ripple look in paint
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When you say "ripple look" what do you mean by that? Pics would be a great help to determine what the cause is and what the solution is.
One thing could be to much paint causing runs. Sometimes this can be sanded and buffed, it depends on the paint.
Another thing it could be is whats called fish eye. If thats what you have, you will have to repaint that area. Fish eye mainly happens when there is grease, oil, wax silicone stuff like that on the surface before painting. Sometimes it just happens for no reason, but then there is a fish eye preventer you can put in paint to help prevent this from happening.
One thing could be to much paint causing runs. Sometimes this can be sanded and buffed, it depends on the paint.
Another thing it could be is whats called fish eye. If thats what you have, you will have to repaint that area. Fish eye mainly happens when there is grease, oil, wax silicone stuff like that on the surface before painting. Sometimes it just happens for no reason, but then there is a fish eye preventer you can put in paint to help prevent this from happening.
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Looks like orange peel to me. Its bad on the drivers side, but on the passenger side its got it but not bad, and on the tailgate it has none. Also I got some spots where the paint isnt even when I put it on and has lighter and darker spots, will it come out when I wet sand or should I go over it again and spread out the paint more evenly.
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Thats orange peel. Its a common thing to happen to paint jobs. It can be color sanded and buffed out. As for the variance in shade, that is only gonna be fixed by re spraying. Although, that could also be from the finish look of the paint. I would first try color sanding and buffing first. See what it looks like, then go from there.
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I agree- orange peel- I would try wet snading. If it doesn't come out the way you would like, then sand with 320 grit removing the peel, give it a couple real wet coats of paint or clear (which ever the top coat is) and then wet sand/buff the final coat.
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Holy orange peel! I agree with Beechkid. Sand it and respray. To cut that much orang peel out and buff it you would have very little paint left on the vehicle, won't last long.
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You didn't say if t was basecoat/clear coat or single stage paint. I'm not a fan of buffing single stage, since your first indication you buffed too far is that there's primer or metal showing. Having said that, before I went to the trouble to sand and re-shoot that bed you need to know why this one failed. My first guess (assuming it's bc/cc) is that it was too cold. Your shop or booth (and the temp of the sheetmetal) needs to be 70 degrees at least, otherwise you'll get the orange peel everytime. Another problem could be improper reducer, buy one that's right for your temp. And lastly, lots of people are scared to death of runs. While I don't look forward to huge sags in my clear, I'd much rather sand out a run or two than sand out an entire car of orange peel! Make sure your air pressure is right, your gun-to-panel distance is correct and parallel and slow down a bit. The tiger stripes are also caused by moving too fast and improper coverage by spacing your passes too far apart.
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You can tell when 2 old farts have sprayed/fixed/repaired more than they want to admit- they always have the same HO!
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