You make a huge effort to show us your work plus filming editing narrating uploading and interacting with your followers Thanks really appreciate your effort
+dookieday1 +1 - Really appreciate the effort you put in Gunny. If you were to take on an apprentice, he or she would be the luckiest apprentice in WA!
I wish I had your skills painting and with talking for over 13 minutes without ever taking a breath of air in. LOL. In all seriousness, you are very talented! Great Job!
Great tip on the heating in a bucket of water!. One of my old mates from Sydney told me how ,on the 1st day of his apprenticeship he was taught how to paint a car!. ( did i say he was old?) They got a big pan of boiling water and popped a can of black enamel into the water to warm up. He then got a brush and painted the car which he said turned out like glass when it set. Some ideas are new some are reminders of stuff we have forgotten . Many thanks!.
Ive learned many things from this site. Two things Ive been doing for decades...#1 I ensure the car has a good ground from the car to the earth ground, this will prevent the flakes from orienting themselves via polarity. Second, when shooting flake I use a random pattern, skewed from either vertical or horizontal. There is never a "zebra" or clumping, mottling, striped, or flake standing up.
Gunny, Ive just finished refurbing and spraying my alloy wheels using a spray gun for the first time ever! I can honestly say watching loads of your vids on tips and tricks has seriously helped me out big time, especially the lacquering stage as man that stuff is so hard to get right. Thanks again and keep up the awesome vids!!!!
Hey Gunny,I just did my first Flow Coat a week ago. Had a ton of junk come out on a hood I was painting andalso had some severe orange peel. Sanded it all down and threw two more coats of clear on. Worked absolutely perfect!!! Thanks for the guidance Mate!!!
Been painting for years, not professionally and can get by, but the standards you reach are up there with the experts. I always learn from your vids and I appreciate the effort you put in to make them,many thanks .
Love your work,,, I used to paint it was years ago!!! I finally built up enough courage to paint the hood and roof on my f150 and also a Nisan frontier truck that my dad used to drive, he passed away last September,, so I want to keep that truck and keep it up ,,, they both turned out better then I expected,,,, now I am going to experiment with candys and flakes,,,, thanks lot for sharing your knowledge with us, you rock 👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are such a inspiring person..I have done my engineering in Automotive.. But your videos are awesome keeps inspiring me to get my hands on the paint side of automobile.. ..
I must say I've learned a lot from watching and listening to you and also Franky you guy's have to be the best painters on UA-cam thank you for putting these video's out there I've become a better painter because of it
The more I listen to you the better I'm beginning to understand you! I like the way you explain things in a matter of fact manner. I painted my Jag last night, everything went well until the clear! Here's something everyone can benefit from because it can happen to anyone (I think!). Brand new gun (Iwata W400) and I'm liking it a lot, all I did was add a regulator/gauge combo to it. Base and pearl mid coat go on great. Then I get to shooting the clear and, damn, pressure sounds low. Gauge says I have 29 psi with the trigger on, maybe it's just me. As I'm shooting I'm getting a ton of orange peel ... wtf!! Turns out that all the shooting I was doing all night, it must be my little finger was bumping the screw on the damn built-in regulator in the bottom of the gun handle! You know, the one nobody uses because we just crank it all the way open and forget about it! It was nearly off! So I had 29 psi going in but was probably getting only 5 to 10 psi to the trigger! Bottom line, at least 1/2 the car has this horrible orange peel, wet sanding with 1200# on a DA is barely touching it, have no idea how much clear I really have on the car so I'm deathly afraid of cutting through to base. Now I'm wondering if I can flow-coat it a panel or 2 at a time and how bad minor remnants of orange peel will (likely!) show through. Any comments from anyone are welcome to me ... lol, I really need an expert right now!
simply wow! know that your videos make a strong impact to everyone that watches them. Especialy those begining in trade like me. flow coating as you teach it makes lots of sense. i will be doing this to my 70 chevelle. also i finally know what those tabs on the gallon caps do, lol. no wonder i keep making a mess when i pour into mixing cups, i dindnt know they popped up like that. it was an aaaaaah moment. as always gunny great job and thanks.
