need advice on getting rid of paint runs

so i went the old method of rattle can...since i don't have a compressor. I bought Krylon paint (name you could trust..i thought) and the can said "no streaks no runs..." well thats total bullshit...anyways to the problem at hand. Now i have runs in my paint and was wondering what was the best way to remove them and get everything looking good (well as good as it can for being rattle can)...i know that wet-sanding is the obvious answer but what is the proper procedure, anyone have any links or hints...i've searched the tech forum and search function but with no luck
thanks guys
bob

 

Just sand the runs out and shoot it with Krystal Klear.
Hold the can back further or move 'sweep' quicker when spraying. Depending on the color.....Krylon doesn't run easily.....lighter colors (esp. white) run easier----less pigments.

 

it was an almond color so that probably explains alot..what grit should i start with and then end with

 

I'd use 220 on just the runs and go over it all with 400, wet. Be sure the paint is fully cured. Krylon will plug up the paper quick if not.

 

obviously with a block correct?

 

If the panel is flat, then yes.

 

use some soap in the water.....also warm the paint can up by sticking it in some hot water ....that helps some too......brandon

 

The nub block, sanding blocks, extra fine sandpaper and rubbing compound needed to fix the problem will cost you more than your whole "paintjob" and you'll most likely rub right through the spray bomb paint anyway. Go get 89 cents worth of 400 grit sandpaper, sand the run down and smooth out the entire area. Go get another 5 dollars worth of Krylon and give it another go. Its the cheapest way out and, apparently, you need the practice anyway.

-Bigchief.

 

several light coats, not 1 heavy coat.

 

thanks everyone for the advice

 

Use a 400 grit sand paper and wet sand the runs out then repaint it. there are lots of reasons why paint will run. 1st is air temp, paint temp,and the temp of the panel you are spreying should be around 75 degr to 85 degr.If all three are not the same temp you will have problems. the higher the temp the faster the paint will dry the less chance of runs. 2nd the amount of space between the sprey tip and the panel. You want to be between 6 to 8 inches from the panel. 3rd how fast you are moving your sprey from side to side. You want to move from left to right in a consistant motion "very important" over laping each stroke by about a half inch to an inch. just watch your sprey pattern and watch how the paint flows out. what I mean by paint flowing out is the paint will look a little rough when you first sprey. Let it sit for a min and it will flow out. The last thing is DONT PUT TO MUCH PAINT ON IN ONE COAT you can allways put more paint on but you can't take it off. I usually put about 3 to 4 coats on somthing that im sprey painting. there is nothing wrong about rattle cans its just that the paint is usually thin so it will sprey out better.

 

next time you get a run let the run get a little tacky and use the stickey side of some masking tape to pull the run off the panel

 

run file,sold at most autobody suppy stores,,you wiil sand all the surronding paint tryin to get rid of the run