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apbos said:
David
Hints wait till cooler weather. :smile: i would do a test vertical piece or a door to check compatabilty at the temps and humidity you will be spraying at. I rolled my hardtop and it came out great, however lots of wet sanding b/t coats. I sprayed during on a warm (70 degree) winter day. You will find it lays down very nice. It had no orange peel. Leave it alone to harden for 30 days, before polishing or wet sanding.
Paul
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Understood on waiting to polish, but per the interlux docs,you do have to sand between all coats.
 
David_Doan said:
Understood on waiting to polish, but per the interlux docs,you do have to sand between all coats.
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Agreed. I was referring to the final finish coat.
 
apbos said:
Agreed. I was referring to the final finish coat.
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I chose brightside because it could be rolled, and now I'm spraying. Since you intended to spray, why did you choose Brightside over regular auto paint? (less toxic?) Did your final coat come out good enough to not have to wetsand?
 
David
It was my plan to roll the car, but time got short. Here in California paint that is legal for the home user to spray is very expensive and difficult to use (waterbased or specialized respiratory equipement). So brightside was a great alternative. We used the 216 thinner, I understand that in hotter temps it might be benifical to add 333 (look it up on the net on the interlux forums). My brother did the spraying as he was familiar with his HVLP gun and we did it in a clean shed with good ventilation. The final coat did not "require" any wet sanding, however if you want it to be perfect it might get a little better with a sanding and polishing. I think if you were going to roll it and put in all the labor for sanding with that method, you would be ok with the final results. I think you are getting to the point I was in Feb. I just wanted the car painted to I could get back to wrenching. I had tons of body work and need to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I know rolling would produce an excellant finish as my hard top and underside of my bonnet were rolled on.

Paul
P.S. I did roll on all my primer.
 
thanks Paul, Yes I'm where you were. I hate using rollers or brushes, I shot primer on a door the other day with the HVLP gun, came out great and took like 3 minutes. I spent more time cleaning the gun than painting.

when you sanded between coats of brightside did you use sandpaper? I was thinking of using a red scotchbrite pad to knock the gloss off.
 
I used paper b/c I had it. If I were to do it again I would use the pad, easier to clean.
Paul
 
An update. My uncle from Holland is here today and we put the car on the road today for the first time in over 30 years.!!!!!
 
Congratulations! That has got to feel good.
 
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