Dude this is great information. I'm in the States and I do detail boats and have done basic gel coat repair but I'm trying to learn how to do molds and more. Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I'm gonna check all your videos. Take care bro. Mike.
Tried my first flow coat a month ago. Paint booth kept cutting out leaving dust on the finish. So I sand cut it and tried the flow coat with awesome results. Almost no orange peel. Over did it with the PPG clear a little. So I did need to light sand and buff. It was a two stage clear and I hit it five times. It kept looking better till the last. STILL LOOKS SO GOOD PPG ASKED ME TO SHOW MY CAR AT THEIR CLASS. Thanks To the gunman.
This is exactly what I plan to do to my good and trunk kid. I had a lot of trash and started with 1000 grit and now I have scratches that didn't come out after buffing. This should do the trick. Thanks
Mr. Gunman, thanks for fulfilling my curiosity on automotive painting! I am a finisher myself however I am involved in furniture and custom cabinetry here in the United States. It's very interesting to see the similar techniques and also the differences between finishing metal vs finishing wood. thanks, Dave.
The best thing / hardest to learn is when to walk away from a job. Better to come back and do another coat or 2 then getting a run and having the hassle of rubbing back and potentially getting rub throughs in the process. I've always thought the best finishes are the ones that look great straight off the gun.
what an incredible amount of information you've passed along, thanks for making these videos. Beautiful work. Everything I've watched so far has been new to me, and very useful. 👍
back in my day we just called it sanding it down and recoating. that is how we did every show car. even single stage. the second time it just flows out so much better and levels down. My buddy does harley tanks uses base clear to level tape lines then urethane clear and second flow coat plus polish. they look absolutely perfect.
yo gunman I did notice some ripples where you put that fibre moulding on the edges on the filler work and I am really glad you mentioned it thank you for being so honest
Ive done this several times especially on a vehicle that customer wants a deep slick shine. But ive never thought about warming the clear up. Im gonna try that soon.
It came out really good, no fish eyes either ! This arvo prepared front wing and passenger door for basecoatHyundai cape blue metallic, its all masked and ready for paint in the morning, your videos certainly help thanks !!
We flow coated a 67 Mustang just to fix a few minor flaws in the clear and get rid of some edges of the stripe, turned out WAYYY deeper than I even thought, customer was actually happier with the colour after the reflow. He saw the jams and it looked too light, more clear darkened it just enough!
That’s Awesome dude I’m getting my car painted now for the Autorama in Detroit next year hope it looks like that 💯💯💯💯CLEAN 👀👀👀👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽this was 2018 Autorama 😁😁😁
Thanks Gunman. Very good job with journaling so much. Though not taken as absolute gospel, always insightful, and interesting. Always good to learn, and take notes from others, food for the brain, like traveling. Thank you so much, love your channel!
excellent job, really well done video too. planning on getting on the paint soon! car recently turned 30, it's had the engine sorted now it needs some prettying up to match it!
A color to hide them line's yes black you would have to block a bit more .good job .I'm from old school of painting lacquer paint's. Yes clear is the way to go, it adds depth to any paint job and can hide any scratches on the surface. Dupont paint's are the best in my book plus 3m has a great line of great products.
Bro i was painting hyundai stardust colour but my spray can got empty just after one coat of clear and now after few weeks can i use this method to repair my paint or redo the whole paint job?
Hey Tony. I need some help please. What size Tip should I use to shoot the Metallic Base coat. What size tip for metallic flake 00.04 and 00.08 mixed together. Thank you
Best tip is ensure the panels are properly clean, use top quality 3M sandpaper, it works out cheaper in the long run because you use much less. And make sure the paint is fully cured, if it's not it will clog bad
@@TheGunmanChannel thanks for the advice...yes i use only 3m paper... the panel usually are IR cured with home heater and let to cure a few days.. i do find that when i using 1000 grid paper i get small spirals when sanding with 1000... to get the dist nibs out as i dont have a spray booth...only tarped garage. My sander is no nane da but find if i dont brush my sand paper every so often. i will get hard spec clogging my paper randomly...
can i get some advise i have a car which i think of just re clear coating it and then wet sanding it, its original paintwork what grill do you recommend i should use to sand original clear?
