All right, it's sanded out. It dried so hard I had to use 360 dry to kill the top and then I used 800 wet to finish it out. It is smoother than a babys butt. I wiped everything down with clear water and dried it off. Then used a tact cloth. I will use a new tact cloth just before i shoot it. Is there anything else I should do before I paint?
Back Yard Painter
- Thread starter JLazyH
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35psi at the gun with the trigger pulled. RIGHT?
Kool, I just set up my paint booth and fans so I'm ready to rock. I'll bet you thought that was it for questions from me:haha: I have a few more. I'm not going to put a clear coat over this flat black. I don't want to go threw all the mixing and testing that goes with making the clear coat a flat finish. That said, what is a good product to use to buff and protect the finish coat after it has cured and set up good and hard:think1:
If it wasn't for everybodys help, I was just about to trade the BMW in on a minstrel cycle. Just fyi Home Depot has that new Rust-Oleum automotive paint in now. Not a lot of colors to pick from yet but they can mix the color you are looking for. They also have a new clear coat to pick from. Gloss and Matt. I'm not going to shoot a clear coat so any advice on a wax, polish, or compound to top this off would really help. I don't want to screw it up now.
Thanks again, Jess
Thanks again, Jess
Yea, it is a lot of fun to ride. It is a 1983 R100RS. Seems like I have been throwing money at that bike for a long time. If the part you buy says BMW on it I have to look at the check book first. The BMW stickers/plates that go on the tank were $24 each. I'm still trying to find out what to put over my finished coat. Some kind of wax or polish or?
Done
I thought about it and wanted to add a clearcoat to finish it off. I toned it down to a clear matt and shot 3 coats over the last coat. I put the same clearcoat on a practice piece and just dumped gas on it. The clear held up just like I hopped it would. I wiped it off with a clean rag and it didn't spot at all.
I'm going for a ride.
I thought about it and wanted to add a clearcoat to finish it off. I toned it down to a clear matt and shot 3 coats over the last coat. I put the same clearcoat on a practice piece and just dumped gas on it. The clear held up just like I hopped it would. I wiped it off with a clean rag and it didn't spot at all.
I'm going for a ride.
