Technique to spray your car wing

Genuineguy

Hi,

I recently sprayed a front passenger wing of an A4, I was wondering could anyone give me the correct procedure in spraying a base coat followed by a clear coat. ie i can see a slight queiver in the paint finish, It is not that noticeable but all the same is still can be seen :-(.

The wing got a tip in a car park, i Got the denge out and used a bit of filler to correct the panel again. I then applied primer and gave it a light sanding down. and had it preped for the base coat.
I applied the base coat. let it dry over night, rubbed it down with a tack cloth, and then the following morning i laquered the over the base coat.
However the there is a slight quiever in the paint finish.

Should i have given the base baint a light sanding before applied the Clear coat with 800 - 1000 grit. i would be a bit doutful that this would effect the final color finish of the car i.e. make it a bit dull, Any advice.

Also i am going to wait two weeks and machine compound the panel to see does this help in any way,The color is a blue pearl that i applied to the panel.

Can anyone advice me from scratch the correct procedure in spraying a panel, I have sprayed a few panels before, But nearly had it perfect the finish, Like some advice from someone that does this on a day to day basis, Thanks.

Silicate

If you explain what you mean by ''quiever'' I will tell you exactly where you went wrong.

Genuineguy

Silicate wrote: »

If you explain what you mean by ''quiever'' I will tell you exactly where you went wrong.

Well when you look at the paint under the light the light does not reflect as it should off a shiny surface there is a slight distortion in the look of it when you look at it under the light, I still have to compound the laquer surface, just leaving it two weeke to harden, The base coat seemed to be smooth after i applied it, Have you any ideas, Its almost like there wasnt enough base coat applied to give it a smooth finish before applying the laquer.

Maybe i hadnt my spraygun correctly adjusted, any advice appreciated thanks

Wibbs

+1 on this thread. I've sprayed a few car bits in my time with pretty OK results(as I'm both broke and cheap), but I'd love to get a real pro on to give the lowdown. In fairness I was using (good quality)rattle cans so a pro may have a good laugh but any tricks of the trade would be welcome. I'm about to attack a spoiler and bumper soon. And I know it can be done, even with rattle cans. One of the best artists/pros I ever saw did a rattle can respray on bumpers, spoilers and bonnet on a car and the result was better than many so called pro paintshops. As I say he was a true professional.

Midnight_EG

Depending on the size of the patch you should have done more than one coat, sanding in between for smoothness and even-ness, then clear coat up to 4 times.

mantaraver

Try this link.
http://www.vinnybyrnestore.com/index.php?cat=Quick_Guide_to_DIY_Refinishing&ActinicSID=6498f3239912456eef1139d6afcda7dc

Quite a simple article but it may help

mantaraver

Forgot to say, preperation is the key to a good finish. Spend plenty of time sanding the primer to get it perfect.