I'm going to shoot my 66 Marina Blue base/clear Sherwin Williams Ultra 7000 Series.
I was told when shooting metalic to make 2-3 passes just until the gloss turns wet, then get off of it.
( I tried this and it seems to work)
I have never shot any clear. Can anyone tell me some techinques for shooting clear?

i was tought to have the pressure up get 4in away and spray fast and over lap it. the closer your are the more meterial will get on the panel and not the air and the less orage peel you will have but if you dont move fast enough and stay in one spot 2 long you will run the clean.its not as simple as spraying the base color.
good luck

I shoot metallic paint just like solid paint until the last few coats. Then I get kinda vague and mix up the pattern spraying it on the dry side to reduce the "skunk striping". Put you clear on per the instructions. I find you have to walk away from a textured looking paint to come back and find gloss paint. If I spray gloss and walk off I come back to runs.

I shoot metallic paint just like solid paint until the last few coats. Then I get kinda vague and mix up the pattern spraying it on the dry side to reduce the "skunk striping". Put you clear on per the instructions. I find you have to walk away from a textured looking paint to come back and find gloss paint. If I spray gloss and walk off I come back to runs.

Thanks, I shoot some panels last night and got a couple of sags on the clear coat. I will have to sand them out (under side, bottom of door area)
no biggy. The rest came out fine. For me the hardest part was seeing where I was spraying on the secound coat of clear.
Thanks for all the input guys!
I will have to post some pics soon

Thanks, I shoot some panels last night and got a couple of sags on the clear coat. I will have to sand them out (under side, bottom of door area)
no biggy. The rest came out fine. For me the hardest part was seeing where I was spraying on the secound coat of clear.
Thanks for all the input guys!
I will have to post some pics soon

a trick to get those sags out is to get a new razor blad and scrap them down then wet sand it. it will save you some time

Here is a pic of my dash
I'm happy but only have one coat of clear on it and a some orange peal on the underside (what would be above the speedometer area) It is where my thumb is pointing to in the pic.
I will try scotch brite white pad and reshoot a new coat of clear tomorrow.

Here is a pic of my dash
I'm happy but only have one coat of clear on it and a some orange peal on the underside (what would be above the speedometer area) It is where my thumb is pointing to in the pic.
I will try scotch brite white pad and reshoot a new coat of clear tomorrow.

if i remember right u get orange peal from being to far away when shooting it. i would get 3in away and move fast doing 50% over laps as you go but the key is to move fast so u lay it on wet but not 2 wet.

Going gloss on the interior I see. I try to discourage people from doing that but to each his own.

Going gloss on the interior I see. I try to discourage people from doing that but to each his own.

Why do you discourage that? I just thought it would be easyer that way.
And is there a way to tone it done after shooting?

You can use a clear with less gloss or even a matte finish. you adjust the level of gloss by the way you mix it.