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[Stu.]

Yes it'll be fine once its flatted & polished.

[Stu.]

Yes it'll be fine once its flatted & polished.

[germini30]

Just been out. It's shinier in the natural daylight. May be thinners have evaporated over night

[midridge2]

1.5 litres is not a lot of paint to do a shell.
Regards paint blooming, when it blooms it has a milky white appearance, not dull.

[germini30]

Yeah upon further inspection I think it has slight blooming aswell as overspray sitting on it.

[germini30]

Here is a picture of the step polished

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[germini30]

Thinking of g3ing the whole car soon. I have a 75mm air polisher with a white firm head, would this be good to use? I hear people saying to use water aswell to help lubribcate the g3. Any tips on getting the shine will be great.

[Craig89]

Use plenty of water when moping a car or else you run the risk of burning through the paint

[Daz1968]

G3 needs water to work but is very messy, there are better compounds that work without water and are much easier to use, you just need to be careful to select correct compound and pad for cellulose, I use menzerna compounds and they are very good

[167ade]

Thinking of g3ing the whole car soon. I have a 75mm air polisher with a white firm head, would this be good to use? I hear people saying to use water aswell to help lubribcate the g3. Any tips on getting the shine will be great.

you need an electric polisher a 75mm air polisher aint big enough your compressor will be running  constant for hrs?

[kezzkitkat]

G3 is ok to a point prefer to use 3m fast cut
75mm polisher on the whole car ?
U will be there all six weeks
Get a big electric mop with variable speed
Then Id consider using a small mop on edges and etc

[germini30]

Just painted the doors boot and bonnet. Put a dust coat on then five good coats at 50:50 and a final coat with 75percent thinners. Dehumidifier been running for 24hourz and the garage was 24degrees c. Paint has gone to dry dullish just like the shell did
Is it normal for cellulose paint to dry like this? Hopefully a cut and polish will sort it out.

[midridge2]

Is it base coat or gloss finish?

[germini30]

Gloss

[Daz1968]

Is it smooth or slightly rough on finish, if it is slightly rough then a cut back will probably sort it, but you need to practice in application to get it on smoother,
Here's a pic of my bonnet but paint was applied just on verge of running to get a good gloss

Edited by Daz1968, 22 November 2014 - 11:23 PM.