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Best way to spray clear gloss

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    January 2014
Posted by Silver on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:35 AM
You will not have any runs if you control your psi.Your other choice is to enjoy dust spoil.
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  • From: Cameron, Texas
Posted by Texgunner on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:24 AM

Silver
Hold about 1/12 inch from the surface at 19 to 25 psi.Thin about 65%.

Whoa! 1/12" in mighty close to your work, eh?  Watch out for runs...Big Smile


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Posted by Silver on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:17 PM
Hold about 1/12 inch from the surface at 19 to 25 psi.Thin about 65%.
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    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Friday, November 21, 2014 12:16 AM

Check the last few vids from Trekworks on youtube.

One of the guys on there was showing how to do this exact thing.

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, November 20, 2014 7:11 PM

Depends on the subject. On autos, I spray each side at a time. Aircrafts, I start with the undersides first (top side, front and back) then the topside each side at a time. All in light coats using rattle can clearcoats.

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    July 2014
Posted by teejay on Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:42 AM

Do you spray your clear coat from top to bottom or bottom to top?

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, November 17, 2014 9:04 AM

I find a good thick coat works but I put it on by doing several light coats in immediate succession.  But there is a point at which it gets too thick and will run.  Like most skills in modeling, practice helps.  Paint a hunk of something and then practice glosscoating till you find the optimum thickness.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by teejay on Sunday, November 16, 2014 9:02 PM

I forgot to mentioned that I used rattle can to do my gloss coat

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Sunday, November 16, 2014 7:55 PM

Actually, I find light coats don't work. You need to use a larger needle, nozzle size and spray it on heavy, or just before it starts to run. Remember to use at least 50% overlap and hold the airbrush farther away from the surface than you normally do.

 

 

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, November 16, 2014 7:51 PM

Light coats always work best.You just need to practice with the right mix,psi,and distance away till you get it right.

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    July 2014
Best way to spray clear gloss
Posted by teejay on Sunday, November 16, 2014 7:23 PM

I am putting gloss clear coat on an car body and if I lightly spray it, it will dry with a mist look and not flatten but if I spray it more to removed the mist look some of the coat will over flow on the bottom of the car. What's the best way to do it?

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