Hi can I ask you if flow coat can be applied over old clear coat? My car has a thin old clear coat with some minor scratches. Can I use the flow coat technique - wet sand the old clear coat with 1500 then 2000, apply a couple layers of clear coats?
I have watched a lot of you videos and picked up lots of great technical advice and tips. However unless I missed something, the one thing no one ever talks about which is a huge factor when it comes to laying down a good basecoat and clear coat is the temperature and humidity!!!!! Those factors are going to determine which is the proper activators to use. Especially when it comes to people who are trying to paint in their garage who don't have access to a temperature and humidity controlled booth. A video explaining that would be very beneficial to the home painter.
Ive been all over the internet looking into customizing wheels. I have a artic white truck and I want either black wells and white face or crome wells/white face wheels, if I buy crome wheels, how do I finish the face in white? Sand, prime, sand prime, paint, clear or is there another way?
Some UA-cam friends suggested I try and use this Flow Coat technique to help fix a problem I have. I put like 4 coats of clear on a hood to try and achieve a WET look, and it did, but it fogged. Do you think sanding it back down the flow coating could remove the fog and bring back the shine? I'd like to not respray the basecoat. Thanks, and Great Vid!
I know this video is several yrs old but i have a question that i hope you will answer for me? When flow coating clear and say you was gonna flow coat the whole vehicle that you did a complete re-spray would you block it or would you just do it like you did your hood say with just your da? The vehicle im doing i have blocked and all that after the primer stage and all that. So hopefully you will give me your opinion as you do killer work man and keep up the awesome videos man!!!!
What do you recommend for flow coating a vertical panel that has rivets ie helicopter. Looking for the best possible clear that lays down flat. Currently using a Gti pro lite.
I have a question I have a problem with my clear laying down after I clear what can cause this problem it shines stays up for about a couple of days and then it just lays down
My 2 cents.....i guide coat and wet rub everything via block/hand and never use sanders in the lead up to colours.Never do i use sa sander on clear it always with a block.It saves on cut and buffing if that's required.Saying that i always make the time on my custom work....i appreciate that most people don't have the time for this.My friends always hang shit on me for taking the long way around,but that don't build cars for people all over the World.Your vids are always informative,cheers man
I heard you say more than two coats at a time is to much , I was going tho spray 3 block it flat , spray 3 more after a week and block that flat . I figured after sanding 2 coats off in the blocking process I would have about 4 total coats.what are your thoughts on that?
MrFireman164 ... no need to block it twice, if you do it right the first time around, by hand with paper wrapped sponge will do just fine if you missed anything. Blocking is dangerous moves when at the finishing stages of a work piece.👍
+The Gunman if I got flaking and bubbling up/pealing of a clear coat and want to correct it what should I do? The care has not be exposed to UV or sunlight yet. Would this work for something like that. I'm gonna have to take the layer of clear coat off. So I was thinking of either spraying the entire fender again with base coat or just doing it where there is a issue? Should I sand the entire panel or is there a way to sand in only one part of the fender and leave the rest untouched and then spraying base coat and clear on that sanded part only and fading it on the rest of the fender? I haven't wet sanded anything yet.
Can I use this process to refresh an older paint job? I have a black 2007 Chrysler 300. The paint is in good shape, just minor scratches and fading in the clearcoat. Can I wet sand the existing clear and flowcoat over the car to make it shine like new again? Also, what kind of car is that hood in the video for? It's really cool.
I just flow coated some of my lambo parts. They came out absolutely amazing. This is my first time doing it and it look like glass. There are a few areas that have some dust. Can I just use a high end polish to polish them out?
Probably slowly knock them down with 2000 first, if it doesn't cut off the dust, slowly go to coarser grits. Then polish out. I've read that if you flow coat, and screw up some how, then try and sand too much off to get it smooth, if you break through to the original clear coats, you'll see a haze around the break through area. Gotta be careful!
Still referring back to your video's 7 yrs later, invaluable resource.
