Well an update.
I've decided to sack this off as I'm having far too many problems with it. It's fine when I use it with primer, drys and sands lovely although does need thinning substantially. However, as mentioned above with the colour coats, I was plagued with awful sovent pop. On top of...
So i've been having more trouble with this. When spraying the colour coats, using the unibinder hardner, i'm getting really bad solvent pop. I have taken to spraying very light coats and waiting for it to flash off. Problem is I can't lay enough paint on at a time to get a smooth coat. I'm...
Well i thinned the mixture more today, around 35%. Went on much better and smoother. I also sprayed a very thin layer of pure thinners over the panel too, which helped even more. When rubbed down it was perfect
Thanks for that. So you stuck with the 4:1 (Primer:unibinder) ratio, but upped the thinners? How long did it take to go off? I noticed it was still soft even after about 10-15 minutes.
Did you also find that the unibinder was a struggle to get it to mix with the primer? I found i had to work...
Well i sprayed some 2K primer + Unibinder earlier. It seemed to come out very 'bitty' as old paint with hard bits in does. It's given a texture very similar to that of stone chip from a Shlutz gun does. I'm not sure if it was sufficiently thinned. I made it up as per instructions for 2K primer...
That's excellent news.
Could the powdery area not be flatted and polished? Personally I'd be doing all the spraying at once, so this hopefully wouldn't be an issue. Will order some up this week I think :clapping:
Have you tried unibinder Greenboy?
I already have asthma, so am really looking to avoid unnecessary exposure (it's not serious) but I'm a little slack with celly. Have always worn a half mask when previously spraying 2K, but I've never attempted more than a panel. I'm looking to do a whole...
Phoned up the supplier near me and he is actually an industrial paint stockist. He said he could get the product, but it would again be in 5l amounts. Although he said he could get a paint match, I got the impression the paint was designed with industrial use in mind.
I had a long talk with...
HMG do have stockists around the country. Best to give them a ring to see if there's one near you. Price wise, its not too expensive, but you have to buy in bulk and you have to use both parts from them. It's not like unibinder that works with any 2k basecoat. The colour coat was £60-odd for 4...
I may take a punt on the Valspar product too. The solvent tests seem good (according to the above experiences), its the long term finish I'm most 'concerned' about as I don't want to be repainting the car again in a few years because the finish has faded. Also I'm unsure about the finish from...
Bit of a thread revival here. I'm new here but have been following this thread closely. Few questions:
What are our thoughts on the Valspar products; has anyone used it more or done further testing additional to what's mentioned above?
Has anyone used/heard of Nisocoat 2? Just been on the...