You’ve followed all the steps, prepped all the surfaces, and applied the paint with care. Yet, as the layers start to dry, you notice strange imperfections emerging. Fisheyes or solvent pop —those unexpected and unwanted craters or dimples – have apparently ruined your best efforts. If you’ve encountered this mysterious […]
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What Causes Paint to Shrivel?
Paint that shrivels as it is laid out or as it dries means that something happened on the surface or when mixing the paint. Below are the common causes.
Turbine Paint Gun Q&A
The beauty of a turbine paint gun system is that they’re small, self-contained and easily portable spray guns.
The Best Way to Sand Large Body Panels
Sanding a vehicle when doing body work is a labor intensive job and can take a LONG time. In this day and age we’re all trying to save time and work smarter.
Paint Gun Spray Tip Sizes- When to use Each
On TV it always looks oh-so-simple; just pour the paint in the paint gun, pull the trigger and you end up with a beautiful mile-deep paint job! I’d hate to break it to you but it’s not quite that easy and it takes years of practice to get those results. You can however reduce the room for error by educating yourself on what tools and accessories are the best for your paint job. This included which size tips to use in your HVLP paint gun and when to use each. Below we give a list of the common size spray tips and when/where to use them.
Slow, Medium, or Fast? Which Eastwood Urethane Paint Activator is Best?
Laying paint is a pretty simple idea when you think about it. You spray your desired color over something and let it dry and live happily ever after right? Well that may be true if you’re painting a dog house, mailbox, or fencepost! It takes a little more than that […]