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Seth_ia

11-14-2004 19:38:23




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I have always ben proud of the fact that I can lay down a thick coat of paint and not get a run. I beileve that the thickness is what really gives you the richness and gloss. I use only unhardened paint. I was using IH 2150. I will put my gloss against the guys who by $400 a gallon paint and only think they know what they are doing. The last tractor I painted I had a problem. Sanding scratches came through the paint in a big way. I could not feel or see any prior to painting. I did a little checking, and it was suggested my film thickness might be to thick. Does this sound logical to you all? I am stumped considering this has never happened on all the other thing I have painted.

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Jon-Ia

11-21-2004 15:31:34




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 Re: film thickness in reply to Seth_ia, 11-14-2004 19:38:23  
A heavy coat has more mil thickness, which means more trapped solvents, which take a while to work out through the surface. Two lighter coats with a decent flash time in between will let the solvents work out quicker. Because the sand scratches were there, the solvent softened or attacked the edge of the scratches. I'd try a light 1st coat, flash it 30 min. then a medium wet coat to finish.



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CNKS

11-19-2004 18:29:33




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 Re: film thickness in reply to Seth_ia, 11-14-2004 19:38:23  
Use a sandable surfacer, it will fill the scratches. The hardened (urethane) versions are best, as they will shrink less than the lacquer surfacers. Lacquer surfacers will sometimes bridge the scratches and shrink into them after the topcoat. However you need a supplied air system to use urethane surfacers.



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Big Jim

11-14-2004 23:40:10




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 Re: film thickness in reply to Seth_ia, 11-14-2004 19:38:23  
A thick film will make the problem worse because the paint will tend to draw back on itself and not bridge the scratches. The real problem is that there were sand scratches to begin with. Do a litle more perp work and, maybe, add a coat of non-sanding primer/sealer before your color coat.



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