Good day of painting. Forgot it was Good Friday and everything is closed. Got 15 of the 17 pieces done. As pidjones mentioned, be careful dragging the air hose around. Two pieces got nailed, these are now fixed and will be done tomorrow. One of the side panels did not get the clear coat as I wanted, wet sand with 2000 grit, will get more clear coat tomorrow.
Letting everything sit for the night. Expect to see a difference in the morning.
Need to find a place tomorrow that has clear coat. Went through 3/4 of a quart today. I added some reducer to the last two batches of clear that I mixed, flowed better. The main reason I went through so much clear coat is the gun I am using. It is the Devilbiss FLG-4 with a 1.3 mm nozzle. I mentioned in another post that finishing spray guns are much better suited to spraying motorcycle parts. The finishing/mini spray guns can be used with a smaller compressor. Would recommend 1.0 mm for base and mid coats, and 1.2 mm for clear coat; however, 1.2 mm nozzle for all three should work as well. Lots of wasted paint from the full size spray guns, but it is what I presently have. Will be rectifying this before the next paint project.
Noticed that the small inexpensive air/water separator that I installed on my small compressor is working.
Letting everything sit for the night. Expect to see a difference in the morning.
Need to find a place tomorrow that has clear coat. Went through 3/4 of a quart today. I added some reducer to the last two batches of clear that I mixed, flowed better. The main reason I went through so much clear coat is the gun I am using. It is the Devilbiss FLG-4 with a 1.3 mm nozzle. I mentioned in another post that finishing spray guns are much better suited to spraying motorcycle parts. The finishing/mini spray guns can be used with a smaller compressor. Would recommend 1.0 mm for base and mid coats, and 1.2 mm for clear coat; however, 1.2 mm nozzle for all three should work as well. Lots of wasted paint from the full size spray guns, but it is what I presently have. Will be rectifying this before the next paint project.
Noticed that the small inexpensive air/water separator that I installed on my small compressor is working.