Hi Chris, superb video right here with all the info the hobby/diy painter could ever need, I think you got the top 5 mistakes spot on as I'm sure I had all of them when I first started painting which was around 5 years ago but these days I'm fairly happy with how my paint jobs come out, my filler work could be better but since watching your videos I'm improving👌 Thanks for doing this for us brother I'm sure we all appreciate all the time and effort you put into your videos👏🙏👍John UK
Useful video, thanks! Something important to have while prepping the surfaces and while painting is Light!It's more difficult to paint properly without seeing perfectly what we're doing and how we're spraying the paint on to the panels.
I'd move 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, and 3 position, the others are behind that but yeah biggest help @Garage Noise gave me was dialing in the fluid knob, I got runs bad at first not knowing this to where I had PTSD spraying scared of a run and getting bad dry spray. These days I get a good fluid/pressure setting and up my speed with almost like 50% over passes for the first coat and then move to 75% on the following coats for coverage once it's tacky, ESPECIALLY for clear coat!
Yep also cold weather makes clearcoat viscosity thicker in the clear and activator,good to keep clear coat and activator in a warm room until ready to use.
With humidity applying paint too heavy can cause blushing which can be corrected starting with a light coat. If you do get blushing just let it dry a bit longer and apply a light coat.when it's cold you need to watch out for runs in clear and that start with applying a tack coat and allowing proper flash times.
Hi Chris, The SUV came out just fantastic! One of your best playlists and will watch again. I have one question. At 2:47-3:00 minute point while you were painting base on the right front fender I noticed a blotch on the hood. At first I thought it was a reflection but at 4:13 while you were tacking I briefly saw it again. Did not see it after the clear coat went on. Perhaps it was nothing. Thanks!!
As a DIYer I really like spraying the FC740. Very user friendly and $130 on Amazon for a gallon. I have sprayed it in 46 degree temps with a medium and fast harder and still worked really well with no fish eyes. Granted I had no patience and didn’t allow a long flash time and ran it a couple times but other than that worked great. Curious though, what are your thoughts on cutting the clear vs others? It seemed very hard and took forever to cut.
Great video, so in hot weather its recommended to use slow activators, so in cold can you use fast activators/reducers or stick to normal set time? Is fast only used when doing a small spot panel?
Yeah, I really don't ever use fast. If I'm doing a spot panel, you know just a couple panels, I'll use medium activator. Most of the time I'm using slow. In cold temperatures I only use medium. I don really use fast. I find it flows out a lot better if I use a medium.
Out in the Wild West of Oklahoma do any of your bodyshops use waterborne basecoat. Here in Maricopa County AZ, and especially in Southern California, almost everybody uses waterborne basecoat to meet South Coast Air Management District regulations with respect to VOC's. Another thing I've noticed is that you use 4:1 clears whereas out here 2:1 clears are virtually universal as the paint manufacturers demand it in order to guarantee their systems.
The shops I know don't use waterborne. I'm sure the corporate shops do, but I'm not sure. I don't know if paint manufacturers require it, but I've used 2:1 euro clear it's fine . Curing time is my issue with it, and 4:1 flows out a bit better for me , but of course, I'm more familiar with it.
Chris could you do a video on masking . Especially when it comes to the front of the door and rear of the fender. Never seen it done on TH-cam. Everything thing else I understand how to mask off.
CHRIS AS YOU KNOW I HAVE A NEW BOXED SEALED SAGOLA EXTREME AQUA 4600 1.3 NON DIGITAL VERSION WHAT ARE THERE LIKE FOR BASE COAT PAINT AND CLEAR COAT PAINT IF I WANT THE OME LOOK DO I USE THE RED DVR CLEAR CAP 1.3 AND IF YOU WANT A GLOSSY LOOK USED THE TITANIA PRO CAP 1.3 SILVER 😊
Two more questions. Since you painted an entire vehicle that is approximately 16 feet long how much paint did you use for the project? The base coat was applied using the Inokraft drizzle d1 LVLP paint gun and the clear coat using the Sagola. I assume the Sagola is a HVLP spray gun. Thanks!
