I have recently resprayed the front bonnet on my beetle with acrylic. I have done two guards previously and they turned out great but the bonnet this time has a fair few pin holes and air bubbles in it.
There was also a fair amount of orange peel and dry parts (it's starting to sound really bad isn't it ...🤪)
The orange peel was not major, but a fair amount. The dry parts was from overspray.
I first done a light mist coat, then followed by a single coat (not wet, but adequate), followed by a double header coat, then lastly a single wet (with lots of thinner)
The wet coats was not overly heavy, so I don't think that was the issue.
I used a hvlp gravity fed gun this time (first time using it).
The gun had about 45 psi going in it. I have a mini moisture trap attached to the line also.
I sprayed in on a warm day (about 30 degrees). I added retarder thinner, but more of a generous splash.
Could someone point out what is the likely cause of the pin holes/air bubbles?
rob53 Officially Full-On Dubber
385 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
Thats not rust, it's ah ... orange primer ... yep that's what it is ...
