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| | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 | Just sprayed acrylic enamel w/hardener on my 55. Got some fisheyes on the hood. Do you have to wet sand these out before applying another topcoat? Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 44 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 44 | Fish eyes are tough to deal with, especially when using single stage paints such as acrylic enamel. You can water sand and recoat, be sure you feather out the fish eyes well or they will show once you recoat. You can use an aggressive water sand paper, I would normally use 600 grit but 1000 will work fine as well.
When you re-paint the panel, dry spray the affected areas and let the paint flash about 10 minutes to ensure the fish eyes don't resurface. If you are confident the area is fine you can apply 1 to 2 normal wet coats. Best of luck.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | Depending on how widespread the fisheyes are you need to remove all of the material that fisheyed. This may be the whole hood if they're wide spread. If you don't the contaminant will likely still be there. After the contaminated material is removed clean the affected area well with a wax & grease remover then proceed with your paint job. I personally would use a primer/surfacer (these days it's commonly called a "high build primer") to build up the feathered area(s) prior to topcoating. A flat area like a hood will show any imperfection. Just hiding the fisheyes will lead to more problems later.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | maybe more to the point, Where did these come from?
What sort of filter system do you have set up and what is your prep procedure?
Pic's make all the difference helping you figure it out.
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,876 | Fisheyes generally come from oil or silicone under the top coat. Back when I was teaching auto body classes in a big high school we started getting a BUNCH of fisheyes in paint jobs. When we finally found the problem, it was caused by one of the students using large quantities of Vaseline Intensive Care lotion to treat a dry skin problem, and rubbing his hands over the body work to check for surface smoothness while he was sanding Bondo and primer. The fisheyes were coming up like popcorn!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | In modern paint shops, Armor All (siloxane) is much beloved (not).
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | just read on the HAMB this morning a guy wanted to know if he could wax his epoxy primer to keep it shiny while he waits to do the body work.... then reveals he's already wiped it down several times with PLEDGE....
Give me ambiguity
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | Ignorance is bliss...........NOT!
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet.
The three main causes of blindness: Cataracts, Politics, Religion.
Name your dog Naked so you can walk Naked in the park.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 413 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 413 | just read on the HAMB this morning a guy wanted to know if he could wax his epoxy primer to keep it shiny while he waits to do the body work.... then reveals he's already wiped it down several times
with PLEDGE.... This is a joke right? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 338 | Shining the epoxy primer?? Even I know you do not move the furniture in the house right after it is framed | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Swear to gawd I read it this AM....
Yeah I thought it was funny
(in a cruel politically incorrect way)
Give me ambiguity
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