Help with Painting!!!
PyRoTeKniKz
06-17-2004, 02:07 PM
Some of you might have seen my R33 (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=232988&page=4&pp=15) progress and if you have you know that I am a beginer so please help me! I painted my R33 light blue and it has alot of sparkles in it, and they are really bumpy so I was wonderin if I clear coat it will it still be bumpy? Or will the clear fill in the bumps? If not should I wet sand the last wet coat I did so the clear goes on smooth? Please help me out!
Heres a pic of the paint..
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9604/r3323.jpg
Heres a pic of the paint..
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9604/r3323.jpg
mike@af
06-17-2004, 02:40 PM
Lightly wet sand it with 2000grit. I say screw the clear coat, it doesnt need it.
ZoomZoomMX-5
06-17-2004, 05:18 PM
Your picture makes it look fairly smooth already. A light texture is fine for a basecoat of metallic, unless the bumps you mention are more like pieces of dirt in the paint.
Modern pearls/metallics are meant to be clearcoated and do not do well when wetsanded and polished w/o being clearcoated (sorry GTMike).
If the surface is relatively uniform w/a light texture, you can either lightly sand it and then apply another coat of blue, or simply clearcoat over the blue, and polish that to a smooth shine. The clear will smooth the surface somewhat, but for best results you always need to wetsand/polish the clear.
Modern pearls/metallics are meant to be clearcoated and do not do well when wetsanded and polished w/o being clearcoated (sorry GTMike).
If the surface is relatively uniform w/a light texture, you can either lightly sand it and then apply another coat of blue, or simply clearcoat over the blue, and polish that to a smooth shine. The clear will smooth the surface somewhat, but for best results you always need to wetsand/polish the clear.
PyRoTeKniKz
06-17-2004, 05:39 PM
O ok cool thanx, I think I'll clear it
ex-r
06-17-2004, 08:12 PM
I say clear it. The finish will still be bumpy, or orange peely, but give it a good color sand ,and polish. Then the finish should be smooth.
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