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Do you wipe down the body with DA before spraying?
 
No I dont Rob, but I never have and didnt have trouble in the past. I'll try though.
 
robmob said:
Do you wipe down the body with DA before spraying?
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You don't? Are you serious? That's an absolute MUST to remove the release agent used in the molding process.
I use Dawn since it's an excellent degreaser, then rinse thoroughly in hot water, then just before spraying I wipe down the inside with DA or rubbing alcohol. You can get 91% in CVS or Walgreen's. A lower percentage has more water and evaporates slower.
 
I scuff the body if not using chrome and then wash in warm water with dish soap. I then make sure it is dry before wiping down with DA. I then mask off what I need to and wipe down with DA once again before spraying. When I pull off any masks, I once again wipe down those areas with DA before spraying.
 
I ALWAYS wash the lid but havnt used DA, if its so necassary then how come I didnt even need it before? I'm still thinking its an acrylic problem for some reason cuz the lacquer doesn't give me trouble.

Not much Josh, maybe 1/6th of a bottle or so.

I'll try some DA too though.
 
Did you notice anything out of place in your workshop when this started?

The 3 time painter of the year may have tampered with your equipment and supplies.
 
AAARRRGGGHHHH its just annoying to me because I'm having the same trouble with paint I'm not even thinning. I'm going to buy some DA, maybe a couple more traps and move my compressor to a different place too and see if that helps.
 
NCNitro said:
When was the last time you drained the moisture from your compressor?
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No reply.....:hehe: I've not ever. I've never even looked to see if there was a valve or plug. Thats what I'll do first....
 
Here's what I did..

1. Sold my entire Fascolor collection.

2. Started anew with Pactra laquer.

The reason I switched is because I feel I can get a finer spray with laquer than I ever could with water-based. If you thin water-based paints too much, not only will they run much easier but they also seem to lose their ability to bond properly to the lexan. I do not seem to get that with laquer based paints. I thin my laquers approx. 2:1 with no issues with bonding.

Here's a body I did a few years ago. I'm pretty sure this was with Fascolor that I thinned too much cuz it's from 2005.

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Here, I'll show ya...

Most of the paint in this sample are actually rattle can, but the starburst and the silverish star are thinned bottle paints. I actually thin my Sprint White a little more than 2:1 because it has a tendency to spider web if it's not thinned enough. The pearl white (which is backed with met. black) is also thinned to approx. 2 parts paint : 1 part thinner. As you can see, there is no cracking or breaking at all even thinned that much. Now Fascolor can be just as durable but you just can't get it down to a thin enough consistancy to do smaller detail. Just my opinion. Joe uses Pactra Acrylic, I've never used that so I cannot say how well that stuff sprays. Fascolor is good paint but if you want to do fine drop shadows or an application where you're just barely pulling back on the trigger (lots of air, little paint flow) it just won't cut the mustard in my opinion. This is basilly why everybody raves about Spaz Stix.. it's VERY thin right out of the bottle which gives you a really soft spray pattern.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttFbuc7aYLQ"]YouTube - March 3, 2011 7:23 PM[/ame]
 
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What do you clean out your brush with in between colors when using the lacquers?
 
Pfft. Nothing.. Heh :) unless I'm going to spray pure white then I'll spray thinner through it into brush cleaning jar. I used to be ultra anal about thoroughly cleaning it between colors but I've relaxed on my perfectionist tendencies a bit over the last couple years. Oh... to answer your question. For general cleaning I use standard laquer thinner that you get at any hardware store. However, you CANNOT use that stuff to thin your paints. Just take my word for it. For the task of thinning paint you absolutely must use the proper laquer thinner that Pactra sells. This is good stuff and breaks down the paint much much better than your standard hardware store thinner. Did I say MUCH better?

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