Spray Pattern

[EddieC]

Hello again all,

Does anybody have any advice on spray patterns around a roadster body to keep a wet edge?

Would it be a good idea to use a slower reducer to give a bit more time to melt it in?

I have seen a little bit on the forum regarding this but was hoping for some more ideas. Thank you in advance!

Eddie

[Fbird]

I would be curious to hear what those with more experience say. I think it sounds like a slower reducer would be good or just make sure to shoot when you are the bottom of your temperature range. The hotter your space gets the more dry things will shoot. The only place I had issue with was on the curves of the nose of my Daytona.

[Jeff Kleiner]

When doing stripes (and from our conversations both on and off line I know that you are) the car ends up kind of divided into quarters; right down the middle and ahead of and behind the cockpit. I start on the driver's side front ...no logical reason, I just do...and shoot the front down low at the oil cooler scoop and up to the bottom of the headlights then stand up and work top to bottom from the center back to the rear wheel flare just behind the door. Go to the rear quarter and do the same, top to bottom. That concave "elbow" behind the door where the flare begins is a great place to blend. Same process for the other side. I know you're using Randyapple 3. This is PPG Deltron, the good stuff. As long as you're not adjusting your gun for dry spray keeping a wet edge with 50% overlap won't be a problem. First coat will start to get coverage, second coat and then the third will fully cover. After you do your third coat on a quarter back up and give it a drop coat to get a uniform layout of the pearl and flake. Just use a reducer that is appropriate for the temperature. If you're right on the temperature edge go to the slower reducer but really no need to intentionally slow down flash time other than what the ambient temperature dictates. You should be moving quickly enough that it won't be a an issue.

Jeff