OK. I went with the Hot Rod Flatz awhile back and I found that I sprayed it on too dry resulting in a "sandpaper" feel. So after a few months i bought more paint and gave it another go, this time some of the panels came out perfect and others are still coming out too "dry" no matter what i do. There are patchy areas of gloss and dry spots mixed together. Needless to say I am less than happy with what I had hoped would be a unique look. Per the advice of some members I gave it another go without the reducer. It sprayed much better but there are still some patchy areas. I am fed up with redos and want to know if PPG 2060 pre-flattened clear will solve my problems. I guess flat paint is hard to lay down even, but I never expected it to be impossible. How does the 2060 lay down? Just spray it on two wet coats and thats it? If I will get the same patchyness I have now I wont waste my time, but I really want to fix this mess I made. Please help!
Hey, O.K., lets talk about two areas of automotive paint finishing: Paint Preparation And Paint Application. If the surface to be painted wasn't sanded and/or sealed uniformly to begin with, it will not dry to a uniform sheen. If the surface was sprayed without a uniform triggering pattern, the result will be a non uniform sheen. Those areas that were spray- ed with the gun closer to the surface will be glossier than those that were sprayed further away from the surface. The spraygun must always be at a uniform distance from the surface being sprayed or the results you described may result. This presupposes that correct reduction of the product, pressure, as measured at the spraygun, not the airline regulator, was used, and the shop tempture was well above the due point for several hours after the job was sprayed. I can't advise on flat clear coats as I haven't seen one hold up well enough to ever bother with them. Even the epoxy products I have sprayed over a dark base haven't held up as well as I'd hoped for the money. S****ey Devils C.C.
i think maybe your air pressure was too high and you didnt keep the same distance from each panel with your gun
Unless your prep works was off, thats more of a painters error than a product error. Pimpin Paint has it set.
Well reading through all of the various Hot Rod Flatz threads on this site it seems to be a common problem. I am pretty sure it is a painter error (me). I did find this in another thread and seems to be exactly what I am experiencing:
I've never had a problem with the 2060. To me it sprays just like a regular clear. Now I do add about 10 percent extra reducer. Two wet coats and no streaking. Clark
just shot a bike tank and fender with there Red Oxide and I thought it shot great!. You have to be sure to lay down a nice wet coat with out running it, but it layed down real nice. It has a good uniform semi-gloss finish, but the only pain is that it took 20 min. to flash between coats.
sounds like and inconsistant overlap problem to me. Its like mowing your yard if you dont overlap the mower the gr*** is higher in some areas. Make sure you are overlapping each p*** the same.Anywhere from 20 to 50 per cent depending how wet yu want it.
I've also read all the threads on Hot Rod Flatz - I just sprayed the chasis for my friends '30 roadster, it layed out great and flashed off a perfectly uniform level of flat/satin finish. I was pretty impressed. This is FL, with 90%+ humidity at around 85deg F temp. We are going to spray the body this weekend, I'll post some pics. I went un-reduced. It sprays about like any other single stage urethane to me.
My experiance with 2060 Fle**ed and flat clear is that it best when used on the second or last coat of clear. Basically clear the vehicle using another Concept clear and then mix the 2060 with that clear for the last coat. By doing it this way the product works better and is more evenly layed out. 2060 is designed to be sprayed by itself if you are looking for a dead flat finish. If you mix it with another clear it will be eggshell or semigloss. Depending on the ratio of the mix it will have anywhere from flat to semi to eggshell finish. Read the info in the link. Click on the ENGLISH tab for the tech sheet. https://buyat.ppg.com/refinishProdu...roductID=4651d508-18f4-4763-a2dc-82a4b30ed13f
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