Who says Miatas aren't useful?
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(Not having a trunk lid is actually quite inconvenient. No secure place to stash things like your laptop when you go into a store.)
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Hehe. Sorry, I've been in an ironic mood lately.
Yeah, I decided to paint the car. Using the infamous Brightside, and frankly, it looks like crap. Lots of orange-peel, more than a few fisheyes. Not nearly as bad as what was there before, but apparently I suck a bodywork and paint.
Yeah, I decided to paint the car. Using the infamous Brightside, and frankly, it looks like crap. Lots of orange-peel, more than a few fisheyes. Not nearly as bad as what was there before, but apparently I suck a bodywork and paint.
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Fisheye usually indicates moisture in the paint. Were you spraying from a can, or a sprayer? High humidity outside? Sometimes small debris (pollen) can land on the fresh paint and cause it, too.
Orange peel is very hard to eliminate. It's usually a result of laying it on too thick, or not letting the first coat dry before putting on another. Mostly, it's the first one. If it's a smooth surface, I just sand it off, but sanding inside the boot area would be a royal pain in the posterior region.
Orange peel is very hard to eliminate. It's usually a result of laying it on too thick, or not letting the first coat dry before putting on another. Mostly, it's the first one. If it's a smooth surface, I just sand it off, but sanding inside the boot area would be a royal pain in the posterior region.
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Yes, that is another cause. But, painting outside bodywork (virtuallly all my experience) you don't see much oil or grease contamination. You do get tiny spots where wind borne stuff like tree sap, pollen and even sweat droplets cause it.
Not having a dryer in the line from the compressor is usually the cause of moisture. Run a die grinder on a humid day, and you'll spit all sorts of water out the exhaust.
One of these days I'll get some pis of the cars I helped prep and paint.
Not having a dryer in the line from the compressor is usually the cause of moisture. Run a die grinder on a humid day, and you'll spit all sorts of water out the exhaust.
One of these days I'll get some pis of the cars I helped prep and paint.
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Filter / regulator, then disposable moisture separator, then desiccant. I don't think moisture in the line is a problem, I think I just suck at this.
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