Help with spray painting required please

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24th January 2009, 02:10 PM
govarney

Help with spray painting required please

Having purchased a compressor I decided to give spray painting ago. I am aware of the beginners problem of over-spraying and getting runs so have been careful not to do this however I'm not real happy with the finish.

The finish feels like 180 grit sand paper and not the smooth (no brush strokes) finish I expected. So I'm definately doing something wrong but I don't know what :doh:.
Can anyone help ?
24th January 2009, 06:06 PM
Kev Y.

What is it you are spraying? Sounds like acrylic.. If it has a gritty feel, lower the air pressure on the gun, or maybe stand a bit closer to the surface.

It sounds like the paint is drying before it reached the surface..
24th January 2009, 11:18 PM
echnidna

or it needs thinning
27th January 2009, 09:22 PM
Harry72

Raised grain?
Does it do it with each subsequent coat?
Sand/denib between each coat?

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