o0norton0o
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First, My dad was the foreman of a finishing shop for 35 years. He was a master, and is now long gone to rest. I worked with him through my teen years in the finishing shop, and went on to have my own cabinet shop for many years. I've had, and still have a spray boothe and spray equipment, albiet old school equipment that works well for me...
Anyway, I bought that interstate tank from India that from ebay without any finish on it, which seems like an OK product. I decided that I didn't want to buy a gallon of high tech primer and paint for $200. or more, so I bought a few rattle cans thinking I could do a half decent finish and call it good enough.
Well, simple, cheap, and high quality never go hand in hand. So far, I've sprayed and then stripped the entire tank TWICE. As it sits now on it's third paint job is fine, but only because I haven't tried to rub it out after the top coat dried and spray a second salvo of coats, like I did the first 2 times, which resulted in the first top coat wrinkling and lifting. (to be subsequently stripped back off)
SO,.... I have now read the instructions on these rattle cans... (laughter...) and I see that it says you can recoat within the first hour OR you have to wait 7 days to recoat (and they recommend you wetsand with 600grit before recoating) I was going to use a stencil and masking tape to paint gold pinstripes and the norton logo. Then I was going to spray a more impervious clear coat over everything to help resist any fuel that might spill on the paint when fueling up.
I'm so "rattled" with these rattle can products that I feel like the paint which is OK now, may react again and I'll be stripping this tank for a third time (which is crazy) and starting all over again. I wonder if anyone has gone through this and has worked out this rattle can chemistry to a point where they are confident about wetsanding and recoating somewhere down the line... Anyone?
My other option is to forget about the subsequent top coats of gold and clear, leave it as it is now (I shot 4 coats of gloss black within the 1 hour recoat period on top of the primer that I sanded prior to topcoating) and just apply a vinyl norton decal and forget about the pinstriping...
Anyone use this restoleum automotive paint and have an experience to share.??? Thanks in advance...
Anyway, I bought that interstate tank from India that from ebay without any finish on it, which seems like an OK product. I decided that I didn't want to buy a gallon of high tech primer and paint for $200. or more, so I bought a few rattle cans thinking I could do a half decent finish and call it good enough.
Well, simple, cheap, and high quality never go hand in hand. So far, I've sprayed and then stripped the entire tank TWICE. As it sits now on it's third paint job is fine, but only because I haven't tried to rub it out after the top coat dried and spray a second salvo of coats, like I did the first 2 times, which resulted in the first top coat wrinkling and lifting. (to be subsequently stripped back off)
SO,.... I have now read the instructions on these rattle cans... (laughter...) and I see that it says you can recoat within the first hour OR you have to wait 7 days to recoat (and they recommend you wetsand with 600grit before recoating) I was going to use a stencil and masking tape to paint gold pinstripes and the norton logo. Then I was going to spray a more impervious clear coat over everything to help resist any fuel that might spill on the paint when fueling up.
I'm so "rattled" with these rattle can products that I feel like the paint which is OK now, may react again and I'll be stripping this tank for a third time (which is crazy) and starting all over again. I wonder if anyone has gone through this and has worked out this rattle can chemistry to a point where they are confident about wetsanding and recoating somewhere down the line... Anyone?
My other option is to forget about the subsequent top coats of gold and clear, leave it as it is now (I shot 4 coats of gloss black within the 1 hour recoat period on top of the primer that I sanded prior to topcoating) and just apply a vinyl norton decal and forget about the pinstriping...
Anyone use this restoleum automotive paint and have an experience to share.??? Thanks in advance...