Painting advice required...

**Paul in NZ** · 15th July 2006, 16:03

Sigh! Appeal to any experienced spray painters out there..

I'm spraying acylic laquer (Dulon) and all going well despite the bloody awful weather lately making it hard to get a decent crack at it. All went OK except I got a bit carried away and decided I wanted 2 colours and a stripe (I had some special tape) and I want to use a pin stripe tape where 2 colours join, I think its a vinyl as it has some stretch in it but...

Every time I spray a clear coat the tape ripples up and warps. Not only it this costing me a small fortune BUT it's annoying as heck...

I tried a light dusting coat, dry for 30 to 60 mins before a thicker coat (touch dry) but it still went wonky. So......

Should I leave it a few days after a light dusting on the tape?
Give up and take it to a pro and stop nancying about?
Kick the dog?
Paint the fecking thing matte black and be damned?

anything else??

**Str8 Jacket** · 15th July 2006, 16:06

Leave the poor dog alone Paul! I vote - Paint the fecking thing matte black and be damned... Oh yeah any chance you could post a pic of what it looks like now?...

**Paul in NZ** · 15th July 2006, 17:33

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Leave the poor dog alone Paul! I vote - Paint the fecking thing matte black and be damned... Oh yeah any chance you could post a pic of what it looks like now?...

Oh I will once the badges are on etc 'cos it looks daft without them but I just scratched a bit while fixing another bit (aaaarrrggghhh)....

I think I'm being a bit anal about it 'cos this is the experiment job and really - it's too cold for good results. Fun though!

Paul N

**Motu** · 15th July 2006, 17:46

Dulon thinners is pretty aggressive stuff,acetone I think...so I think the vinyl tape is the problem.What other pin stripping tapes are there? So you've got your base coats down,why are you clear coating over the tape? What colours? The dreaded bloom in this weather....the panelbeater next door uses a spray gun in one hand and a hair dryer in the other....

**Paul in NZ** · 15th July 2006, 19:08

Originally Posted by Motu

Dulon thinners is pretty aggressive stuff,acetone I think...so I think the vinyl tape is the problem.What other pin stripping tapes are there? So you've got your base coats down,why are you clear coating over the tape? What colours? The dreaded bloom in this weather....the panelbeater next door uses a spray gun in one hand and a hair dryer in the other....

Yup - this weather is NOT helping - Apparently Acrlics contract when drying and the cold damp weather makes it worse which could explain it.

Same source reckons if I went to a professional outfit for some tape I'd be better off but hey, Supercheap is just up the road and it's saturday and I'm in a rush (again)

Still, this is my experimental tank - I have the gun mastered almost so I;m getting back up to speed with it. Quite fun coming up with your own designs etc.. Clear coating over the tape is so it stays on and does not end up with a polish line.... Hair dryer eh? Anyone got an old clothes dryer cabinet????

Paul N

**Motu** · 15th July 2006, 19:22

Ah,so....the tape stays on and you are clearing over the top - that was pretty clear in your first post....but I was thinking masking tape.It may work for other paints,but Dulon is strong stuff,more thinner than paint.

**Kickaha** · 15th July 2006, 19:50

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

and I want to use a pin stripe tape where 2 colours join, I think its a vinyl as it has some stretch in it but...

Every time I spray a clear coat the tape ripples up and warps. Not only it this costing me a small fortune BUT it's annoying as heck...

Paint the pin stripes on like they used to, how hard can it be

**Paul in NZ** · 15th July 2006, 20:32

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Paint the pin stripes on like they used to, how hard can it be

It was a bloody nightmare painting them onto my suit

**Colapop** · 15th July 2006, 21:38

Yeah but you had no problem keeping the shine on the patent leather winkle pickers!

**crazefox** · 16th July 2006, 19:32

Mate its doing it cause your using dulon and its too thick you need to thin it some more or paint it in basecoat
by the way im a spraypainter if you need help give me a yell

**Paul in NZ** · 16th July 2006, 21:46

Originally Posted by crazefox

Mate its doing it cause your using dulon and its too thick you need to thin it some more or paint it in basecoat
by the way im a spraypainter if you need help give me a yell

Thanks for that... I got the colour coats on pretty good but the weather was warmer that weekend and I think I got a bit cocky. I've been gathering a lot of info and what I think is...

It was too cold and wet (seems to make Dulon shrink more then drying?)

I put too much on too quickly. I should have just dusted it with clear coat (thinned more as you mentioned (mayber 2 to 1?) every 24 hours over 3 days, let it dry bone hard (say 3 / 4 days) then hit it with a final thinker coat.

When it started going pear shaped - I should have stopped and sanded it back again. Still, it looks kinda OK so I'll live with it 'till summer...

Cheers

**Paul in NZ** · 19th July 2006, 20:41

As requested by Jaz....

it's very ropey around the edges but provided the leak is NOT a leak (still testing so it cant be MUCH of a leak eh)

Crap piccies taken with daughters phone but you get the idea...