Top 10 Spray Paint Tricks HD

The top 10 tips when using spray paint.

[rohawaha]

This video is seven years old and still helping people, I paint camouflage on guns, I mean I use milspec colors and paint for exact match camouflage, multicam arid, multicam tropical and other popular patterns. The cause for clear coat bubbling / melting paint has been a mystery for me until I discovered your video. Thank you for putting in the work to help others .

[littlelucy]

I don't get why people who know (or think they know) this info already have to say something negative. If you know so damn much why are you watching this anyway? I am just beginning and really appreciated the info shared here in a clear concise manner! Gita have thick skin to be on You Tube these days. people's children, lol

[poorsubstitute]

I am a teacher by profession. I think this is a good tutorial. Quick, to the point, easy to understand. What more do you want?

[kenspomer]

I totally agree with the first. I learned it a few years ago and it WORKS, I heat my paint with hot water in the sink, 5 min shake 5 min shake 5 min...make all the difference! great job!

[tieghanson]

I am also very grateful for watching this, I've ruined so many projects by clear coating too early, I thought there was just something wrong with me. Thank you

[bkuyk]

I showed this to my wife..she definitely agreed that it will improve her makeup application. Thanks

[NoahSpurrier]

Here are some of my painting tips.

Wipe the nozzle often. Paint tends to collect at the nozzle hole. After a while this build-up of paint can affect the spray jet and cause heavy drops to form resulting in spattering.

Overspray can travel very, very far from your workpiece. Beware of spraying in your home. You may find a dusting of color on surfaces you assumed couldn't possibly have gotten hit with paint. Spraying into a cardboard box can help. An exhaust fan helps.

Warmer and drier climates are better for painting than colder ones. Beware of painting in a chilly environment. The solvent in the paint will cool your workpiece. The workpiece can get cold enough that condensation will start to form. You may not be able to see the condensation, but this moisture will affect the surface texture and can create adhesion problems with subsequent coats. This problem is particularly troublesome on metal. This is also a problem when someone has just cleaned the surface with acetone. Acetone will chill the metal below the dew point. Acetone may be a great way to dry a surface, but if you don't warm up the workpiece immediately afterward then the cold part will quickly replace all that moisture with condensation from the air.

Heat metal parts to drive out water. A metal workpiece may seem bone dry, but moisture can be absorbed into the surface matrix of metal. I bake metal parts in a toaster oven for 20 minutes. I like them to get to about 300 degrees. Then I let them cool to around 110 to 120 degrees, which is just about too hot to hold. You can also heat with a propane torch.

Some paints work very differently than you expect. Paints dry and cure through a variety of methods. Some solvent borne paints can take 12 to 24 hours to "dry". They usually come with a solvent thin them and allow them to be sprayed, but this solvent will dry in a few minutes. This leaves a layer of chemicals that are still sticky until they cure. They don't "dry" in the sense that most people think. They don't outgas or evaporate any additional chemicals beyond those solvents used for thinning and spraying. The liquid turns into a solid. In that sense they become dry, but they don't "dry out". UV light or oxygen in the air triggers chemical reactions that turn the liquid into a solid. Most of the "paint smell" may be gone from these paints, but they will remain sticky for hours. Air flow will not help these paints to dry faster, but heat can speed the cure time. Another problem when dealing with these types of paints is that some surfaces can slow or even totally inhibit curing of the paint. The paint may never dry! Usually this happens when the workpiece is made of certain types of plastic or rubber. These contain chemicals that react with the paint and block the curing process. A problem is that most consumer paint manufacturers are vague or misleading about exactly what type of chemistry their paint is based on. Marketing terms like "epoxy paint" may mean that the paint simply contains epoxy solids which affect color and surface finish, or it may mean that the paint itself is epoxy based and cures to a solid through an epoxy polymerization process.

[brunoskorniak]

Been building models for 35 years and still learned a couple things! Great post!👍🏻

[Seemsayin]

All the film school critics must have missed the part where spray painters actually learn something.
What difference does it make if the video doesn't win the "best camera & sound" award?
People who want to learn don't care about the presentation-quality of the teaching material. They're just happy
as hell that it's available. If you learned something... the video was excellent, despite the low budget.


Thank you for the upload. Much appreciated.

[gowestam]

You have solved my clear coat/paint cracking mystery! Thank you, thank you. Now to see if I have the discipline 😄

[shandita]

Why are some people hating on this video? I actually learned something and it"s 2017!?
Who cares what kind of camera or music he is using, You WATCHED it! Thank You Youtube! :)

[eastonmeyer]

Thanks for the tip about waiting until paint is cured before applying a clear coat!😊

[ArthurBrinkman-cz]

Very cool! I'm getting ready to spray paint all new logos on my 36ft Motorhome. I'm going to to use several of the tips you just taught me for the process. Starting with not using primer, and starting out on a white background. Also going to allow for the cure time before applying the clear coat. Thanks for the free class and education!

[rolandmetayer]

GREAT VIDEO ! ! Thank you VERY MUCH ! I copied down your ten Spray Can tricks and I will try all of them. Cheers from Canada, Polar Bear country .

[treymellon]

This the type of dude that just makes the world a little bit better place, and that positivity can have a ripple effect that can reach places you'd never imagined. Thanks for the inspiration brudda

[bosede-nage]

Thanks - clear coat tip was worth watching whole video for!

[ajbarton]

This was excellently helpful! His presentation style is top notch. Made his points clear and explained the ~why~ behind each without branching into irrelevant information. A+ sir. Such videos are a rare and delightful treat.

[richardcraniumdicksinn]

Wasn't sure what to expect at the beginning of this video. I was impressed with the tips and ideas you showed.
I've been a bodyman / painter for 35 years. It's nice to see peoples prodjects turn out better than what they expected.
One trick I would like to tell you about is painting tiger stripes, zebra stripes, bumblebee stripes ... Zebra stripes. will start with white base, color coat. Let it tack off for masking stripes. Depending on the size of the project, I will use 3/4 inch or 1 1/2 inch masking tape. Tear off a piece the length of the stripe you want, then tear the tape down the middle the full length. Use the Jagged Edge for the stripe Edge. Continue this method on the rest of your project
You should be satisfied when done. You will have some people asking you how you did it. I hope this helps you guys & gals. Thanks.

[SGtheSavage]

Clear coat when wet it's a cool effect. Binds with paint creating a solid fast drying polished look. If you add a silicon to the base coat it will cell creating an organic miscropic effect and this especially looks cool on galaxy/ space and sub aquatic scene pieces.

[Prashc]

Honestly, some of the BEST tips for any trade I have heard in one sitting EVER. Good job and God bless!