coletrain777 wrote:Can you tell us a little bit about your setup (what gun, psi setting with the trigger pulled, temp in booth, etc...)? It is best to take the advice you have been given, sand the clear with 400 or 600 grit until it flat, and shoot clear again. Before you attempt to shoot again please let us know about your setup so that we can help (not trying to be offensive but that is by far the worst orange peel I have ever seen), there is something seriously wrong with your setup/technique... we are here to help!
Well for the clear coat I used
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-low-pressure-gravity-feed-spray-gun-66222.html and a 33oz metal cup. At the gun I had the gauge set to 35 psi, trigger pulled. I have a great compressor. It is an industrial 50 gallon dual stage Ingersol Rand. I was using
http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/psheets/070606KC210P.pdf as my clear. I think I was most likely moving my gun too fast, as well as allowing too much over spray when moving from panel to panel (hense the "dry" spots at the panel edges in certain areas.) After allowing it to dry, it is not quite so bad. I mean don't get me wrong, the orange peel is BAD, but not as bad as it was when I first shot it and took the pictures. As for the environment, the temp was around 85-90 inside the booth, humidity was below 25%.
So that was the environment when I clear coated. I expect I will smooth it down mostly with 400, then come back with 2000 to get rid of the 400 grit scratches. After that it will be another trip in the booth to spray another coat. I plan on getting a spare panel to run some test coats to see if I can get my speed more consistent, and no overspray. As for my order of spraying, if that is wanted, I started on the roof, then the hood. I moved to the side of the cab where I ran from top to bottom, and from front of fender to around corner of back of the cab, spraying the full length. After that I took care of the back of the cab, the front of the bed, then each side of the bed, and the tailgate (which was on a separate stand, off the truck).