What did you do to your G-Body today? [2011-2018]
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Cleaned up my blower motor tonight. Thought about replacing it but it is a genuine Delco USA (likely original) and was working fine so I cleaned it up and scuff sanded it. Sprayed it with VHT chassis and roll bar paint and it didn't turn out well. Fisheyes everywhere. Guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow night.
Stay with it Jared. Try not to get frustrated, it happens to us all.
Stick with the VHT, I love that stuff. I use the satin black CSP671 all the time. It has just the right sheen to it.
Its very tough and durable.
I find with that stuff tho, use many light thin coats, and let dry (flash) between coats. Otherwise it wants to go on too thick and that'll cause runs and tend to fisheye on you.
More importantly, wax and grease remover first. Several times, until your paper towel has no more dirt on it. It's the impurities and dirt on the surface that's causing your fisheyes.
Good luck, post up some pics when complete!
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Thanks buddy. I wiped it with lacquer thinner on a clean micro fiber after sanding. Might not have let it flash long enough. I will stay with it. I will scuff it tomorrow night, clean it with some new 'pre-paint' and try again. I just didn't have any Prep-Sol (Dupont, now Axalta) here tonight.
Yeah, I get it!
It's easy to do, putting it on too heavy.
Learning "restraint" with a spray can in your hand is definitely a learned skill. I'm still guilty of pounding it on too thick sometimes too, even to this day.
I find it's best not to even worry about achieving coverage until your very last coat. Just concentrate on several thin coats, the coverage will take care of itself. Then the last coat should be a medium-wet one, if possible.
I've even been able to "bury" or cover over mild fisheyes by using the many thin coats method. It goes on so dry, the paint doesn't have a chance to separate and flow away from the impurity.
On the lacquer thinner thing, I've never been a fan of that. Depending on what the original paint that you're covering over is, it can cause more problems than it fixes. It can eat into the substrate softening it up, or cause worse problems like fisheyes. May be just personal preference, but I don't use lacquer thinner on anything other than plain bare steel. Then I hit it with the wax and grease remover (prep sol works fine too) again afterwards anyways.
Sucks having to redo sh*t, probably my single biggest pet peeve, but it ain't right till it's right!
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Lacquer thinner today is full of nasty stuff that'll cause fisheyes and a myriad of other problems.
Also, the car's dirty (diesel) past could be contributing to the problem.
Also, the car's dirty (diesel) past could be contributing to the problem.
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