at my witts end

[dub boy]

ive been primeing my bus all day today :x am i doing something wrong ,ive used 5ltrs off 1k and only got one coat all over and run out ,still have doors ect to do ,i thought 5ltrs was enough ??? found loads of pin holes so have gone over the bus with stopper wich i will hopefully flat off tomorrow ,do i use wet sand for this or a fine dry sand. really regret trying to paint this myself but just havnt got the money to pay to have it painted .i have been told i will have to sand the hole bus before top coat but to be honest i dont think theres enough primer on the panels to do this. i am going to get another 5ltrs of primer first thing in the morning as i will need this for the doors so do i need to flat the whole bus and recoat or put another coat on then flat ,things allways look good when you read up but never go to plan :lol: any advice for me to read up on tonight would be a great help.

 

[Anonymous]

5ltrs of primer is enough to do any bay mix it 50/50 that's 10 ltrs spray about 16 inches from the panel

 

[Anonymous]

use 400 da disks dry stopper all pin holes then reprime at least 3 coats. single pack primer will not give you the high build that a2k will

 

[dub boy]

thanks for reply ,dont know where i am going wrong as i have done 5ltrs ,i have mixed it 50/50 .its got a coat all over inclueding the underside ,i was getting alote of dust build up in the tent i have made ????? i must have the gun set wrong

 

[Anonymous]

you didn't say you was doing underNeath and all that's pushing 5ltrs try setting the fan not so wide every one thinks loads of paint means its got to be good all that does is make loads of over spray the pressure coming out of the gun should be 55 psi for primer

 

[Anonymous]

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[dub boy]

you didn't say you was doing underNeath and all that's pushing 5ltrs try setting the fan not so wide every one thinks loads of paint means its got to be good all that does is make loads of over spray the pressure coming out of the gun should be 55 psi for primer

i will have a play with the gun again in the morning ,when you say fan .... i have been adjusting the pattern and i can adjust the amount of paint ,i bought a minni regulator that goes on the bottom of the gun ,i set this to 3 bar as instruction said that came with gun. this is my first time with a gravity feed gun ,i was temped to cet my old suction feed gun out the shed from my first ever respray i done 20 plus years back :lol: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

2.5 bar max bottom knob gives you more paint top makes the fan wide or almost like a pencil

 

[Anonymous]

gravity or suction don't really make much difference gravity uses all the paint suction leaves some in the pot

 

[Anonymous]

is it just a normal gravity gun or hvlp if the later you will not be able to get a good job you need a compressor with an output of 15cfm per min
hvlp high volume low pressure

 

[dub boy]

gravity or suction don't really make much difference gravity uses all the paint suction leaves some in the pot

cheers for help ,hopefully i will do better tomorrow, will let you know how i get on. the wife just made me chuckle ,she said never mind dear if all else failes you can rely on dulux and a roller :lol: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

gravity or suction don't really make much difference gravity uses all the paint suction leaves some in the pot

cheers for help ,hopefully i will do better tomorrow, will let you know how i get on. the wife just made me chuckle ,she said never mind dear if all else failes you can rely on dulux and a roller :lol: :lol:

tis true and probley a better job that's how I started coach painting when I was 15

 

[Anonymous]

you can brush it on or use a sponge brush the guide coat it and flatt down still do it some times on big jobs saves a lot of primer

 

[dub boy]

its a hlvp gun ,i just need to play around with it i think ,towards the end i was getting the paint on better ,went out a cupple of hours after painting and the roof feels very grainy but i think thats normal if my mem serves me correct ,its been along time since ive painted a car

 

[dub boy]

Got a good coat of paint on the whole bus today ,got e few runs but I've gotta flat it ,the paint I bought today seemed a lot better to work with ???

 

[Anonymous]

good on ya your still not getting a job with me though LOL :lol:

 

[dub boy]

good on ya your still not getting a job with me though LOL :lol:

you mite change you mind at the finished article :lol: all i can do is the best i can get it, at least i can say to myself i have done this myself, its a long story but to cut it short my dadallways said him and me would nut and bolt a moggy traveler together (he had a soft spot for them )but sadly he passed away at the young age of 52 suddenly so its just something i have been telling myself i want to do .

 

[Anonymous]

I will await the finished job mind I started at 13 with my old man he died 2 years ago aged 73 had cancer every where from car spraying back in the 60s there was no health and safety for 2k paint it was all carcinogenic then. didn't wear a mask and new better im 54 now so I do every thing by the book health wise that is :lol:

 

[Lee C]

Best of luck, it'll be reet man!!!!

 

[dub boy]

i have bought a really good full face mask ,the kids say i look like a storm trooper :lol: but better safe than sorry ,just keep my fingers crossed it comes out ok