One way to avoid blotchy and cloudiness

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[Dlambrt]

I really appreciate your videos and your tenacity in going after solutions to problems. A lot of people blame the paint, their equipment, the booth, etc ... instead of asking themselves what they could do differently. Thank you again for what you do and God bless you.

[stevejanka]

Gabe, you just can't say enough good things about your results. That's why I enjoy your videos. It's a pleasure watching and learning. Thanks for another great video. Take care.

[christian]

Great job beautiful finish, I love my tekna for only clearcoat, and I use my Sata and Super Nova Entech for base coat

[luisdeleon]

Painting in 110+ degrees year around I always get a sandiness in my basecoat at the edge of the repair. After covering the primer I let it flash and then have to wet sand with 800 and then lay down my "finish" coat to get my metallics perfect. After that smash on the clear so you can see your reflection. Done.

[elFUAAH]

My biggest struggle is convincing my boss that I need new booth filters lol

[mattwist]

Quick tip for the dirt issue. Try back taping the wheel wells and applying the paper as smooth as possible to the exposed backtape. Cut with a blade around the wheel well. Now you have no gap between the car body and wheel for dirt to come out of.

[RPista]

i know this is an old video but heck there’s always something new to learn & what i use is tape to remove any dust particles after its been cleaned with wax & grease remover. i learned this trick from a painter were i used to work at a chevy body shop. i use geckotape to stick & remove it for the whole work surface & it doesn’t cause static. just make a circle with the sticky side out & use the palm of your hand. hope this helps now 3 years later lol

[mrmuskey]

After a good blow with decent pressure and a couple tacks, an old Italian guy taught me to wash the vehicle with clean, warm water and a good dust free rag . Soak rag, then ring out so it's not dripping, but still good and wet. allow to dry and start spraying. I remembered to try this again recently on a complete black mustang. It came out very clean and I think it was from the old guys trick. Kills the static, Static guns are becoming more affordable and work very well on all surfaces.

[brianbutters]

I use axalta chromabase and to combat motteling and sand-up edges is I mix 40% 175k to 60% 69301s basecoat blender to make a "wet bed" in the blend areas. I also use the absolutely slowest reducer I can get away with for the ambient temperature. It makes the drop coats and blends lay right down with out sand pile up. I will also increase the spray distance and lower my pressure so the basecoat wont dry in the air before it hits the panel. I get drop coats and blends down easier In the winter time when I can actually increase drop coat pressure as the substrate is colder in general.

[mc]

I've found 2 medium wet coats and a third medium coat helps with the blotchiness. I back the gun off a bit on that third coat. Then double control coat it and clear. A wet bed also makes it easier to lay the metallics down right.

[csoone]

Quality reducer is the best change I’ve made to control modeling.

[bigworm]

Gabe, you need any decals or signs for Motivated Painters? for giveaways or something or to promote the channel? I recently started a mobile paint and body business using a van, inflatable booth. May start a channel here soon. 1 month in.

[filibertobarrera]

I used to have trouble with sand piling, until I started using blending clear before first coat of paint, and blending clear before every coat of base.Blending clear allows the dry spray to melt when it hits the sides.

[patrickquimmel]

you teach better than the others ive watch in youtube. keep it up

[jackwertenbach]

We called it dry heaving in my shop good spray technique IMO

[ramiros]

Nice videos. I'm currently struggling with my silver Honda Accord.im getting zebra stripes even if my coats are perfect 50% overlap. Your videos are the reason my skill has got better.

[ouahter]

Very helpfull.. thanks gabriel... I still gotta get my motivated painters blower and paint suit.. ✌

[gator]

I found a gloved hand works better than a tack cloth, It also seems to get rid of static as well.

[isaacrcempire]

Air control and reducer that's it, i never have a problem with waterborne, waterborne is pretty easy to spray

[vettracer]

what works for me without having to light sand again, i used sealer before anything and then i use super slow reducer on ppg paint when i am doing a metallic with iwata psi 25. Then i put two light coats of DBC 500 mixed 1-1-1 with paint and reducer.