You make a huge effort to show us your work plus filming editing narrating uploading and interacting with your followers Thanks really appreciate your effort
+dookieday1 +1 - Really appreciate the effort you put in Gunny. If you were to take on an apprentice, he or she would be the luckiest apprentice in WA!
Over the years I've learned so much from you, can't say thanks enough.
yes we are still enjoying this still thanks
DUDE thanks for CLEARING that up for me.
I wish I had your skills painting and with talking for over 13 minutes without ever taking a breath of air in. LOL. In all seriousness, you are very talented! Great Job!
Great tip on the heating in a bucket of water!. One of my old mates from Sydney told me how ,on the 1st day of his apprenticeship he was taught how to paint a car!. ( did i say he was old?) They got a big pan of boiling water and popped a can of black enamel into the water to warm up. He then got a brush and painted the car which he said turned out like glass when it set. Some ideas are new some are reminders of stuff we have forgotten . Many thanks!.
Thank you, think I'll flow coat tomorrow
Ive learned many things from this site. Two things Ive been doing for decades...#1 I ensure the car has a good ground from the car to the earth ground, this will prevent the flakes from orienting themselves via polarity. Second, when shooting flake I use a random pattern, skewed from either vertical or horizontal. There is never a "zebra" or clumping, mottling, striped, or flake standing up.
I just got to say that is a BADASS hood! And I finally know what Flowcoating is. Thanks!
No problem man thanks for watching.
Gunny, Ive just finished refurbing and spraying my alloy wheels using a spray gun for the first time ever! I can honestly say watching loads of your vids on tips and tricks has seriously helped me out big time, especially the lacquering stage as man that stuff is so hard to get right. Thanks again and keep up the awesome vids!!!!
Cheers mate, glad they've helped.
I was going to buff my clear coat but this is a hell of a lot easier and will look so much nicer. Thanks for the info brother.
Hey Gunny,I just did my first Flow Coat a week ago. Had a ton of junk come out on a hood I was painting andalso had some severe orange peel. Sanded it all down and threw two more coats of clear on. Worked absolutely perfect!!! Thanks for the guidance Mate!!!
Been painting for years, not professionally and can get by, but the standards you reach are up there with the experts. I always learn from your vids and I appreciate the effort you put in to make them,many thanks .
Enjoy these a lot, newbie and I'll never work hard enough to get to this level. Love watching your easy to listen to vids mate..
Love your work,,, I used to paint it was years ago!!! I finally built up enough courage to paint the hood and roof on my f150 and also a Nisan frontier truck that my dad used to drive, he passed away last September,, so I want to keep that truck and keep it up ,,, they both turned out better then I expected,,,, now I am going to experiment with candys and flakes,,,, thanks lot for sharing your knowledge with us, you rock 👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are such a inspiring person..I have done my engineering in Automotive.. But your videos are awesome keeps inspiring me to get my hands on the paint side of automobile.. ..
Great to hear
I must say I've learned a lot from watching and listening to you and also Franky you guy's have to be the best painters on UA-cam thank you for putting these video's out there I've become a better painter because of it
I have almost no interest in spray paint, but for some reason I find your videos relaxing to watch. You’re the Bob Ross of Spray Paint.
The more I listen to you the better I'm beginning to understand you! I like the way you explain things in a matter of fact manner.
I painted my Jag last night, everything went well until the clear! Here's something everyone can benefit from because it can happen to anyone (I think!). Brand new gun (Iwata W400) and I'm liking it a lot, all I did was add a regulator/gauge combo to it. Base and pearl mid coat go on great. Then I get to shooting the clear and, damn, pressure sounds low. Gauge says I have 29 psi with the trigger on, maybe it's just me. As I'm shooting I'm getting a ton of orange peel ... wtf!! Turns out that all the shooting I was doing all night, it must be my little finger was bumping the screw on the damn built-in regulator in the bottom of the gun handle! You know, the one nobody uses because we just crank it all the way open and forget about it! It was nearly off! So I had 29 psi going in but was probably getting only 5 to 10 psi to the trigger!
