05-16-2022, 05:06 PM | #1 |
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Paint finish
With painting weather finally arrived, I have finished (maybe??) painting my car enough to start putting it together. I started with Evercoat superbuild (pink stuff) sanded with 180, followed by Acyrlic urethane 2K high build DTM for dark color, sanded with 220 and 360 Scotchbite, followed by urethane single stage urethane, I think. The can just says Automotive Finishes. It is Martin Senour from NAPA, and mixes 8-4-1 with reducer and hardener. Note on the attached pics that the header cover panel reflects light like a mirror, while the gas tank and cowl are much more of a matte-like finish. Primer on the cover panel was applied with a foam brush (no-one will see it), and all the cowl and hood parts were sprayed. The cover panel has a smooth as glass feel, but the other parts obviously need smoothing. From pictures in Restorer and on the MAFCA facebook page, most self-respecting cars are pretty shiny--see recent FB shots of Alison's Pie Wagon. My question to you all is how do I achieve the shine? Is it a matter of polish and wax after the paint cures, or do I need to wet sand and re-coat. I was hoping to take the parts to a body shop for finishing, but they either wanted the whole car or were booked many months out, or both.
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05-16-2022, 10:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Paint finish
I'm not familiar with that paint. Looks to me like it needs a "clear" over the paint. Did you ask the guys at NAPA? If not, I would go back to NAPA and ask them what process is appropriate.
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05-17-2022, 07:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: Paint finish
Hello, it may be base coat -clear coat, the base is the color and won’t have much shine until the clear coat is applied.You can vary the amount of gloss to represent unbuffed lacquer. Usually wet sand with 1500 or 2000 grit and buff. Picture of semi gloss clear as used on dashboard. The splash apron is just the base coat applied .
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05-17-2022, 08:03 AM | #4 |
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Re: Paint finish
I think it would be key to figure out from NAPA whether or not it is a single stage urethane or base clear before you take an approach. That will make a big difference as to what your next steps are.
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05-17-2022, 09:45 AM | #5 |
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Re: Paint finish
Wow, ...this does not look good IMHO.
To begin with, you really should have been given a tech-sheet with the paint so that you knew what cap and air pressure to spray at. Knowing the product specs would help us all in this. I will add some thoughts below, and then if you have any questions you can ask in another post.
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05-17-2022, 04:43 PM | #6 |
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