^Rattle can or a gun?
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Sept. 20, 2011 9:08 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
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Sept. 20, 2011 9:14 a.m. JThw8 SuperDork
This one was rattle canned. It can be done well but rarely is.
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Sept. 20, 2011 9:19 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
it was rattlecan, but it has the nozzle that you can adjust to spray horizontally or vertically. To eliminate zebra stripes, go up and down on your first coat, then side to side on your second.
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Sept. 20, 2011 9:20 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
JThw8 wrote:
This one was rattle canned. It can be done well but rarely is.
Anything special to avoid the stripes? What sort of paint was it?
Duke, thanks for the tip!
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Sept. 20, 2011 10:04 a.m. JThw8 SuperDork
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
Anything special to avoid the stripes? What sort of paint was it?
Duke, thanks for the tip!
I think the best results came from Krylon satin black.
The big reason for stripes (aside from poor technique) is that rattle can paint flashes over pretty darn fast, you have to keep the wet edge constantly. Spraying in colder weather helps slow the flash time (the rabbit was painted in the winter with the heat off in the shop) If you spray in the warm weather it's almost unavoidable, I rattlecanned the Wartburg in a hot September and the only thing fixing that was a good wet sanding and buffing (doesnt work so well if you are going for the satin look as it will polish up the paint)
So aside from cooler temps and finding the paint that works best for you keep a good overlap on the edges from one pass to the next, if you can get spray cans with a fan nozzle this helps. Keep the can a bit closer to the surface to lay down a heavier coat (you will stripe more on horizontals than verticals and verticals can run so adjust accordingly) it takes some time, experimentation, trial and error. Honestly rustoleum satin quarts with a foam roller lay out better than most spray can jobs and are much easier.
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