digcot65 replied to the topic 'Bodywork' in the forum. 2 weeks ago

Morning I went to a car restoration show some years ago,there was a stand there from a college ,that taught paint spraying.The man on the stand said the biggest mistake people make when they first start spraying , is not to go over the panels once,but to go over it a couple of times .So making the paint run,even now I have to hold myself back from spraying an area a couple of times .Just go over the panel once,making sure you overlap the spray lines .The other fault which all beginners make is not to give the coats time to dry off ,he said actual time yourself giving at least 5-10 minutes between coats.It was when I looked at my watch I realised I wasn`t giving it time  Show another photo when I give it the final coats.yet again the masking coat from a spray can of silver has shown some defects  Len

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