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rustyj
11-16-2007 16:39:45
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Re: Syn. enamel question? in reply to B-maniac, 10-08-2007 18:02:47
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Many years ago, was given the job of being the main painter in the auto body shop where i worked! The guy who's place i took finally let "John Barleycorn" ruin his life, and he never came back to work one day! And of course we had a shop full of work, being the shop did mainly all over refinish jobs in baked synthetic enamel! Being that i had sprayed Laquer paints and knew the methods of getting the best and smoothest finishes, i fit right in with the enamel! And, the best advice i got from enamel painters was this: Don't let it scare you, take care reducing the mix, make sure everything is prepared right--and you won't have any trouble! Oh, yeah?!? Yep--the first overall job was a '50 Ford sedan, in the bronze color--a bigge to paint---and it came out ok! So, my advice to you is this: Practice on some old hoods and fenders. Take your time, prepare it right for painting, paint vertical and flat. Then after you think you have it figured out, try something for your machine. Spray a light coat first. Check it for "sticky" by touching it with a knuckle lightly. If it is sticky, then do another coat, a bit heavier than the first, let that set up, and do the final coat-s for gloss. Watch the over-laps, and inside corners. And, if painting a vertical surface--start at the bottom and spray up in horizontal overlapping coats, after the first light sticking coat. Having the paint too thin, or too thick, will cause problems. This is where you must practice on something other than the tractor. A paint Rep. asked me one day how i measured the amount of thinner or reducer i poured into the paint, when i was getting it ready to apply. I told him--when it looks good, running off the stir stick, thats when i apply it! Now adays they insist on you reducing the paints as per the instructions on the can, so thats how to do it. With synthetic enamel, or the acrylic enamels, they weren't as particular as to how we reduced those paints, but the new stuff? Well, i got out because it messed up my breathing. Good luck--practice and get a better refinish job. Rustyj
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