spot repairing urethane
Sixx
02-03-2008, 11:48 AM
Good morning! after a long night finishing up a paint job, I got ready to clear it using a urethane. Towards the end of the session, I noticed a small hair fall into the clear. I hurried up and took a piece of tape to try to get it out.
I got it out, but it left a small burnish mark in the clear. I tried to take some shots of it to show you guys but it wouldn't come out clear on the camera.
I know that urethane is self leveling, and it did level out a bit. Is there a specific way to sand it out and re-spray that area?
Thanks
I got it out, but it left a small burnish mark in the clear. I tried to take some shots of it to show you guys but it wouldn't come out clear on the camera.
I know that urethane is self leveling, and it did level out a bit. Is there a specific way to sand it out and re-spray that area?
Thanks
freakray
02-03-2008, 12:20 PM
Wet sanding....
Sixx
02-03-2008, 12:23 PM
Thanks freakray, I wasn't sure this would work. I'm gonna give it a try!
Didymus
02-03-2008, 02:28 PM
Urethane is not as forgiving as lacquer. A new coat of lacquer, especially a wet one, will dissolve the earlier paint and blend with it. Nothing short of a welding torch will dissolve cured urethane, and it cures fast. So the demarcation between the new coat and the earlier one may be visible.
Yet another reason why I switched back to lacquer clearcoat.
Ddms
Yet another reason why I switched back to lacquer clearcoat.
Ddms
Sixx
02-03-2008, 03:21 PM
Didy,
I learned the hard way, yet again!!!! and my wife is all over my ass about wrecking another paint job. Just more and more $$$$$$ to buy more kits
Is there a way I can strip the urethane off the body and start over?
I learned the hard way, yet again!!!! and my wife is all over my ass about wrecking another paint job. Just more and more $$$$$$ to buy more kits
Is there a way I can strip the urethane off the body and start over?
Didymus
02-03-2008, 04:14 PM
Is there a way I can strip the urethane off the body and start over?
Not that I know of. It is very tough stuff. Some people say oven cleaner works.
This actually might be a job for the dreaded Micromesh. Use it to sand the spot smooth, let it cure for a few days, then polish it.
(What does your wife care if you spoil a paint job? It's your hobby, and it ought to be fun for you. I don't think it's a good policy to invite criticism by "sharing." Work quietly, display your successes and leave it at that.)
Ddms
Not that I know of. It is very tough stuff. Some people say oven cleaner works.
This actually might be a job for the dreaded Micromesh. Use it to sand the spot smooth, let it cure for a few days, then polish it.
(What does your wife care if you spoil a paint job? It's your hobby, and it ought to be fun for you. I don't think it's a good policy to invite criticism by "sharing." Work quietly, display your successes and leave it at that.)
Ddms
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