My next attempt will be to reduce the paint, set the gun to more atomization and a wider fan. Wet sand every coat. My first 2 attempts had way to much orange peal.

 

[CHANCE]

Not to high jack your post, which by the way is awesome, but could our resident painters give some advice on what books/manual's to read for those of use that have never painted a car and want to learn?

 

[jim0207]

Not to high jack your post, which by the way is awesome, but could our resident painters give some advice on what books/manual's to read for those of use that have never painted a car and want to learn?

YES

 

[tbone87]

Not to high jack your post, which by the way is awesome, but could our resident painters give some advice on what books/manual's to read for those of use that have never painted a car and want to learn?

Best way is just get a gun and do it and look up instructions on the products u are using. So many different ones and but all similar in ways. Lots has to do with temp, humidity and gun and what head is on it and pressure. Like my three guns are about 600$ each but good. But after u learn u can adjust to just about any gun and don't have to have one that expensive. In my case u want a good one after painting something 45' long.

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[jim0207]

Hi again, found some issues with my body work. Going to strip tomorrow. WA8555 is the GM code for our paint, can I still get that paint with EPA's changes

 

[tbone87]

Ya u can get it in a single stage or 2 stage base clear

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[jim0207]

Ya u can get it in a single stage or 2 stage base clear

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would you explain single stage or 2 stage

 

[mikes86ttop]

Either way you do it, you still have to wet sand and buff the clear!!! NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO BEFORE THE CLEAR COAT, I've seen what high end dealers do even with the most state of the art equipment.... That said, even the average backyard painter can have a good outcome using next to nothing... Now wetsanding and buffing to an awesome finish is another story... Mike

 

[tbone87]

Single stage is like what was original and the other is base first then clear. Yep sanding and buffing is where it's at.

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[jim0207]

a good product to purchase?

 

[mikes86ttop]

Also there's NO other way to learn other than doing it yourself hands on, learning from your mistakes... your on the right path keep doing what your doing, go and buy some cheap paint like a basic black enamel and learn your gun and how it flows and lays down