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Paint But Too Wet!
Created on 2008-04-21 06:18:41
Been raining off and on for last few days and I've been putting off the painting - 'till today.
Stopped raining and it was still, no wind to speak of. Thought I'd give it a go, mainly so I could remove the masking from the car.
Mixed up a decent batch of colour and wiped down the car with wax and grease remover. I laid on a good cover of paint going over it a few times as I worked my way around the car. Got what I thought was a good result.
Left it to dry, flushed out the gun and came inside to have a snack and a drink.
When I went back outside intending to put a bit more paint on, the surface was almost completely grey. Obviously too much moisture in the air and the extensive evaporation had formed condensation on/in the paint. Came inside and checked a website about painting defects and saw that some thinner sprayed on may get rid of the 'blush'.
Did that and got rid of most of it. some remained on the shroud which I could not remove.
I left it to dry completely and late tonight I hit it with some cutting compound. It will come off but I will need some heavy duty compound which I will pick up tomorrow.
Wish the rain would go away now. I believe we've had enough, just here anyway. My tanks are full, anything further is just a waste - here anyway.
Stopped raining and it was still, no wind to speak of. Thought I'd give it a go, mainly so I could remove the masking from the car.
Mixed up a decent batch of colour and wiped down the car with wax and grease remover. I laid on a good cover of paint going over it a few times as I worked my way around the car. Got what I thought was a good result.
Left it to dry, flushed out the gun and came inside to have a snack and a drink.
When I went back outside intending to put a bit more paint on, the surface was almost completely grey. Obviously too much moisture in the air and the extensive evaporation had formed condensation on/in the paint. Came inside and checked a website about painting defects and saw that some thinner sprayed on may get rid of the 'blush'.
Did that and got rid of most of it. some remained on the shroud which I could not remove.
I left it to dry completely and late tonight I hit it with some cutting compound. It will come off but I will need some heavy duty compound which I will pick up tomorrow.
Wish the rain would go away now. I believe we've had enough, just here anyway. My tanks are full, anything further is just a waste - here anyway.
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Guards with colour
Moisture 'blush' on shroud
Front quarter view
Side view
Rear quarter view
Guards with colour
Moisture 'blush' on shroud
Front quarter view
Side view
Rear quarter view
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filling - Sanding - Filling - Sanding | 2008-04-18 | 6 | Body work in earnest is the order of the days now. I'm halfway through the holidays and I've got stuck into the front guards. You may remember that the passenger guard was patched ... | |
| Carpet And Insulation | 2008-04-04 | 6 | It's been a bit windy here the last few days and as I've been a bit off colour, I've not been to school the last two days. Yesterday and today I slept until noon but on Wednesday I... | |
| Back To Paint | 2008-03-30 | 6 | 4 | Got the compressor out and mixed up some paint. Did the underside of the bonnet, only around the edges. After it was dry, I attached the bonnet safety catch and the main catch. I a... |
| Boot And Bonnet Hinges And Other Stuff | 2008-03-26 | 3 | Spent today cleaning up the hinges and some assorted other bits and pieces. Paint stripper, a few applications were needed to remove all of the paint. Some scraping a... | |
| A Radical Plan To Align The Body. | 2008-03-23 | 6 | This came to me overnight and after weighing up the possible outcomes, one of which was breaking the car in half, I decided to give it a shot. If you've been following my pr... | |
| Carpet And Panels Back From Jason. | 2008-03-21 | 6 | While I was waiting for the panel to be blasted, I started on the carpet. I've also ordered some under carpet insulation from this company in US, [url]http://www.lob... | |
| Moving On To The Rest Of The Body Panels | 2008-03-12 | Dug out the other panels on the weekend. The two guards, the boot, the bonnet and the front skirt. I positioned them on the car just out of curiosity and they seemed to stil... | ||
| Last Episode In A Saga. | 2008-03-01 | This entry does not really follow the previous entry, but is the last post in a series of post which appeared on the forum. It's been a bit discouraging and I find it diffic... | ||
| Not Much Further Ahead After A Full Days Effort. | 2008-02-20 | 4 | Today I spent a lot of time redoing stuff I'd done before. Started with the new tank and I scrubbed it with POR15 solvent to get rid of the waxy oil that was on it. T... | |
| New Tank And New Coil. | 2008-02-12 | 2 | The tank is apparently an after-market one made in Canada. I checked on the cost of shipping and looked at a few online stores and their prices. Came to the conclusion that ... |
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