LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Something contaminated the surface you sprayed. Usually moisture will cause that cloudiness
Genesis Platinum 1000 Restoration
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AlexPicchietti
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Anything I can do to fix?
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Emerald Member
My two thoughts
#1 being high humidity and black paint. When humid you need to go with several light coats to allow the paint to flash so the solvents can evaporate.
#2 this can also happen if painting in direct sunlight.
When painting on hot and humid days (not grills, but auto body) I have to run the booth with the heat cranked at 90 because it helps dry the air out.
AlexPicchietti
TVWBB Member
Damn. Yeah it is scorching and I did it in the sun. Welp
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Emerald Member
What I would do is put it back out in the sun. Let it cook. Then let it cool off overnight, then scuff it up let it sit a day or two and re-spray it in more favorable conditions.
AlexPicchietti
TVWBB Member
When you say, “scuff it up”, what would you use for that?
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Emerald Member
A scotch brite pad or steel wool. Just to take any off the sheen off. Oh, and blow it off real good and use a non-aggressive cleaner. I think rubbing alcohol would work (but try it on an inconspicuous area first). The first coat give it more of a dusting and see how it reacts.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
That's what I do. Let it dry completely and then see what it looks like. Those pieces usually need more than one coat to look good anyway.
AlexPicchietti
TVWBB Member
Do you think another coat could help even it out or do you think I’d need to scuff/strip it?
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
I think I would try that first before I started scuffing and stripping what you already did. How's does it look now after it's been able to dry for a couple of hours?
AlexPicchietti
TVWBB Member
Still looks quite shadowy/uneven
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
If you give it another coat it should even out, but I would wait until tomorrow to do it. I don't even try anymore to get it right the first time. I'd rather have it take a couple days and look good.
AlexPicchietti
TVWBB Member
Yeah I didn’t really understand to give a light coat and come back later for a second. I’ll give it a day or two. It should cool down here as well.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Just be patient. Paint can be funny. It'll look like 
one day, then cure and seem to just "lay right out". I went through this when I redid my Kubota. I was making myself nuts over what looked like some orange peel. Thinking about doing a wet sand and trying again and it just laid right down by itself
one day, then cure and seem to just "lay right out". I went through this when I redid my Kubota. I was making myself nuts over what looked like some orange peel. Thinking about doing a wet sand and trying again and it just laid right down by itself
LMichaels
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Steve Hoch
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The nice thing about it being so hot out is that the paint dries a lot faster. I would feel confident in doing another coat tomorrow.
Cody Bratton
TVWBB Emerald Member
Read the directions on the can, there are re-coat times on it. I think it’s 24 hours on the HH ultra. Personally, I’d double it if you’re not going to scuff it at all.
AlexPicchietti
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Can I clean the surface before applying the second coat?