Bottom line, at least 1/2 the car has this horrible orange peel, wet sanding with 1200# on a DA is barely touching it, have no idea how much clear I really have on the car so I'm deathly afraid of cutting through to base. Now I'm wondering if I can flow-coat it a panel or 2 at a time and how bad minor remnants of orange peel will (likely!) show through. Any comments from anyone are welcome to me ... lol, I really need an expert right now!
simply wow! know that your videos make a strong impact to everyone that watches them. Especialy those begining in trade like me. flow coating as you teach it makes lots of sense. i will be doing this to my 70 chevelle. also i finally know what those tabs on the gallon caps do, lol. no wonder i keep making a mess when i pour into mixing cups, i dindnt know they popped up like that. it was an aaaaaah moment. as always gunny great job and thanks.
New bee!
I have been a body man for 12 years , berly star painting one year ago your videos help alot gracias amigo :)
Glad they do, thanks for watching
Dude this is great information. I'm in the States and I do detail boats and have done basic gel coat repair but I'm trying to learn how to do molds and more. Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I'm gonna check all your videos. Take care bro. Mike.
Fine job!! You gave me an idea putting the clear and activator in a bucket of ice during the hot summers. Thank you.
I would only do that if the paint was too thin due to the heat but it would definitely work to thicken the clear up.
@@TheGunmanChannel
I see. Thanks for the tip. Than I shall stay with the golden rule of activator choices and reducers.
Yes, that's what I'd recommend
ty last time i heard prepsol was in 77 in autobody shopbut as usual you put a video up and i gave it a thumbs up
Cool bro! thanks for the lesson. Good explanation of what flow coating is and how to do it well. Respect!
Tried my first flow coat a month ago. Paint booth kept cutting out leaving dust on the finish. So I sand cut it and tried the flow coat with awesome results. Almost no orange peel. Over did it with the PPG clear a little. So I did need to light sand and buff. It was a two stage clear and I hit it five times. It kept looking better till the last. STILL LOOKS SO GOOD PPG ASKED ME TO SHOW MY CAR AT THEIR CLASS. Thanks To the gunman.
This is exactly what I plan to do to my good and trunk kid. I had a lot of trash and started with 1000 grit and now I have scratches that didn't come out after buffing. This should do the trick. Thanks
Mr. Gunman, thanks for fulfilling my curiosity on automotive painting! I am a finisher myself however I am involved in furniture and custom cabinetry here in the United States. It's very interesting to see the similar techniques and also the differences between finishing metal vs finishing wood. thanks, Dave.
Great job, you make it look so easy. Keep the videos coming so us spray dummies can learn more.
It is pretty easy after all if you know how paint works.
The best thing / hardest to learn is when to walk away from a job. Better to come back and do another coat or 2 then getting a run and having the hassle of rubbing back and potentially getting rub throughs in the process.
I've always thought the best finishes are the ones that look great straight off the gun.
what an incredible amount of information you've passed along, thanks for making these videos. Beautiful work. Everything I've watched so far has been new to me, and very useful. 👍
back in my day we just called it sanding it down and recoating. that is how we did every show car. even single stage. the second time it just flows out so much better and levels down. My buddy does harley tanks uses base clear to level tape lines then urethane clear and second flow coat plus polish. they look absolutely perfect.
yo gunman I did notice some ripples where you put that fibre moulding on the edges on the filler work and I am really glad you mentioned it thank you for being so honest
I like your focus on climate. It is an issue with house painting also especially when lacquer of built in cabinetry.
solid video mate. Keep them coming. Great stuff.
I always scuff the base coat to nib down any particals and also get that flatter finish for your choice of clear.
Ive done this several times especially on a vehicle that customer wants a deep slick shine. But ive never thought about warming the clear up. Im gonna try that soon.
It came out really good, no fish eyes either ! This arvo prepared front wing and passenger door for basecoatHyundai cape blue metallic, its all masked and ready for paint in the morning, your videos certainly help thanks !!
Good to hear man.
We flow coated a 67 Mustang just to fix a few minor flaws in the clear and get rid of some edges of the stripe, turned out WAYYY deeper than I even thought, customer was actually happier with the colour after the reflow. He saw the jams and it looked too light, more clear darkened it just enough!
Always great videos to watch. I was wondering what's the reason for keeping the clear and hardener in a bucket of water tks.
