Cellulose Help!!!!!

[daveyf]

OK I sprayed my scooter with cellulose and I thought I had let it cure for a good while. Flatted it back and G3'd it etc and while it looks fantastic the paint is well soft and marks really easily.

So what have I done wrong? Did I put G3 on too soon and stop it curing?

How can I put it right? Between the options of stripping it and starting again or just ignoring it is there anything I can do?

Can I rub it down and panel wipe to get rid of wax and let it cure and harden up? Of does it need coat of lacquer to protect it? As I said it looks great but really soft........

Any advice really appreciated thanks

 

[Wendelspanswick]

OK I sprayed my scooter with cellulose and I thought I had let it cure for a good while. Flatted it back and G3'd it etc and while it looks fantastic the paint is well soft and marks really easily.

So what have I done wrong? Did I put G3 on too soon and stop it curing?

How can I put it right? Between the options of stripping it and starting again or just ignoring it is there anything I can do?

Can I rub it down and panel wipe to get rid of wax and let it cure and harden up? Of does it need coat of lacquer to protect it? As I said it looks great but really soft........

Any advice really appreciated thanks

Did you let the coats flash off before putting on the next coat, your paint should harden really quickly in this weather unless you put it on really thick?
The other thing is did you use good thinners or gun wash to thin the paint.

The G3 is a cutting compound, not a wax so unless you have waxed/polished it it should harden over time.

Make sure you keep it dry and don't sheet it over until the paint has fully hardened.

 

[daveyf]

I did let it flash off. Actually sprayed it last year. I wonder is it a possibility the paint is soft?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Before I started using synthetics to paint my steelwork I used to use cellulose with gun wash as the thinner (coz it was cheap) and that would never completely harden but was ok for gates and railings as it didn't chip.
Perhaps they sold you gun wash or low grade standard thinners instead of high grade/top coat thinners.

 

[the snooper]

what is underneath the celly ? it should be hard by now

 

[daveyf]

what is underneath the celly ? it should be hard by now

Underneath just celly primer which I let dry for ages. Dont understand it. As I said the paint looks great but if you look at it too hard it marks it????

 

[ajlelectronics]

I had that many years ago. I had just resprayed a Bond Bug canopy and it just would not harden. Eventually I found out that the paint shop had given me 2K primer instead of cellulose, so no hardener, no hardening.

 

[norsa]

2k direct gloss will dry without hardener. It wont harden though. 2k and celly DG look alike. Totally different smell though. A supplier who has assistants rather than knowledgeable experts could easily mix them up.

 

[daveyf]

thanks Guys. Bought it from specialist motorbike paint supplier who do loads of cellulose so it seems odd for them to have messed up........What can i do to put it right?

 

[norsa]

your only option really is to wash it off if the substrate is sound

 

[steveo3002]

yeah sounds like it needs to come off

 

[langy]

your only option really is to wash it off if the substrate is sound

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