Orange peel - how to prevent?

[The Pastor]

how do you prevent orange peel? i know how to remove it, but i want to stop (or greatly reduce) it in the first place.

what causes it? is it not enough thinners?

cheers

[NighthawkNZ]

Make sure its not to cold...

[Stirts]

how do you prevent orange peel? I know how to remove it, but i want to stop (or greatly reduce) it in the first place.

What causes it? Is it not enough thinners?

Cheers

put the pies down!!!!!

[The Pastor]

Make sure its not to cold...
im in auckland so it never gets cold here!

[vifferman]

what causes it?i
It's caused by God - he uses it to protect the insides of the oranges from insects, rot, that sort of thing.

'Orange peel' paint finish is .. oh fuck it - don't you know how to google stuff?!? Or are you just like, really lazy?
Remember - the Interdweeb (and google) is your friend.
Looky here at this linky thing (http://www.finishwiz.com/orangepeel.htm).

[NighthawkNZ]

im in auckland so it never gets cold here!


Well ok make sure its dry & warm enough with no moisture or humidity... you have more rain than us...

[The Pastor]

It's caused by God - he uses it to protect the insides of the oranges from insects, rot, that sort of thing.

'Orange peel' paint finish is .. oh fuck it - don't you know how to google stuff?!? Or are you just like, really lazy?
Remember - the Interdweeb (and google) is your friend.
Looky here at this linky thing (http://www.finishwiz.com/orangepeel.htm).
Thanks vifferman, my googleing skills are poor indeed. (i did look but couldnt find that one.)

I'll try to use alot more thinners, see how that goes!

[vifferman]

Thanks vifferman, my googleing skills are poor indeed. (i did look but couldnt find that one.)
All I did was thought for a nanosecond or 27,548,061 and typed in "orange peel paint finish", although "paint orange peel" would've worked more betterer and been more economical.

[The Pastor]

hmm i think thats what i typed in, got hundres of pages about removing it from a paint job, but none on how to prevent

[slimjim]

first off totally clean and steelo pad finish..
primer...........wetsand.fucking time spent here..pays off

first and following coats of colour, must be applied without to wet inbetween coats as dimples will form between chemical action time... sorry got these got orange peel finish already..aren't worth clearcoating...... allow dry...wet sand etc..
restart...

yea can short cut. but why.....awesome finish needs time applied...
airpressure,guns cleaned prior and between,heated booth,air daft, air lines filtered to guns... nope not alot of cost...however alot of time..

[The Pastor]

So you wet sand before the clear coat?

[slimjim]

yup..but if its showen in the colour coat its not worth that sparkle finish as the sand for clearcoating is really only for dust settleand chemecial pop.. clearcoat will only follow whats underneath it..its not a filler...neither is the colour...primer finish is the most important time spent.....i've put 16 coats of colour on my friends sportee,aqua paint.. and eight coats of clear, should have done another three or four clear.. cause i had the time to do..and it took time..but far out the different shades it turned at different angles.. awesome..and no orange peel.. its really how its applied.. how it comes out..

[Owl]

yup..but if its showen in the colour coat its not worth that sparkle finish as the sand for clearcoating is really only for dust settleand chemecial pop.. clearcoat will only follow whats underneath it..its not a filler...neither is the colour...primer finish is the most important time spent.....i've put 16 coats of colour on my friends sportee,aqua paint.. and eight coats of clear, should have done another three or four clear.. cause i had the time to do..and it took time..but far out the different shades it turned at different angles.. awesome..and no orange peel.. its really how its applied.. how it comes out..

16 coats of colour and 8 coats of clear?:lol: Are you for real? I couldn't imagine a paint on the planet that would require the amount you state including lacquer.
Applying copious amounts of paint is begging for a fuck-up! Seriously, what were you using?:no: