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2 things I learned on the last car I did.... If your compressor sits outside and it's cold in your neck of the woods you need to warm your air up a little bit. I insulated all of the pipes with pipe insulation (from home depot) from the compressor to the wall going into the garage. Then I used the old heater core from the 73 Roadrunner I was painting with air lines from the regulator to the heater core then out of the heater core to the hose going to my paint gun.

The next thing I learned if you put a couple extra coats of clear on so you have extra clear to wet sand off to get the paint perfectly smooth. The flash times are progressive. If you waited 20 minutes after your first coat of clear wait 30 minutes after your second coat, 40 minutes after your third coat, 50 minutes after your fourth coat and so on.

These 2 things made a major difference for me on my last project

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2 things I learned on the last car I did.... If your compressor sits outside and it's cold in your neck of the woods you need to warm your air up a little bit. I insulated all of the pipes with pipe insulation (from home depot) from the compressor to the wall going into the garage. Then I used the old heater core from the 73 Roadrunner I was painting with air lines from the regulator to the heater core then out of the heater core to the hose going to my paint gun.

The next thing I learned if you put a couple extra coats of clear on so you have extra clear to wet sand off to get the paint perfectly smooth. The flash times are progressive. If you waited 20 minutes after your first coat of clear wait 30 minutes after your second coat, 40 minutes after your third coat, 50 minutes after your fourth coat and so on.

These 2 things made a major difference for me on my last project

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I usually lay down 3 coats of clear and reduce each
coat with 10% more thinner on each coat... this will
lay out super smooth and leaves very little sanding...
I never wash it with water(you cant get it all to
dry or blow out)... I always use a sealer before
shooting the base

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I would not wash with water, because water is absorbed by primer.
i used to do that until i got water bubbles under paint.
I would blow off with air , auto body tack rag (there is a difference.)
then wax and grease wipe and dry with clean white paper towels .
tape and wax and grease again and dry . mix paint into gun ,
lightly pass auto body tack rag just before spray and if need have it handy after base is dry to lightly catch nubs before laying down clear .

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2 things I learned on the last car I did.... If your compressor sits outside and it's cold in your neck of the woods you need to warm your air up a little bit. I insulated all of the pipes with pipe insulation (from home depot) from the compressor to the wall going into the garage. Then I used the old heater core from the 73 Roadrunner I was painting with air lines from the regulator to the heater core then out of the heater core to the hose going to my paint gun.

The next thing I learned if you put a couple extra coats of clear on so you have extra clear to wet sand off to get the paint perfectly smooth. The flash times are progressive. If you waited 20 minutes after your first coat of clear wait 30 minutes after your second coat, 40 minutes after your third coat, 50 minutes after your fourth coat and so on.

These 2 things made a major difference for me on my last project

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I wonder who gave you all the ideas.

As far as I know, air supply needs to be refrigerated to eliminate condensation/moisture ,not heated. Because it gets hot or warm coming out of the compressor.

Waiting longer than 30 minutes between coats on clear is walking on thin ice,especially if waiting 50 or more minutes. Maybe if you use some weird clear and add retarder.In most cases fresh coat of clear after 30+ minutes can ruin all the work,because previous coat ,which has already started to solidify, can wrinkle from solvents in the following coat.

OP, read tech sheet on the products you use,follow the instructions and you will be just fine.

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novice here too.

Wash and rinse well.
Try not to touch it with anything from here on out, except as listed. No laying tape on it, putting your hands on it, etc.

Make sure it's completely dry!
Mask it.
Put it in the booth.
cover the tires.
Wipe it down with wax and grease remover.
Tack cloth.
Spray.

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I would not wash with water, because water is absorbed by primer.
i used to do that until i got water bubbles under paint.
I would blow off with air , auto body tack rag (there is a difference.)
then wax and grease wipe and dry with clean white paper towels .
tape and wax and grease again and dry . mix paint into gun ,
lightly pass auto body tack rag just before spray and if need have it handy after base is dry to lightly catch nubs before laying down clear .

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wax and grease remover,also called prep sol.Every brand paint calls it some thing different.You can also use the tack rag inbetween coats of base,but not inbetween coats of clear.

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2 things I learned on the last car I did.... If your compressor sits outside and it's cold in your neck of the woods you need to warm your air up a little bit. I insulated all of the pipes with pipe insulation (from home depot) from the compressor to the wall going into the garage. Then I used the old heater core from the 73 Roadrunner I was painting with air lines from the regulator to the heater core then out of the heater core to the hose going to my paint gun.

The next thing I learned if you put a couple extra coats of clear on so you have extra clear to wet sand off to get the paint perfectly smooth. The flash times are progressive. If you waited 20 minutes after your first coat of clear wait 30 minutes after your second coat, 40 minutes after your third coat, 50 minutes after your fourth coat and so on.

These 2 things made a major difference for me on my last project

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I usually lay down 3 coats of clear and reduce each
coat with 10% more thinner on each coat... this will
lay out super smooth and leaves very little sanding...
I never wash it with water(you cant get it all to
dry or blow out)... I always use a sealer before
shooting the base

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You can not use water over bare bondo or metal as it will start to rust. You can use water over epoxy primer, paint etc. After you have final sanded the panel and are ready to paint, wash with soap and water then let dry. Mask the panel as needed and then wipe it down with Final Clean(DoPont #3901) and a soft towel. We use blue paper shop towels from the auto parts store. Then use a good tack rag and final wipe the panel. You really should spray a sealer before you base to help keep the solvents from attacking the substrate. You are now ready to spray your base. Don't hose the base on, use medium coats and you should do just fine. Be sure to let each coat flash completely or you will have problems. Be sure your spray area is
clean and blow yourself off real good before spraying.

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I don't know what kind of hokey setup you use but my air is dry and clean before it gets to the hose going to my gun.

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Tom, did you ever stop to think that a guy who has made a living restoring cars in Florida might know a thing or two about moisture and humidity as it relates to painting cars?

...hokey setup I suspect you are underestimating the expertise on this board.

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I don't know what kind of hokey setup you use but my air is dry and clean before it gets to the hose going to my gun.

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Tom, did you ever stop to think that a guy who has made a living restoring cars in Florida might know a thing or two about moisture and humidity as it relates to painting cars?

...hokey setup I suspect you are underestimating the expertise on this board.

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Greg,
I never underestimated the expertise on this board I have gained tons of knowledge from this forum and appreciate it 100%.

I just questioned Elites ability to thoroughly read a post before taking pot shots at it. I would figure that a "Professional painter" would know that air would be clean and dry before it went into the hose going to the gun. Unless he's the kind of " Professional painter" that has a filter and refrigerated dryer attached to his gun while he paints.