On today's episode of learning the hard way.

"sony1492" (sony1492) 09/01/2020 at 19:44 • Filed to: 280z

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I present to you; holding the gun at an incorrect distance and bad lighting leading to runs

Its also pretty bad all along the lower bit of the RH door. The plan is to sand it out tomorrow and hit it with one more coat (3 total).

Also doing the same with the fenders because having the garage door open was a bad call.

Nom De Plume > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 19:53

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Wet the floor and hang some wet plastic sheeting (well out of range to be blown across the work piece?

I’d run an air purifier out there overnight to suck as much dust out of the air as possible too.

MM54 > Nom De Plume 09/01/2020 at 20:05

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Wetting down the floor is key, can’t get dust off wet concrete.

MM54 > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 20:09

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Not too bad, especially for your first time ! As the guy who taught me to paint (well, I had one good lesson) said, it’s got the viscosity of water and the specific gravity of lead.

The dust in the horizontal surfaces would most likely clear right up with a wet sand and buff, but if you’re going to be doing another coat you might as well do the whole thing if you have material.

Hose down the floor before you start next time (obviously don’t get the car wet), it will help immensely with the dust factor. I’d suggest leaving the garage door about 2 feet open so there’s some ventilation but without letting bugs and such fall onto the car; a couple box fans in that gap can help pull the fumes out and away as well.

Nom De Plume > MM54 09/01/2020 at 20:13

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Water also has an electric charge that attracts dust.  If you can get it on a vertical surface around the car the added square footage impacted is multiples higher.

sony1492 > Nom De Plume 09/01/2020 at 20:24

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Ill wet the floor after blowing off all the counters and see how that goes

TheRealBicycleBuck > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 20:26

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Just don’t try to spray it at night with the garage door open and the lights on. One of my uncles learned that lesson the hard way. :)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 20:37

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Paint runs are OEM on Datsuns. I’m not sure the shade of white you are using but it looks good.

Nom De Plume > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 20:41

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Why would you intentionally place dust into the air before painting? Might be misunderstanding.

Nom De Plume > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/01/2020 at 20:44

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Down South of course too.

Of all the dumb custom paint I’ve seen.  Random bug pattern with thick clear hasn’t quite been done to my knowledge.  Maybe there is an artistic possibility there.

sony1492 > Nom De Plume 09/01/2020 at 20:51

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I mean blow off most the dust, turn on the vent fan, garage open, sweep it up then wet the floor once its settled and paint 

sony1492 > MM54 09/01/2020 at 20:55

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There s a 4" turbine hooked up above the work area this time , and it turned out much better then the fenders. It blows out the side door

Prob ably going to get the trunk and hood painted before going back to the fenders since they are decent, and I dont know how far this gallon will go. 

sony1492 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/01/2020 at 20:56

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70's authentic paint runs , its 904 (ivory) white

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 21:01

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Ha! Same as mine. It’s a great color on the car.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 21:14

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My friend told me he usually messes something up and he does this all the time. I’m not sure about what he does to prep the room all the time but I have seen big rubber curtains he can hang from the lifts , the door to the mechanical area has one. I would guess he vacuums a lot, and the wet floor sounds good to me. He usually has a couple he’s working on for people.

sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/01/2020 at 21:25

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T hat looks like the dream, I figure some of his imperfect ions get sanded out in the end?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Nom De Plume 09/01/2020 at 21:32

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Yeah, grandpa lived south of Houston and the uncle in question was working in their  little one-car garage. To be fair to him, I think he got started late afternoon and ran out of daylight. He said that having to sand the whole car down and start over really drove that lesson home.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 21:39

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I assume so, I don’t really know the trade, I can paint military vehicles ! My paint has no runs as far as I can see. 

Nom De Plume > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 21:55

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I’m very happy to let others chime in, correct any misstatements .

That sounds like you are making a bigger problem. Two three days ago, sure get as much off of surfaces and out of doors as possible. Right before painting I’d leave it be and just wet the floor unless it is absolutely going to be disturbed by the act of painting.

sony1492 > Nom De Plume 09/01/2020 at 21:57

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Ill leave it then

old-busted-hotness-still-cant-comment > sony1492 09/01/2020 at 22:04

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Check the recoat window on the paint before you sand and respray. Overpainting too soon can lead to really bad things. Like the reducer attacks the first coat and lifts it right off.

Safer to sand it down and polish it smooth.

MM54 > sony1492 09/02/2020 at 12:08

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Nice, that’s a pretty good setup as well. Definitely recommend getting the first coat on everything before redoing the fenders, which may be perfect with a little wet sanding.