Recoating Questions

[advblane]

Hello everyone!

I'm new here, and new to auto painting.

I'm using the Trinity 1945 Acrylic products found here.

I was just finishing a project yesterday when the spray hose touched to work and smuged the clear and paint all the way down to the primer.

I was thinking that maybe I could just sand the smudge smooth, mask off a fairly large area outside the sanded area, and then shoot some more paint followed by clear. Would this work? Is it possible to apply another coat of paint onto unsanded clear and have it stick properly?

Can I spray more coats of clear ontop of dried coats of clear?

If this won't work, I'll probably have to repaint the whole thing. Do I need to sand the whole thing, or can I just start with a new paint coat over the dried acrylic clear coat?

Thank's everyone for the help!

 

[TAZ]

This really all depends on what color and the panel it's on.

If it's like on a fender, then I would suggest sanding the complete fender with about 1000 grit, then spotting in the area, then reclearing the fender. If it's on a real large panel like a van side, I would sand just the area, blend the color, then blend the clear. You'll need to sand a slightly larger area than where you intend on doing your overall clear blend.

One thing you have to watch is, if this area went to the primer, it's probably a big indent, so you may even have to scuff it up, and fill that area with something like flowable putty. Chances of getting it flat are pretty slim.

 

[advblane]

I am actually restoring a couple of safes.

The halogen is heating the scuffed area:


A closeup of the scuffs:


Will new paint and clear stick to 1 week old unsanded clear coat?

 

[bondofreak]

you can feather it out, put 100% reduced clear on that area, then proceed with the blend without lifting concerns.

 

[TAZ]

you will need to sand it in order for the new clear to stick. Why wouldn't you sand it? Only take about 30 seconds to sand that area around the spot.

You'll need to sand a slightly larger area than where you intend on doing your overall clear blend.

 

[fred t.]

Hello and welcome.