I bought a gallon for this project because I'm eventually painting the jambs as well. I have a little over a quart left. It's not the hlvp cap. It's the dvr clear pro with the 1.25 tip
Man I hate fisheyes and having to do rework I stepped up from the Sherwin Williams sunfire pro line paint up to the Sherwin Williams ultra line I pay more for product but in the end less time spent with mistakes
@GarageNoise I'm not going to lie or surgar coat it in doing a 67 camaro in the ultra BC8 and it was over $200 a quart but it's so nice it covers in first coat the finish looks like a egg shelll and so far I have not had to nib it out or deal with fisheyes I've been clearcoat every thing so far with CC200 but outside of the car I'll be clearing with CC950 appearance clear
There is never too much information. Thanks always. Came out really very nice. I love those 4600's
Yeah great guns, thank you!
Hi Chris, superb video right here with all the info the hobby/diy painter could ever need, I think you got the top 5 mistakes spot on as I'm sure I had all of them when I first started painting which was around 5 years ago but these days I'm fairly happy with how my paint jobs come out, my filler work could be better but since watching your videos I'm improving👌
Thanks for doing this for us brother I'm sure we all appreciate all the time and effort you put into your videos👏🙏👍John UK
Useful video, thanks! Something important to have while prepping the surfaces and while painting is Light!It's more difficult to paint properly without seeing perfectly what we're doing and how we're spraying the paint on to the panels.
With the cold we have, this was the information I've been needing...Thanks!
I got you covered! 👍
Chris, can you please do a tool box tour video sometime in the future.
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I'd move 3, 4, 5 to 1, 2, and 3 position, the others are behind that but yeah biggest help @Garage Noise gave me was dialing in the fluid knob, I got runs bad at first not knowing this to where I had PTSD spraying scared of a run and getting bad dry spray. These days I get a good fluid/pressure setting and up my speed with almost like 50% over passes for the first coat and then move to 75% on the following coats for coverage once it's tacky, ESPECIALLY for clear coat!
Awesome!
Yep also cold weather makes clearcoat viscosity thicker in the clear and activator,good to keep clear coat and activator in a warm room until ready to use.
Excellent tip!
Looks great. Excellent job
Lots of great info. But when its cold, what does 'take the proper precautions' mean? And humidity - what is it nubes need to look out for?
With humidity applying paint too heavy can cause blushing which can be corrected starting with a light coat. If you do get blushing just let it dry a bit longer and apply a light coat.when it's cold you need to watch out for runs in clear and that start with applying a tack coat and allowing proper flash times.
@GarageNoise thank you, really appreciate the reply.
Will you please make a video on how this clear buffs ?
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Hi Chris, The SUV came out just fantastic! One of your best playlists and will watch again. I have one question. At 2:47-3:00 minute point while you were painting base on the right front fender I noticed a blotch on the hood. At first I thought it was a reflection but at 4:13 while you were tacking I briefly saw it again. Did not see it after the clear coat went on. Perhaps it was nothing. Thanks!!
Man, I appreciate the support brother. I'll have to check it out in the video.
I also did see it. Might have been a repair spot. Sometimes visible when wet, once dry can't see them.
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Good video chris very well explained thanks for sharing that information are you building a spray booth soon out off wood and drywall 😊
As a DIYer I really like spraying the FC740. Very user friendly and $130 on Amazon for a gallon. I have sprayed it in 46 degree temps with a medium and fast harder and still worked really well with no fish eyes. Granted I had no patience and didn’t allow a long flash time and ran it a couple times but other than that worked great. Curious though, what are your thoughts on cutting the clear vs others? It seemed very hard and took forever to cut.
