How do you spray a good gloss coat?

[Woody V]

15 hours ago, LSP_Ray said:

This is correct! I was forced to figure out how to get a good gloss coat while restoring a car. 

 

Yup, me too. 

[Woody V]

One other thing about getting a good, smooth, even coat of any color is to have good light. You should have a light source that clearly shows a reflection where you're spraying. Regardless of what paint you're using it will (or should be) wet when applied and that moisture will be clearly visible in the reflection and that reflection will guide you.

If you've ever seen a car paint booth, there are lights on the ceiling all the way down to the floor for exactly this reason. When you're painting you have to see exactly where the paint is going so you overlap each pass.

 

Of course, all of this is easy to preach. YMMV. 

[Pascal]

When I spray model cars, I use spraycans. Depending if I want a gloss finish or a deep "showroom" super shiny finish, I spray between 4 an 8 medium coats. Then let it harden for a month. After that I use polishing pads (2500-12000) and lots of water. Sometimes I use a polishing compound after that. Finally I use a wax and buff that to a high shine manually or with a cotton wheel.

 

Sincerely

 

Pascal

Edited November 13, 2019 by Pascal
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