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painting troubles

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painting troubles

Post by davidwalton »

painting my fj40. acrylic canary yellow, acrylic clear with gold pearl.
having trouble with the clear, when it drys its going cloudy in some spots why?
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Post by tilts »

too cold or humid or both during cure out time.
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Post by mico »

It's called blushing/blooming it's caused by moisture and cool air, try spraying some 2K thinner over it if they doesn't work you'll need to repaint it
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Post by MissDrew »

I'm moving this to gen tech as its not toyota specific. :)
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Post by 360 scout »

your paint is blushing due to condensation on the surface of the paint when the solvent is evaporating.
several ways around this are watch your temp/humidity when spraying or if you can't avoid it use retarder at about 50/50 with your thinners. ;)
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