Hot Rods Paint question (don't judge me)

Stupid idea/question for the day. This is on a motorcycle, so the area affected is small. Got water in the clear coat, made pits/craters. Sanded with 1000, but the larger craters remain. Can I "fill" those little spots with a tiny drop of clear, (like I see folks on the You Tube do with paint) and then sand them down flat? Don't want to sand a lot more on the existing clear, don't want to go through it. Only other option for me is to shoot my remaining clear over everything and hope the craters fill in, but I don't know. That's why I'm asking. Thanks.

 

While probably not ideal, I would lean towards spraying a few more coats of clear. Once cured, sand, polish and enjoy. Good luck.

 

The craters are a reaction. The term is fish eyes. Search here, it has been covered many times with lots of opinions and varying quality of repair.
https://repaintnow.com/fisheyes/

 

Yes, you can. I'd recommend using a tiny piece of Scotchbrite, or 600 paper, and try to scuff the inside of the low spot, if you can. Then proceed. You might see a small ring at the edges, but it will be mostly invisible.

 

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He knows.

 

Water separators don't work when the air is still warm. Be sure to cool your compressed air before anything. A coiled up air hose in a tub of cold water will do just fine. But then you need to send the air down a pipe to a purge valve at the low spot so you can periodically drain the collected water. Then back up a ways so the moisture can't follow the air. Then to your air water separator and finally to your gun.

I had water in my paint job years ago. Black lacquer, no less. Spit here and spit there. Tiny tiny tiny bubbles. Millions of them arranged in little groups. Wet sanding turned them into tiny tiny tiny pits. Rubbing compound and wax filled them in, causing a pattern of soft white clouds.

 

What @chopolds said and depending on how many spots you are trying to fill, might be easier to shoot more clear on? I had this happen a couple years ago on a motorcycle saddle bag when I got water in my air line and forgot to run a filter at the gun. I ended up re-clearing the part, but I had lots of little holes to fix in that where maybe you are only talking a few.

 

Thank you all for your help. Will try to fill the craters with a small drop, sand them flat, then a coat or two of clear. Will let you know how it worked.

 

Super clean and/or scrub first.