flys in the base coat

[RaceDiagnostics]

How would you deal with these, two small corn flys landed in my base coat?

 

[rikrobson]

I'd kill 'em

 

[the snooper]

Base coat ? It looks glossy is it lacquered, if they landed when it was just basecoat you should have removed them and any marks then a little more Base coat

 

[slim_boy_fat]

De-nibber?

 

[steveo3002]

sand em smooth and re base coat it

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Base coat ? It looks glossy is it lacquered, if they landed when it was just basecoat you should have removed them and any marks then a little more Base coat

Thanks.

It just hadn't flashed off yet, anyway I feked it up, I tried to fish them out with a tack rag but made a bigger mark, so wiped with panel wipe and made an even bigger mark, I'd run out of base coat so pushed ahead with the clear but the marks are clearly visible. Lesson learned!

I'll go over the area when I do the other wing.

Look at the area above the bucket, sort of a bloom.

Bummer as it was my best clear coat yet.

It started off like this.

 

[the snooper]

Thanks.

It just hadn't flashed off yet, anyway I feked it up, I tried to fish them out with a tack rag but made a bigger mark, so wiped with panel wipe and made an even bigger mark, I'd run out of base coat so pushed ahead with the clear but the marks are clearly visible. Lesson learned!

I'll go over the area when I do the other wing.

Look at the area above the bucket, sort of a bloom.

Bummer as it was my best clear coat yet.

It started off like this.

When you do it again you will have to flat the full wing and as you are using a different batch of paint give the wing a full coat of Base again otherwise it will stand out you could try blending but I don't see the point, it wouldn't be as good and you would still have to give a full coat of clear again

 

[anjum]

You're lucky you're not painting bright yellow outside!! Atracts the little ********. Impossible task.

Most difficult thing is to leave it alone until dry and then try denibbing, with a razor blade. It won't get rid of it but may reduce it to being acceptable. Worst thing is to disturb it while the paint is wet, I get impatient and then louse it up.....learning to hold back slowly...

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Killing time while the epoxy is drying on my windscreen frame rust repair.

I have now refurbed both wings so it is time to fix the problem flys on the first wing I did.

I flatted the wing down with 800 and 1000.

They fly graves look like this.

Filled with dolphin glaze.

And sanded back.

Now I know I should prime over these spots but right now I just can't be arsed. Would you bother?

 

[steveo3002]

nah i wouldnt prime it...mist on a little basecoat and see if it rings out , if it does then tickle it 1500 and lay on some full coats

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Masked up.





This is to help with the clear blend.





Base and clear on.





Job done and no sign of the filler spots showing through. Next will be the bonnet and the bumper, you can see that the bumper never really matched the rest of the car.

 

[langy]

Is the wing the same shade as the rest ??? really with a silver you should paint the whole front in one session and blend in, even different temps can affect shade

 

[ford34/2]

Is the wing the same shade as the rest ??? really with a silver you should paint the whole front in one session and blend in, even different temps can affect shade

Yes-- even with Celly back in the 60s/70s before spray booths became sophisticated, humidity and temerature were the sprayers biggest enemies. This can now be controlled and even paint temerature monitered. I think the old systems and paints was more forgiving and less problematic. I Even did cheap resprays using Enamels.

Stan

Stan

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

The paint tint is not a great match but the bonnet and bumper both need done, so bit by bit the entire front end will start to match up. I'm not confident enough to do any more than a panel at a time yet have to put up with any miss matches. Once I have done these I plan to blend into the doors.

 

[langy]

The paint tint is not a great match but the bonnet and bumper both need done, so bit by bit the entire front end will start to match up. I'm not confident enough to do any more than a panel at a time yet have to put up with any miss matches. Once I have done these I plan to blend into the doors.

Silver is just about the worst colour to blend I find, look at how many new cars that are varying shades of silver

 

[pedrobedro]

Silver is just about the worst colour to blend I find, look at how many new cars that are varying shades of silver

Not half, try Honda Iron Nail silver. It took the shop three goes to get it something like a match. First time was nearly blue. It looks a different colour on plastic as well.