Hoodliner paint issue
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Hoodliner paint issue
I wanted to brighten up my hoodliner and decided to remove and paint it with Rustoleum High heat paint. Painted on Sunday two coats then let it dry in the house. There was a couple of spots that were lighter black and I wanted to touch up. Tuesday evening I repainted with Krylon black(probably a mistake) and still had more lighter and darker spots throughout the liner. Tonight I repainted with the Rustoleum high heat paint and as it stands now it still looks spotty.
Not enough dry time?...problem with using two different paints? What should I do now? let it dry for a few days and start over with the high heat paint? Just trying to get a uniform black color before I tackle the logo with Testors paints.
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Dw
Not enough dry time?...problem with using two different paints? What should I do now? let it dry for a few days and start over with the high heat paint? Just trying to get a uniform black color before I tackle the logo with Testors paints.
Thks,
Dw
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My guess would be that the dark or shiney spots are places where you stayed a little too long and saturated the spot. You probably needed a little more distance and a lot more motion. Usually people that are new to spraying or just don't have occasion to do it have this sort of "dwell time" when they go from one side to the other. When you are changing direction, the button is still pressed and you are over-spraying that transition point. It is recommended that you let up on the sprayer while still goingthe same direction, start your sweep back the other way and press as you are in motion.
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Those liners soak up the paint pretty bad.
Mine never really looked that good.
I ended up covering it with an embroidered kit.
There is a new process out by a fellow in my area. He coats the liner with any color and chips (if you want) and can lay up anything on the liner before its coated with clear. I think I will be going this way next time.
Best of luck.
Mine never really looked that good.
I ended up covering it with an embroidered kit.
There is a new process out by a fellow in my area. He coats the liner with any color and chips (if you want) and can lay up anything on the liner before its coated with clear. I think I will be going this way next time.
Best of luck.
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Aerovette- you probably described it better then me. Yes I would call them shiney spots. I feel like I'm moving and keeping in motion but I'm probably oversaturating during transitions from side to side. Do you think I should wait a couple days and then keep a further distance along with moving as you described...and go over even more lightly the shiney or spotty areas?
Thanks much!
Thanks much!
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Aerovette- you probably described it better then me. Yes I would call them shiney spots. I feel like I'm moving and keeping in motion but I'm probably oversaturating during transitions from side to side. Do you think I should wait a couple days and then keep a further distance along with moving as you described...and go over even more lightly the shiney or spotty areas?
Thanks much!
Thanks much!
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I was afraid you were going to say that....my wife see's nothing wrong with it....it's driving me crazy. Don't feel like paying the price for a new one...not sure what I'll do. I have seen a white hoodliner on the forum that's painted a high gloss that states it's even easy to wipe clean. Based on your explanation....I assume that even going with a higher gloss is still going to give me a spotty appearance.
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Did you use a flat or gloss paint? Also how did you clean it before you painted it. When I did mine it had a lot of white looking areas before I started working on it. I brushed it real good to clean all the dirt from it and then sprayed it with cheep flat black paint and like AeroVett said I was far enough away from it that it didn't build up. The factory look is flat which is why I went back that way.
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You may be able to, but I think it would take a lot of paint. Depending on where it is, maybe you could create a pattern or border or something that would limit the area that you have to paint heavily. At this point, you really have nothing to lose if you really think it looks that bad. it will either improve or continue to look bad. Maybe you are being too critical?...don't say I said it, but ask a car guy instead of your wife. The motivation behind the answer is different. My wife will say something looks ok to spare my feelings. 
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I used a flat paint. It was pretty clean to begin with. I used a recommendation from a detailer on a thread to use ArmourAll Tire Foam.(a week earlier) Only had to use it a few places and it cleaned up pretty good. I brushed it and used shop vac and cleaned it more. I was just looking for a darker appearance.
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I am very critical and in this case my wife isn't saying it to spare my feelings! She just doesn't get it "her comment was who's even going to see it - don't worry about it" I just shook my head.
I could ask a car guy...but I'll probably hear what I think - then by really ticked!
I could ask a car guy...but I'll probably hear what I think - then by really ticked!
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Its all in the prep..........
I agree with Burnt C6 in that the prep cleaning is the issue. Any oil residue will keep the paint from penetrating into the hood pad. I generally soak the pad in TSP ( either use the kids old plastic pool or make a pool liner out of plastic).
I have too many to count over the years. Use a black primer first. Then I prefer to use a matt black paint and Binks spray gun ( much better coverage).
I have too many to count over the years. Use a black primer first. Then I prefer to use a matt black paint and Binks spray gun ( much better coverage).