Question for all the Epoxy painting experts
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Tourer
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Question for all the Epoxy painting experts
Hey guys! Well after reading several threads on painting fork lowers I decided to give it ago. I laid down 5 coats last week and except for 2 small rough spots, they came out great. Needless to say the rough spots needed to be fixed. So I waited a week and sanded down the lowers until smooth with 800 grit, cleaned and re-applied 2 more coats. Now the finish is not nearly as smooth and glass-like as it once was. Not too sure what went wrong, I am by no means a paint expert.
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
Grizzwold
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
Grizzwold
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the week curing time is based on 3 light coats. 5 coats and that chit takes forever to dry. Also change in temp. and humidity can have a strong effect on your finish. Not to mention that the paint can says to sand with 220 for adhesion. Also if you pained this stuff in a cold garage/shed and let it dry there, it probably didn't cure correctly and is not going to hold up well at all. If it were me, I would remove all the paint with acetone and start over. Be sure the area is sanded really well and it is over 60 degrees where you paint and cure the lowers.
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Thanks for the replies. Any advice on what to do from here. Should I wait a week or longer to re-sand and re-apply. If so, what grit sand paper would you recommend and how far down should I sand? Sorry if these are dumb questions, but this is my first attempt at anything like this.
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Wow, 5 coats! I thought you could only do 2 at one time. Anyways, that's what I did and they came out great except for the scratch I put in one while putting the fender back on, but I managed to touch it up pretty well.
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I put a heater and a thermometer in my garage when I'm painting I make sure that it stays around 60. Also Ace hardware's epoxy is a little easier to work with than Rustoleum. It has a longer initial spray window and a shorter curing time. If you wet sand between coats let it dry over night before you respray.Also you can clean up a not so perfect finish quite a bit with polishing compound.
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Well I just finished sanding down one of the sliders and will get to work on the other one later today. I decided to take it down to bare metal and start again. This time I'll pay closer attention to the temp and keep it to about 3 coats.
BTW...should I prep differently once down to the metal or go with the same approach as last time by sanding with 220 and cleaning with denatured alcohol?
BTW...should I prep differently once down to the metal or go with the same approach as last time by sanding with 220 and cleaning with denatured alcohol?
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You can coat as many as you want within 30 mn MAX. After that you have to stop and let dry for at least 24h.
I did mind couple weeks ago now, and it looks great. Just have to do a good prep and watch the temperature.
Good luck
I did mind couple weeks ago now, and it looks great. Just have to do a good prep and watch the temperature.
Good luck
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I did mine last week and followed Joe's instructions to the letter on the other post, they came up like glass, which is a first for me with painting...but it is summer over here and around 100 degrees. thanks Joe
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