painting question

[_shel_ny]

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Edited September 7, 2011 by shel_bizzy_48

[greg g]

eI guess you should wait till its dry enough to scuff the surface. I think the flashing thing allows the first coat to set up enough to be stable, while still allowing the following coats to have some bite on the proceeding one. When it dries to much past that point, the surface needs to be broken in order for the follow on coat to get a mechanical grip rather than a chemical on.

Or maybe I'm all wet as in not flashed yet.....

Hey Shel, when is the show up that way, I haven't found any listing for it.

Busy weekend here, nice cruise in in Cicero Friday night, show on Saturday in Central Square, and one on Sunday in De Ruyter.

[greg g]

are you going to be around for the show??

[dezeldoc]

Shell greg got it pretty much right, to much time between coats and you loose the adheason hence the longer dry time to recoat, and sometimes you will have a reaction if it is not set up all the way and you try and recoat it.

[dezeldoc]

Well you should sand it but you could use a red scotch brite pad, rough it up and loose the gloss.

[greg g]

Should be alright just giving it a scuff, then you want to go over it with a tack cloth. You don't need to rub it really hard just enough to break the surface.

[1949P17BC]

Maybe I am missing something. But I believe you paint it all at once. One coat, flash time is 10 minutes put on another coat, flash time 10 minutes, third coat and you are done. It should not be over a couple of days.

[Don Coatney]

Not to hyjack the thread, but all this talk about wet coats and flashing makes me wonder what you guys are really talking about:rolleyes:

[Andydodge]

Enamel dries from the surface down, I wouldn't put another coat on for at least a week to allow the 1st coat to really dry, then I'd redo it but with 2-3 coats over the correct time.........am not a fan of enamels for this reason......andyd

[greg g]

Shel, give it a couple days to dry, (park it in the Sun, Yea I know.....) then you can wet sand it with 800 or 1000 and then hit it with some rubbing compound and then polising compound, it should shine up to match.

[greg g]

make sure you wet sand. Use plenty of water. I use a spray bottle with a couple drops of dish detergent in it. It helps break the surface tension of the water and also floats of the stuff the abrasive loosens.