Todd Burch
08-22-2003, 7:51 PM
Well, I thinned some more and did another test. Here's the test results.
The gun performed better (I think it was a bit dirty on the first test run). No spitting or sputtering. I had 10lbs fluid pressure and 35 PSI triggered.
Here's a picture of my test board. I little too much orange peel for my taste. This is 3 coats. I'm doing the test vertically to get my "touch" down, and most items I'll be shooting will have more vertical sides than flat. Plus, it's much easier to lay a nice wet coat down when the work is flat. If I can master vertical, I figure the horizontal will be a no-brainer.
The first coat was about a 50% coverage. I tried a full wet coat in an earlier test, but runs and sags occurred. After about 10 minutes, I sprayed a second coat, 100% coverage, but still thin. After yet another 10 minutes, I applied the 3rd coat, still heavier again. No runs, no sags, just a bit of contour in the orange peel (rolling hills, not craters). I tried to take a raking light/ reflection picture to show you.
Any suggestions on reducing the orange peel? Anyone wanna take a wager that it will flatten out when dry?
The gun performed better (I think it was a bit dirty on the first test run). No spitting or sputtering. I had 10lbs fluid pressure and 35 PSI triggered.
Here's a picture of my test board. I little too much orange peel for my taste. This is 3 coats. I'm doing the test vertically to get my "touch" down, and most items I'll be shooting will have more vertical sides than flat. Plus, it's much easier to lay a nice wet coat down when the work is flat. If I can master vertical, I figure the horizontal will be a no-brainer.
The first coat was about a 50% coverage. I tried a full wet coat in an earlier test, but runs and sags occurred. After about 10 minutes, I sprayed a second coat, 100% coverage, but still thin. After yet another 10 minutes, I applied the 3rd coat, still heavier again. No runs, no sags, just a bit of contour in the orange peel (rolling hills, not craters). I tried to take a raking light/ reflection picture to show you.
Any suggestions on reducing the orange peel? Anyone wanna take a wager that it will flatten out when dry?