Thanks for sharing your trade and skills
hi mate why did you put those Clear Coat and Hardener into the water?
That’s Awesome dude I’m getting my car painted now for the Autorama in Detroit next year hope it looks like that 💯💯💯💯CLEAN 👀👀👀👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽this was 2018 Autorama 😁😁😁
I got nervous when I saw you using the air sander on the Curved parts when sanding the clear. Looks great man!
Thanks Gunman. Very good job with journaling so much. Though not taken as absolute gospel, always insightful, and interesting. Always good to learn, and take notes from others, food for the brain, like traveling. Thank you so much, love your channel!
Great tips all through the video ! Super gloss ! Thanks Gunman !
Great video thanks for sharing your knowledge 🇦🇺
That's a pretty sweet job! Came out very nice.
Hey I love your work. Wondering if you could tell us the is bar compare to psi.
excellent job, really well done video too. planning on getting on the paint soon! car recently turned 30, it's had the engine sorted now it needs some prettying up to match it!
Great Videos and THANK YOU for taking the time to make them and sharing your expertise.
After flowcoating and you wetsand and buff, if you burn through the new layer of clear, will it show the 2 different layers?
Good video can you even flow coat with a 2 k rattle can ? Probably have to 75 percent over flow ?
How do you spot buff 2000 grit??
A color to hide them line's yes black you would have to block a bit more .good job .I'm from old school of painting lacquer paint's. Yes clear is the way to go, it adds depth to any paint job and can hide any scratches on the surface. Dupont paint's are the best in my book plus 3m has a great line of great products.
Thanks for another great lesson Gunman ... really appreciate it...
fantastic gunman Im learning tons thanks vv much
Gunman, nice tips on the temperature. Great vid. ps: thanks for no crappy music.
So if you Flow coat You Don't have to buff with compound?
Nice work Gunny!
Nice instructional video.
🤙 thank you for sharing this information
Bro i was painting hyundai stardust colour but my spray can got empty just after one coat of clear and now after few weeks can i use this method to repair my paint or redo the whole paint job?
Stunning finish 👍
Great job! i was wondering how come that you used normal putty and not fiberglass putty at the joints between the metal and fiberglass?
That exact same problem w the fan adjustment bit me right in the ass not even three weeks ago. It was with base too, so that was a lot of fun
Excellent explanations. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this great job and very educational.
What kind of cleaner are you using there
Nice job.
Hey Tony. I need some help please. What size Tip should I use to shoot the Metallic Base coat. What size tip for metallic flake 00.04 and 00.08 mixed together. Thank you
When you dry sanding your clear do you have a tips to prevent your fine sand paper from gumming up the sand paper then making swirls
Best tip is ensure the panels are properly clean, use top quality 3M sandpaper, it works out cheaper in the long run because you use much less. And make sure the paint is fully cured, if it's not it will clog bad
@@TheGunmanChannel thanks for the advice...yes i use only 3m paper... the panel usually are IR cured with home heater and let to cure a few days.. i do find that when i using 1000 grid paper i get small spirals when sanding with 1000... to get the dist nibs out as i dont have a spray booth...only tarped garage.
My sander is no nane da but find if i dont brush my sand paper every so often. i will get hard spec clogging my paper randomly...
Love HS clear
can i get some advise i have a car which i think of just re clear coating it and then wet sanding it, its original paintwork what grill do you recommend i should use to sand original clear?
Do you find that you should do hand sanding first to avoid hand sanding marks than orbital up to hand sand?
FANTASTIC VIDEO!!
Awesome job, well done!
what gun settings and pressure do you use on a lvlp gun?
Hi sir. Is this method able to remove the orange peel on the first clear coat?
Only if you sand it completely flat
Hi can I ask you if flow coat can be applied over old clear coat? My car has a thin old clear coat with some minor scratches. Can I use the flow coat technique - wet sand the old clear coat with 1500 then 2000, apply a couple layers of clear coats?
