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djet820
09-10-2003, 12:17 PM
Well so my stepdad and I just finished painting my car black. But as he was spraying, there seemed to be a couple bubbles here and there. I know I can buff those off right?

My real question is this, when the paint went on, it was a little rigid. Kind of looks like an orange peel up close but you can't really tell if you're far away. Is there anything I can do about that or is that just a screw up?
THRICE
09-10-2003, 12:26 PM
It's a crap job my friend. Probably nothing you can do about it. That means that someone messed up prepping the car.
CRXING
09-10-2003, 05:14 PM
YOU CAN FIX IT BUT YOU NEED TO START SOON. THE BUBBLES AND MAYBE THE ORANGE PEEL NEED TO BE WET SANDED WITH LIKE 1500 GRIT AND WATER, STAY AWAY FROM EDGES AND USE A SOFT RUBBER PAD INSIDE THE PAPER TO KEEP IT FLAT. DON'T SAND TOO MUCH. THEN BUFF AFTER WET SANDING. GOOD LUCK!! DO THIS BEFORE THE PAINT SETS MORE THAN A COUPLE DAYS MAX.
David
09-10-2003, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by CRXING
YOU CAN FIX IT BUT YOU NEED TO START SOON. THE BUBBLES AND MAYBE THE ORANGE PEEL NEED TO BE WET SANDED WITH LIKE 1500 GRIT AND WATER, STAY AWAY FROM EDGES AND USE A SOFT RUBBER PAD INSIDE THE PAPER TO KEEP IT FLAT. DON'T SAND TOO MUCH. THEN BUFF AFTER WET SANDING. GOOD LUCK!! DO THIS BEFORE THE PAINT SETS MORE THAN A COUPLE DAYS MAX.

stop screaming
HONDA GHANDI
09-10-2003, 06:37 PM
was this done in the garage with a rattle can by chance?
djet820
09-11-2003, 02:55 AM
It was done in a garage but we used a spray gun with a compressor and everything. I was told just buff it all down. No sanding or anything, just buffing.
THRICE
09-11-2003, 08:45 AM
It's too late. Paints dry.
djet820
09-11-2003, 11:12 AM
Originally posted by THRICE
It's too late. Paints dry.

crap.....:(
stu
09-11-2003, 03:58 PM
Originally posted by djet820
crap.....:(

Don't listen to people on the internet, you can still try it.
garria
09-11-2003, 04:05 PM
it never hurts to try. oh no i said the "n" word!
djet820
09-13-2003, 08:44 AM
I can't find 1500 grit anywhere, most I found was 400
95GSRB18C
09-13-2003, 08:56 AM
go to ace hardware or autozone. Ive seen up to 2000 grit there...
jkbrand
09-21-2003, 02:16 PM
Why hasn't anyone asked the kind of paint he used??

It matters!!

If it's lacquer, sure you can sand and polish it out! Enamel? Well, you're sorta limited to careful wetsanding; (don't even TRY to use polishing compound on it or it'll become part of your paint job).

Jeff
Deltron_3030
09-21-2003, 02:18 PM
pics?
STIBungy
09-21-2003, 03:37 PM
Was it a single stage paint(paint and clear in one) or a 2 stage? On a 2 stage, after you lay down the base coats, you can wet sand the blemishes before putting the clearcoat on. On a single stage paint, you cant really do anything about it except maybe laying it on thick and then buffing it down but chances are very high that it'll turn out uneven.
djet820
09-21-2003, 09:00 PM
well it was enamel paint. No clear coat at all. so what kind of sandpaper shoudl I use.
jkbrand
09-22-2003, 07:46 AM
I'm not sure what you mean (and I think others are equally confused) when you say it went on "rigid."

Now that you've indicated it was enamel, I can tell you that virtually ALL enamel jobs will have the orange-peel effect you describe. and if it's only noticeable close-up, why mess with it?

If it's really enamel (and not urethane-based), sanding and polishing are not recommended. You will permanently remove sheen and lower the paint's durability (life).

If it's acrylic enamel and you used catalyst, you CAN sand and buff, but you have to wait a couple days for it to dry. If it's acrylic enamel without catalyst, you'll have to wait a couple months.

Jeff