Re: painting pressure

[dan]

I've had some good and (very) bad results using arcrylic, its definitely the way to go IMO, and with patience (usualy my biggest problem :) it can look great. I shot a car at 45 psi and had the exact problem Richard was saying, dullness and overspray from quick drying.Used straight color w/out clear that time and spent a LONG time rubbing back orange peel to get a pretty average result. I found 40 psi was perfect also and also running 4 coats of color and 5 coats of clear(PPG), as opposed to straight color(cheap Brand X)  the 1 st time. This made buffing much easier and much more gloss. I waited 2 weeks to cut and polish and everything was pretty good. White is great if you're a novice like me :) But I'm hoping to spray my current project down the track and spend a lot more time .. I've seen some great paint applied in peoples garages and If you have the time you can save a lot and also learn something new which is really useful. Good luck,

Dan

 Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

I have found that acrylic sprays best from my gun at about 40psi.  Higher pressures dry it too fast and make it a bit dull at normal thinning ratios.

 

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From: Ben C

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Sent: Tuesday, 10 September 2002 9:45 AM

Subject: painting pressure

what are the pro's and cons of

 

high pressure when painting top coat

 

low pressure when painting top coat

 

??

 

cheers

ben

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