need help asap!!!!!!!!

before i painted my 360 spider i sanded and washed it, well when i sprayed the first coat on i have all these sand grits in the paint this has happened to me before, i thought washing it after sanding whould take car of the sand grits, also i am wet sanding. thank's in advance.

Robert

Did you put down primer to help cover up the sand marks? If not, thats your problem right there.

theres no scratches, it's like the car was coated in sand and then painted, so in other words theres actuall sand in the paint. sorry for bad spelling. thanks.

Robert.

No Primer??????

yeah no primer, i am out :disappoin

Since it's cold weather, static electricity sometimes causes the fine sanding grit to "stick" to the surface even after washing. Try getting a "tack rag" from one of the local auto parts store. It's a little "sticky" to help remove the dust before you paint. Worth a shot.

i used one of those. how did you know it was cold here :rofl:

do u wash the body with warm soapy water?and possibly use sum scracth and fill primer.

i used one of those. how did you know it was cold here :rofl:

Isn't it always cold in Minnesota? I heard it's to keep the beer proper.

-5F out right now, South of Boston. Nice day for a swim.

Barry

thanks guy's,


no it's not always cold, in the summer it's known to get 100F+. but it is very cold here right now.

Yeah, I live in about the same cold temps. I'm here in Wyoming, and trying to get something painted is a pain now. It's about like -10 through -20F, so it really affects the paint. Try doing what I do. Just bring the kit inside, and paint inside a cardboard box like I do. And just remember to put down primer. If you don't have any, wait, be patient and get some, then paint. Also, warm the body up and the paint up for best results.
Hope this helps.

How much of it is there? It may be like Luke said, static electricity. The "grit" may also be an effect of the paint, when the paint dries before it hits the surface. Cold weather can sometimes effect this. Try spraying closer, and if its with an airbrush, use a higher air pressure? I think that's right, I'm not real proficient with an airbrush.

wash your body with warm soap and water and that should get rid of the static and srry to be off topic but its 85 and sunny here in meico but where i live in NY (im going back tomarrow) its 0 degrees F

i never paint outside, i always do my painting in the house. i spray 12- 15 inches away from the body.is that good? i will not ever try to paint without primer again. thank you for all your help guy's.

Robert

I think that I just found your problem. 12-15"?
Thats just too far away. I paint my first coat about 3 inches away, and then move in from there till I can almost touch the body. You might just be getting some major orange peel.

see i just read the can and most cans say 8-12" , i use tamiya paints and if i get to close it runs. 3" how do you get that close and still get even covarage??????

Robert.

I think that I just found your problem. 12-15"?
Thats just too far away. I paint my first coat about 3 inches away, and then move in from there till I can almost touch the body. You might just be getting some major orange peel.

3" or less!?!?!?! IMHO, that's WAY too close. You'd have to be superman (faster than a speeding bullet) to fan that fast enough to get a mist coat. I do mist coats from about 8-10", depending on paint and speed, and heavier coats from about 6-8".

One of the first things that hit me about an airbrush was just how close you could paint with it. If your paint mix and air pressure is right then 3 to five inches is about right. The mist is much finer and more controllable than cans.

Yeah, I am using an airbrush. With a can you have to get a bit farther away, but I've noticed that I get better results if I get closer with an airbrush.