hey Neil!
Yes i did get your reply thanks
Sorry i was away with work so hardly any internet access and only had a few days last week to catch up.
Okey dokey so thank you for the advice! I checked with the data sheet on your point about the thinner (everyhwere else also says 10%!!!) and also with the paint factors and this is what the data sheet says:
EHS Turbo Plus P498-, P494- 3 parts
EHS Turbo Plus Hardeners 2 parts
P210-982/-983
EHS Turbo Plus 1 part Thinner P852-179*
This is a general descrpition of the product:
EHS Turbo Plus is a versatile 2-pack acrylic paint system designed exclusively for painting commercial vehicles.
EHS Turbo Plus gives a finish of outstanding gloss and durability, which fully meets the highest standards
demanded by fleet operators today.
And here are the general bits about the product:
Pot Life at 20°C : 2 hours
Clean gun immediately after use
NOTE: To remain compliant DO NOT add extra thinner
2 single coats
50-75 microns (2.0-3.0 thou)
10 -15 minutes minimum between coats
Air dry (20°C) :
Dust free 40-60 mins
Handleable 8 hours
Recoat : 16 hours
Into-Service : 16 hours
COLOUR MIXING
All pigmented paint products should be thoroughly hand-stirred when opened. In addition mixing basics
should be stirred for 10 minutes by machine before use. Thereafter mixing basics should be machine
stirred twice a day for a maximum of 10 minutes each time.
So by the end of this, you'll be good at typing and i'll be good at paint lol
I have some of those mixing cups but the markings are really strange. I'll take a pic as it has the 321 ratios but the lines don't add up. I start from the "1 part" and work my way up i.e I take (1 part) 80ml of thinner, add 160ml (2 parts) of hardener, then add 240ml (3parts) of paint. This should give me the 321 ratio and 480mll of paints (pretty much fills the paint gun to the brim. Will be using the Devilbiss gun this time. It's suction fed but i think it's a tad bit better than the sealey gravity fed i've been using, considering the air cap alone on the devilbiss is twice the price of the the entire sealey gun lol.
As for the spraying, the bonnet is onthe car now - the whole thing is together now and i'm masking it all off so this should help
Regarding the masking off of the car - i was a little worried yes - i want to keep a wet edge but i think after watching more and more video's now i think i can get around the car in about 5 or so minutes and have spotted some nice techniques in jumping around different parts of the car to ensure an panel edge is kept roughly wet. Nige also showed me a couple of good techniques a little while ago when i visited him so i'm setup to do the whole thing at once. Just hope there is enough paint in the gun to last a full tour of it
If the weather gets above 10 degrees outside i can get the garage up to about 17/18 so should be able to paint in the next week or so as it's prepped now. For the Polisher, i went for a Kestrel Sim 180 which is a 6 speed 800-3,000 rpm standard polisher. I couldn't find a DA that was a reasonable price but i've read good things about polising DA's so maybe on the next one. Thanks for the advice though, i've seen them used before and they do very well. This polisher had good reviews and price was under £80 so it fit the bill for the little use i'll be making it do.
Thanks for your advice and sorry for making you write so much!! short andswers are welcome to save you the pain lol.
p.s both PPG reps i spoke to have never seen this before! i think it's too heavy coats because this happened in places that had runs - i.e razor blade the run back and the surface would have that issue there, even if you didnt sand it yet. so it must all be down to technique. live and learn
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