John Deere Blitz Black??

Here is a pic of my friends 928 we painted Blitz Black over the weekend. We also had trouble with striping on the hood and roof....

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what if you used no hardeners... or less.... would that stop the striping problem?
whats the disadvantage of not using a hardener..
this stuff is supposed to be pretty tuff paint anyhow right?

I was using it without the hardener and still "striping". Slower acrylic enamel reducer seems to help.

i did a whole panel with the spray balm.... no "striping" problems... and it looks good.... I'm thinking of doing the whole car with the spray can.... and then just giving it a quick wet sanding when i'm done.

So can i use regular enamel reducer to reduce it so i dont have striping problems?? Also my car is primer black right now (RM Diamont Black epoxy primer) so i dont have to primer it w/ JD primer do i??

The reducer will help but not eliminate the striping on large areas, might just be a skill thing? I haven't mastered it yet.
You don't need the JD primer. any 2k urethane will do. I've shot over dp50lf ppg epoxy, ppg ncp271 primer, Valspar DTM2000 primer and directly over Valspar acrylic enamel paint.

by striping do u mean the paint actually like coming off?

BTW anyone got anymore pics of there ride finished in JD BB?

Here is a rear shot of the 928 we painted in my garage.

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No, striping as in darker and lighter stripes from passes with a spray gun. It dries so quickly that it doesn't have time on a large area for the reducer to flash off evenly.
This is what I've been working on so far...

I finished the driverside door and have a little more to do yet.

I've seen the ?'s about the rattle cans, but nothing real clear on if it would be advisable to do the whole car in. I really know nothing about painting a car. If I were to rattle the whole thing, can I get it smooth to the touch without ruining the look of the paint? I see the post about the GRAY scotch pad. Is that like color sanding for this paint since it can't be polished? And would it be the same thing if the car was rattled instead of spray gunned? Thanks for all the great info on this thread!

One thing to consider is the rattle cans are over $6 a can!

nice. you guys have sold me...now I just need to get the body straight enough to pull this off.

massashootus prices:

gallon primer: 26.31
black 27.56
reducer 16.09

I got a question. i bought JD BB 2 months ago and am gonna spray my rabbit soon. im not gonna use a hardener but can this be wetsanded after its done?

what about wax?

thanks, long time reader....first time poster

I would like to know the answer to that question myself, xblast.

If you have runs do you wet sand or how does that work out, wax or buff, the finish?

This car was painted with Blitz Black


also here is a pic of my 67 GMC that I shot with Endura Matte black
It's a nice finish but a little more costly than JD paint. But the blitz black is one sweet color, and for that price, how can you go wrong