I let that sit until it "flashes", that is it changes from a shiny to dull finish. On a light coat like this usually about 5 minutes ( in a 70* garage ). Next I readjust the gun to giver a slightly heavier coat. The next two coats should be just wet enough that it looks shiny to the eye, but not so much that it sags. Again I use the test sheet(s) that we used earlier. I am doing two of them at the same time so I can test out my design ideas.
I should have noted earlier, I use 30 psi for this gun with the trigger pulled and air flowing out the nozzle. Follow the manufactures recommendation for pressure and then adjust either the volume or the speed at which you are moving the gun. I move at a nice steady pace, slow enough that I can see the paint as it applies, but not so slow that I am pushing a lot air causing over spray on everything.
OK here is the tank right after shooting a medium coat. Notice the arrow on the right side, you can see the reflection of the cabinet in the paint, this is what i looks like while wet.
Then it will dull a bit about 10 minutes into drying, and then go fully flat at about the 15 minute mark. It is ready to put on another coat after it goes totally flat. I have a total of three coats on this one. The thin flash or tack coat then two medium coats.
Finally, you should clean your gun every time you use it, but on these catalyzed primers you need to really clean it well, that means tear it down, wash every bit with Lacquer thinner, and then carefully reassemble. Next to clean air, this is the most important thing you can do for a consistent job.
Today I plan to give this a light sand and apply a finish coat of primer. Then we have several days of rain coming so I will work on my designs while I wait. I ordered stencil material from another source and the right stuff arrived in 3 days so I am finally ready to move forward on that!
On another note, my little spray hood is working out nicely. So far it is capturing the over spray and keeping the rest of the garage clean and tidy. I used one filter for the fill primer and will change that out before I move to the next step.
I should have noted earlier, I use 30 psi for this gun with the trigger pulled and air flowing out the nozzle. Follow the manufactures recommendation for pressure and then adjust either the volume or the speed at which you are moving the gun. I move at a nice steady pace, slow enough that I can see the paint as it applies, but not so slow that I am pushing a lot air causing over spray on everything.
OK here is the tank right after shooting a medium coat. Notice the arrow on the right side, you can see the reflection of the cabinet in the paint, this is what i looks like while wet.
Then it will dull a bit about 10 minutes into drying, and then go fully flat at about the 15 minute mark. It is ready to put on another coat after it goes totally flat. I have a total of three coats on this one. The thin flash or tack coat then two medium coats.
Finally, you should clean your gun every time you use it, but on these catalyzed primers you need to really clean it well, that means tear it down, wash every bit with Lacquer thinner, and then carefully reassemble. Next to clean air, this is the most important thing you can do for a consistent job.
Today I plan to give this a light sand and apply a finish coat of primer. Then we have several days of rain coming so I will work on my designs while I wait. I ordered stencil material from another source and the right stuff arrived in 3 days so I am finally ready to move forward on that!
On another note, my little spray hood is working out nicely. So far it is capturing the over spray and keeping the rest of the garage clean and tidy. I used one filter for the fill primer and will change that out before I move to the next step.
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