I have watched a lot of you videos and picked up lots of great technical advice and tips. However unless I missed something, the one thing no one ever talks about which is a huge factor when it comes to laying down a good basecoat and clear coat is the temperature and humidity!!!!! Those factors are going to determine which is the proper activators to use. Especially when it comes to people who are trying to paint in their garage who don't have access to a temperature and humidity controlled booth. A video explaining that would be very beneficial to the home painter.
Ive been all over the internet looking into customizing wheels. I have a artic white truck and I want either black wells and white face or crome wells/white face wheels, if I buy crome wheels, how do I finish the face in white? Sand, prime, sand prime, paint, clear or is there another way?
Some UA-cam friends suggested I try and use this Flow Coat technique to help fix a problem I have. I put like 4 coats of clear on a hood to try and achieve a WET look, and it did, but it fogged. Do you think sanding it back down the flow coating could remove the fog and bring back the shine? I'd like to not respray the basecoat. Thanks, and Great Vid!
I know this video is several yrs old but i have a question that i hope you will answer for me? When flow coating clear and say you was gonna flow coat the whole vehicle that you did a complete re-spray would you block it or would you just do it like you did your hood say with just your da? The vehicle im doing i have blocked and all that after the primer stage and all that. So hopefully you will give me your opinion as you do killer work man and keep up the awesome videos man!!!!
What do you recommend for flow coating a vertical panel that has rivets ie helicopter. Looking for the best possible clear that lays down flat. Currently using a Gti pro lite.
It looks totally amazing
can i use normal hand alcohol for removing grease ? thanks
epoxy or polyester resin? We use to do scoops back in the 1970s polyester would separate sometimes
Honestly it was so long ago I can't say, sorry
I have a question I have a problem with my clear laying down after I clear what can cause this problem it shines stays up for about a couple of days and then it just lays down
My 2 cents.....i guide coat and wet rub everything via block/hand and never use sanders in the lead up to colours.Never do i use sa sander on clear it always with a block.It saves on cut and buffing if that's required.Saying that i always make the time on my custom work....i appreciate that most people don't have the time for this.My friends always hang shit on me for taking the long way around,but that don't build cars for people all over the World.Your vids are always informative,cheers man
What is up using DuPont reducer in the Standox clear, I thought mixing brands void any warranty from the manufacturer if you have a problem
Great work love to see that
I’m not sure if this is a dumb question or not but can you paint over chrome? I’m thinking of blacking out my truck....
I'm glad I found your video I learned alot thanks
I heard you say more than two coats at a time is to much , I was going tho spray 3 block it flat , spray 3 more after a week and block that flat . I figured after sanding 2 coats off in the blocking process I would have about 4 total coats.what are your thoughts on that?
MrFireman164 ... no need to block it twice, if you do it right the first time around, by hand with paper wrapped sponge will do just fine if you missed anything. Blocking is dangerous moves when at the finishing stages of a work piece.👍
+The Gunman if I got flaking and bubbling up/pealing of a clear coat and want to correct it what should I do? The care has not be exposed to UV or sunlight yet. Would this work for something like that. I'm gonna have to take the layer of clear coat off. So I was thinking of either spraying the entire fender again with base coat or just doing it where there is a issue? Should I sand the entire panel or is there a way to sand in only one part of the fender and leave the rest untouched and then spraying base coat and clear on that sanded part only and fading it on the rest of the fender? I haven't wet sanded anything yet.
Can I use this process to refresh an older paint job? I have a black 2007 Chrysler 300. The paint is in good shape, just minor scratches and fading in the clearcoat. Can I wet sand the existing clear and flowcoat over the car to make it shine like new again? Also, what kind of car is that hood in the video for? It's really cool.
Brilliant fantastic love it cheers larry in London
Can I glow coat over metallic ?
I just flow coated some of my lambo parts. They came out absolutely amazing. This is my first time doing it and it look like glass. There are a few areas that have some dust. Can I just use a high end polish to polish them out?
Probably slowly knock them down with 2000 first, if it doesn't cut off the dust, slowly go to coarser grits. Then polish out. I've read that if you flow coat, and screw up some how, then try and sand too much off to get it smooth, if you break through to the original clear coats, you'll see a haze around the break through area. Gotta be careful!
jake friesen I’m assuming that’s because you had to sand the original clear coat to then flow coat over it