spraying clear
Some people spray one mist coat first to minimize runs before the official first coat is applied; personal preference.
Read the instructions carefully.
Last time I sprayed, I just shot two wet coats of clear (per instructions); except for the edges and corners where I sprayed an extra coat because paint tends to be thin on corners.
Err on to much flash time instead of to little flash time between coats.
If clear does not go on slick then I apply a maximum of one extra wet coat of clear to give extra film thickness so I can color sand it flat before buffing.
If your clear coat is to thick then you can have problems.
If you want to be sure you are spraying slick coats then you can tune your gun on a scrap metal test panel.
My first pass of setting up a gun is: set pressure per instructions, verify nozzle size is close to spec, set fan control wide open, set fluid control wide open, then do a test spray to see how fast I must move the gun.
Some people spray one mist coat first to minimize runs before the official first coat is applied; personal preference.
Read the instructions carefully.
Last time I sprayed, I just shot two wet coats of clear (per instructions); except for the edges and corners where I sprayed an extra coat because paint tends to be thin on corners.
Err on to much flash time instead of to little flash time between coats.
If clear does not go on slick then I apply a maximum of one extra wet coat of clear to give extra film thickness so I can color sand it flat before buffing.
If your clear coat is to thick then you can have problems.
If you want to be sure you are spraying slick coats then you can tune your gun on a scrap metal test panel.
My first pass of setting up a gun is: set pressure per instructions, verify nozzle size is close to spec, set fan control wide open, set fluid control wide open, then do a test spray to see how fast I must move the gun.
