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Fish eye on a grand scale

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Mighty Fine

02-06-2006 06:16:28




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What causes fish eye? What would be a probable cause of several areas on a hood having 10 to 15 "eyes" in a small patch. They go all the way to the primer. Water? Grease? left-over wax in(on) the original paint? Cold temps? (Trying to hold 65 degrees in shop) Massey Ferguson red, acrylic enamel. Fair amount of hardener.




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jubilee johnny

02-09-2006 05:18:41




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
The other guys are right. Surface contamination is a big thing. It can come in many forms as some have already stated. Be sure your air is well filtered with no moisture. I used to use a fast dry enamel reducer on a brand new terry towel followed by another brand new dry terry towel to dry it. There are perhaps new surface cleaners specific for that purpose, but that worked well for me on many a paint job.

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hay

02-08-2006 04:24:45




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
fish eye is caused by the surface not cleaned properly. after sanding and washing and throughly dried, wipe the area with VM&P Naptha. wipe several times if the wiping rag shows any residue. also make sure the air hose has a water trap in line. don't touch the surface with your bare hands prior to spraying and spray only in a protected area away from wind and moisture. it's best to spray only on low humidity days, but that's not always possible.

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CNKS

02-07-2006 16:58:45




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
Three words -- Lack of cleanliness. Use wax and grease remover and don't handle the part any more than absolutely necessary before painting. Don't think I have ever seen one -- but I have seen about every other defect.



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rustyj14

02-06-2006 15:29:47




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
some folks try washing off any dust or other residue with gasoline! Thats a no-no! What is gasoline made from??? Could it be oil??? What does oil do in the paint??? Makes "fish-eyes", thats what! Makes the paint look like tapioca pudding-on a grand scale! And, once it has been painted over, the paint must be removed, down to the bare metal, and done over! Another thing is a torpedo or kerosene box heater--fish-eyes big time! Heat with gas, or wait until summer! by: Rustyj, the ol' car painter!

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rustyj14

02-06-2006 15:28:55




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
some folks try washing off any dust or other residue with gasoline! Thats a no-no! What is gasoline made from??? Could it be oil??? What does oil do in the paint??? Makes "fish-eyes", thats what! Makes the paint look like tapioca pudding-on a grand scale! And, once it has been painted over, the paint must be removed, down to the bare metal, and done over! Another thing is a torpedo or kerosene box heater--fish-eyes big time! Heat with gas, or wait until summer! by: Rustyj, the ol' car painter!

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B-maniac

02-06-2006 13:54:59




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 Re: Fish eye on a grand scale in reply to Mighty Fine, 02-06-2006 06:16:28  
Contamination from oils ,body sweat off hands or arms,silicones,WD 40,gasses given off by salamander heaters,oil in air lines from compressor,and from my own personal experience,silica from deoderant residue in the armpits of your shirt falling off when you reach out over a large part to paint it. The laundry doesn't wash out silica. Only some deoderants have it ,see label. Being that it is in small confined areas instead of evenly spread all over ,I would say it came from touching the panel with hand or arm or contaminated rag as apposed to the other sources which would spread it more evenly everywhere. Wear disposable paint suit,clean all surfaces with good wax and grease remover,don't heat with salamander, whatever it takes,you will have to figure it out ,LOL.

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