Thanks for the break down of procedures,turned out beautiful. How much Base and Clear coat did you use it’s about the same size as my project?
Great video, so in hot weather its recommended to use slow activators, so in cold can you use fast activators/reducers or stick to normal set time? Is fast only used when doing a small spot panel?
Yeah, I really don't ever use fast. If I'm doing a spot panel, you know just a couple panels, I'll use medium activator. Most of the time I'm using slow. In cold temperatures I only use medium. I don really use fast. I find it flows out a lot better if I use a medium.
@GarageNoise good to know, my hunch was also that fast would not be good but getting feedback on it is much appreciated
In hot weather you have to use slow activators and thinners.When it's cold a medium activator has to be used.
I knew it would look good!
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Out in the Wild West of Oklahoma do any of your bodyshops use waterborne basecoat. Here in Maricopa County AZ, and especially in Southern California, almost everybody uses waterborne basecoat to meet South Coast Air Management District regulations with respect to VOC's. Another thing I've noticed is that you use 4:1 clears whereas out here 2:1 clears are virtually universal as the paint manufacturers demand it in order to guarantee their systems.
The shops I know don't use waterborne. I'm sure the corporate shops do, but I'm not sure. I don't know if paint manufacturers require it, but I've used 2:1 euro clear it's fine . Curing time is my issue with it, and 4:1 flows out a bit better for me , but of course, I'm more familiar with it.
Chris could you do a video on masking . Especially when it comes to the front of the door and rear of the fender. Never seen it done on TH-cam. Everything thing else I understand how to mask off.
Gotcha covered!
Wow the shine is amazing. And you didn’t buff it that a gun finish. If you buff it could you do a video to see if it dies back thx love your videos!!!
That was off the gun. I will have to denib the dust and correct a coupe runs but haven't had a chance yet. Cooler temp really help it flow out tho.
CHRIS AS YOU KNOW I HAVE A NEW BOXED SEALED SAGOLA EXTREME AQUA 4600 1.3 NON DIGITAL VERSION WHAT ARE THERE LIKE FOR BASE COAT PAINT AND CLEAR COAT PAINT IF I WANT THE OME LOOK DO I USE THE RED DVR CLEAR CAP 1.3 AND IF YOU WANT A GLOSSY LOOK USED THE TITANIA PRO CAP 1.3 SILVER 😊
Two more questions. Since you painted an entire vehicle that is approximately 16 feet long how much paint did you use for the project? The base coat was applied using the Inokraft drizzle d1 LVLP paint gun and the clear coat using the Sagola. I assume the Sagola is a HVLP spray gun. Thanks!
I bought a gallon for this project because I'm eventually painting the jambs as well. I have a little over a quart left. It's not the hlvp cap. It's the dvr clear pro with the 1.25 tip
Man I hate fisheyes and having to do rework I stepped up from the Sherwin Williams sunfire pro line paint up to the Sherwin Williams ultra line I pay more for product but in the end less time spent with mistakes
I've been looking at that paint line. I hear good things
@GarageNoise I'm not going to lie or surgar coat it in doing a 67 camaro in the ultra BC8 and it was over $200 a quart but it's so nice it covers in first coat the finish looks like a egg shelll and so far I have not had to nib it out or deal with fisheyes I've been clearcoat every thing so far with CC200 but outside of the car I'll be clearing with CC950 appearance clear
Another issue is improper venting. You leave that overspray hang over the vehicle your looking for dry spot issues.
I have a tube heater slow reducer year around way better finish
Yeah it's hard for me to get away from slow, it just let's it flow so nice
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In this cool weather I wait 20-30 minutes in between coats because I don't have a bake cycle booth.
Yeah, good advice makes a long paint day but avoids problems
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I usually only have five problem ,runs, dry spots, fish eye, orange peal and missed spots. And the problem appears right after I pick up a spray gun.
I feel you, it happens to the best of us sometimes 😂
make sure there are no cats or dogs around the wet paint