• Hi Guest!
    You can help ensure that British Car Forum (BCF) continues to provide a great place to engage in the British car hobby! If you find BCF a beneficial community, please consider supporting our efforts with a subscription.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questions

Share this page

RickB

RickB

Yoda
Offline
I've been back at Franks hood with the Rustoleum rattle cans again. Today (after fixing the brake lights) I wet sanded the brown rustoleum rattle can paint job consisting of three coats of 78 Midget brown. (they might as well call it that, it's such a match!).
So today I planned on spraying on the "crystal clear coat".
I sanded and got it smooth enough and wiped it all down and sprayed away. There were a couple runs so I waited a bit & sanded them out and then sanded the whole thing again and sprayed it one more time.
The can says it should be used between 70 - 80 degrees.
It's 77 out there.
I've got shade. A nice 12 x 12 pop up shade tent thing.
So how come the coat is all kind of 'frosted' looking?
Have I done something wrong?
What next?

I'll go take a picture. Be right back.
 
I didn't see that spec on the can :laugh: I've no idea what it is out there.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Here are pics:
 

Attachments

  • 12285.jpg
    12285.jpg
    133.7 KB · Views: 120
  • 12286.jpg
    12286.jpg
    139.4 KB · Views: 109
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Just went out, it's dry.
Some of the white stuff wipes off with a dry towel, I don't want to rub too hard at this point.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

I'm thinking I'll get another can of brown - that looked a lot better.
What do you guys think?
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

I think I would try a bit of 2500 or 3K grit sandpaper and see how it is. You can get it by the sheet.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Be careful with Rustoleums clear. I did a rustoleum flame job on my tractor and the clear pealed some spots back up. Ive had it happen on parts that I didnt let cure for 48hrs too. So I would give it a few days to dry before spraying with the clear.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Thanks guys, I gave the brown stuff a couple weeks before I put any clear on. Then I also scuffed up the brown with some wet &* dry, so I think it was OK.
I'll try the fine sandpaper in a couple days & see what happens.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

tosoutherncars said:
Can too far away, maybe? Was it going on 'wet'?
Click to expand...

my question too - it looks like it's gone on too dry and has not adhered
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Maybe it was the humidity question above.
I couldn't seem to get it to 'go on wet' unless I held it too close & got runs.
I might sand it down and try again early in the morning on Saturday.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

RickB said:
I couldn't seem to get it to 'go on wet' unless I held it too close & got runs.
Click to expand...

Yup... definitely a lot harder with rattle-cans than with a gun.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]definitely a lot harder with rattle-cans than with a gun[/QUOTE]

Not so much with the brown paint, but the clear was a whole different animal. It was definitely a hotter day, after a week of solid sunshine.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Got to be real close with a rattle can on a hot day.
 
Re: It's warm & sunny - good 4 Frank! Paint Questi

Yeah, it was definitely cooler the last time.
I think the early morning after the dew evaporates off the windshield will me my next attempt. Should be Saturday, before then I'll use some fine paper & sand it good.
Heck - might as well start with some 2500 & see if it shines up first, you never know - this was the second coat of clear after all.
 
Back
Top