Main > Main Forum
My Paint Job Looks Terrible
<< < (3/5) > >>
stalemate:
Maybe sanding the metallic wouldn't be a big problem if I was going to go back over it with more? Would the dulling/discoloration issue get covered up by the next coat?
404:

--- Quote from: stalemate on October 25, 2011, 12:03:10 pm ---Maybe sanding the metallic wouldn't be a big problem if I was going to go back over it with more? Would the dulling/discoloration issue get covered up by the next coat?

--- End quote ---

If you are starting over, it wont be a problem. Honestly, i had the same issue as you with some semi gloss black that i used on a piece of furniture that the old lady wanted painted. I just couldn't figure out for the life of me why it did that. I live in Florida USA so at first i thought it was the humidity that caused it. I could never really figure it out. That's why i suggested the roll on method.
ChadTower:

--- Quote from: 404 on October 25, 2011, 12:35:19 pm ---If you are starting over, it wont be a problem.

--- End quote ---


This.  My advice was to pretty much start over without actually sanding it completely clean.
stalemate:
I wondered about the humidity too. I'm in Arkansas and it gets pretty humid here.

My spray coats of flat black have looked great, so if I scrap the metallic I'll likely just stick with that and then clear coat it. Would a clear coat make the flat black nice and shiny or would I need to use a gloss paint?

I might try going over with another coat or two of metallic and see if it gets better (just on one side as a test) and if it doesn't get better just sand it off and go back to flat black.
404:

--- Quote from: stalemate on October 25, 2011, 12:53:39 pm ---I wondered about the humidity too. I'm in Arkansas and it gets pretty humid here.

My spray coats of flat black have looked great, so if I scrap the metallic I'll likely just stick with that and then clear coat it. Would a clear coat make the flat black nice and shiny or would I need to use a gloss paint?

I might try going over with another coat or two of metallic and see if it gets better (just on one side as a test) and if it doesn't get better just sand it off and go back to flat black.

--- End quote ---

Clear coating flat black will give it almost like a sub flat/satin finish. Kind of like how the hot-rodders of old (or the newer ricer) car enthusiasts paint their cars.

http://image.popularhotrodding.com/f/magazine-stuff/satin-black/17059075/satin-black-vinyl-car.jpg

Chances are you can find some paint manufacturers do make a satin black but most of the time it requires mixing. You would be best to just go with the roll on method.
Navigation
Message Index
Next page
Previous page

Go to full version