I picked up an automotive spraygun and have used it a couple of times with good results. Today I was spraying an aluminum panel with one-shot and a little frog juice (to help the paint stick). I let it tack up a bit and then started pulling off tape mask. I put my hand down on the panel and left a handprint in the tacky paint. Damn!
Thinking I'd read somewhere that a light mist of mineral spirits helps paint flow, I gave it a spritz. The paint started to orange peel. I scraped the whole area off with a razor knife and wondered if I should just let it dry. Then I started thinking that if I didn't spray it while the rest was still tacky, the paint would leave a dull spot when I sprayed. I loaded up the gun again, gave it a spray, and the whole area orange peeled. I've scraped the area off again. Will I be able to salvage this? Can I spray one area and blend it into dry paint?
Help!
Suelynn
[ May 28, 2002, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: Suelynn Sedor ]
Posted by ScooterX (Member # 2023) on :
personally, i'd wipe off the whole panel and start again. you'll spend just as much time trying to feather and match the edges as you will re-doing it.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Duhhhhh...why not flip the panel over and paint the other side???
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
I was afraid of that Scooter. I spent alot of time cutting and lining up paint mask for the lettering & pictorials. I was hoping to not have to do that again.
Si, I'll just ignore the Duhhh and the rolling eyes, I haven't had my morning coffee yet!
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