[VU]Juan

So as some of you might know I recently painted my car... it looks good EXCEPT when you tilt your head just right at a certain kind of light... then you can see some spots which are lighter than others... not very noticeable unless you are really looking for it... it's 1 stage paint so there is really no clear coat and even with 2000 grit wetsand you can still scratch the paint, i haven't tried waxing it or buffing it yet... so what do you guys think i can do?!

here's a picture of the car:

stalin05

paint it again?

[VU]Juan

that's what i was thinking, i got enough paint to shoot the car all around one more time... should i sand it first then paint it or just shoot over what i got right now? there's already 2 layers of paint on it....

Dizturbed One

I'd wetsand and buff it out first

just to smooth things over for a clean slate

but i'm by no means a paint expert, get someone elses advice before you run out and spray, lol

StealthElephant

Sounds like high spot.

EvilCartman

iTrader: (1)

More like tiger stripes if it's light and dark areas in the paint.

StealthElephant

I stand corrected,what would cause that?

[VU]Juan

how do i fix them?

Gr89RS

iTrader: (5)

So you have already wetsanded it? If so you must buff it or else the paint will never look right.

[VU]Juan

No i havent wetsanded it... i tried it on one headlight and it totally killed the shine... it's a 1 stage paint so there is no real clear coat, just the one integrated into the paint... shoudl I go ahead and just buff it without sanding? I dont wanna try anything without some opinions since I don't wanna trash the entire paintjob...

deadbird

Does this somewhat capture your problem ? (ignore the bird turds and other items from parking under a tree)

[VU]Juan

yeah pretty much.. you know what it almost looks like...? it looks like when one takes a really crappy picture from up close with the flasher on... the paint in mostly even, except for that one spot or two along the doors... fenders... etc

deadbird

So you're saying i take crappy pics huh ?

I'm no painting expert by any means (as you can see by my hood above).
I do know that painting metallics is (for me) a pita getting it even 100%. Especially when you use your primer gun as a finish gun (harbor frieght special )
Dark spots are caused , by my experience, from heavy overlap or uneven spray. Single stage or acrylic enamel seems to amplify this problem slightly, again, for me.

I did my roof recently on the same car (better gun, Omni bc/cc.. still half-arsed but I'll save the story). Only in direct sunlight and at a certain angle can you see the 'racing stripe' down the center of the roof from where I overlapped a little heavy (blame the beer & it's a beater anyways..). It's not horrid and considerably better than the holstien(sp?) cow print I had (PPS: peeling paing syndrome)

Colorsanding single stage paint is just that.. you're sanding away the color. Dig enough and you'll get stripes from the previous color.
I'd just lightly wetsand to soften any orangepeel and knock out any dirt, buff and live with it.

The paint job will have limited life anyways just due to weathering, polish/waxing. Eventually you'll wear the paint out.

Just my opinion though.. don't take it too seriously..

[VU]Juan

that's my idea with the paintjob... it's a track car, so it really just doesn't matter that much. most of the races i run are during sunset... just perfect, the sun is dim and the spot lights aren't on yet lol... I can't really complaint for a 200 dollar paint job (painting supplies cost) at least the car is all one color. thanks for the advice..

if anyone else has any more ideas please let me know thanks!

firerider76

Hell just wetsand it with 1200-1500 grit. Then tack it good and respray it.Try not get any orange peel,etc..Then buff it out and presto!

Just my opinion though.