Rough finish
Race Director
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Plano TX
If it's just a few small spots you can add primer only to those spots.
But looking at your pic you've gone through in so many places I'd add primer to that whole area. Remember you'll have to wet sand again and may go through unless it's thick enough.
But looking at your pic you've gone through in so many places I'd add primer to that whole area. Remember you'll have to wet sand again and may go through unless it's thick enough.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: West Kingston RI
1.8 head is a bit big for basecoat...or at least i would not use it. that is more for heavy build primers. And the effect of how the paint looks can be attributed to the needle and tip being too large and not able to atomize the paint well enough...depending on how much trigger you were allowing at the time of shooting.
Yes...it is possible that the gasket in question was a part of the problem.
You can use the 1.8 head but it would require adjusting fluid and air pressure, viscosity of paint, etc. to get it to work. I have shot paint with guns that were like a fire hose. All it took was testing and adjusting to get it to where I could apply the product I was needing to apply.
For basecoats I use a 1.3 head...but that is just me and it works with my paint system.
DUB
Yes...it is possible that the gasket in question was a part of the problem.
You can use the 1.8 head but it would require adjusting fluid and air pressure, viscosity of paint, etc. to get it to work. I have shot paint with guns that were like a fire hose. All it took was testing and adjusting to get it to where I could apply the product I was needing to apply.
For basecoats I use a 1.3 head...but that is just me and it works with my paint system.
DUB
The 1.8 tip I only use with primers which is what the P30 is. When I used my Finishline for Base I switched to my 1.4 tip. I now use the Finishline strictly for primer and use a Teckna with a 1.3 for base and clear.
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Instructor
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Lake Mary FL
In any event, I am going to practice to get the primer to go on smooth and then I will re-shoot the entire car.
