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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Bootlegger on September 25, 2013, 02:29:32 PM

Title: Bill Byles & Randy Powell
Post by: Bootlegger on September 25, 2013, 02:29:32 PM

  When you are using clear dope over the colors what is your thinner/dope ratio, and what pressure do you use if using a HVLP paint gun?
  The dope is Sig Lite Coat clear, and I am spraying two coats per day at 20-22 lbs at the gun.
 It was blushing yesterday, so today I added about 2% retarder.
  I am also thinning the clear 60% thinner 40% dope.

  Thanks for your advice...

Title: Re: Bill Byles & Randy Powell
Post by: Randy Powell on September 25, 2013, 04:50:33 PM

Well, you'd want to shoot the clear with the humidity is somewhat down. But the mix sounds about right. Depends on the HVLP gun. I shoot mine (SATA for clear) with about 15lbs continuous.