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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Mike Quinn on June 20, 2025, 01:32:32 PM
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Hi
Spraying 2K finishes like Oracolor or Klasskote. Recommendations are often to wait a few hours between coats. By then, the paint in the cup is potentially going off. Mixing small amounts of 2K paint is a little impractical. Sticking the entire gun/cup full of paint in the fridge isn’t popular with wifey and you then have to warm it up a bit to restart after a few hours. Disconnecting the cup full of paint is messy.
What do you guys do between coats. I go through the pain of stripping it all down/cleanig but its a right pain in the a@@.
Anyone got a magic fix I’m missing.
Mike
PS don’t say use dope 😀. 2K is pricey but dope in the UK is eye watering in price
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Same questions as Mike! Looking for better ways than I have been using....
I have been using a small touch-up gun for KK paint. I generally try to cover in one coat, which is quite do-able with KK when thinned just right--except for yellow. The base has to be uniform, too, not just for yellow.
Otherwise, it is a "clean everything all the way" drill. I have had issues with not getting the gun entirely clean and making future jobs waaaaay more frustrating unless each time paint goes thru it, it is cleaned immediately.
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Hi Dave
I have a cunning plan for when the bl@@dy wind stops here in the UK (I can only spray when theres a reasonably light wind that carries the overspray out of the open garage door otherwise the wife goes nuts).
The plan involves a plastic pipette, a steady hand and a jar of jam.
I’ll ket you know how it goes.
Mike
PS. I think thats where im going wrong, trying to get it all down in one coat in order to avoid the wait between coats. I want to try doing it the KK recommended way. Ive had good results so far but i know they could be better.