Rubbing Down.

[philz]

Don't you just love flatting panels on a cold Saturday afternoon!

[coaster]

You have my sympathy, it's not pleasant at the best of times but just thing of the results

[philz]

I am doing mate but I can't help looking at scoots and thinking if I had paid 1k more I could be riding it. I suppose I will have the pleasure of standing back and admiring my own work. Well hopefully it's a first time spray job for me.

[itwillrunproperly]

I had a lovely time trying to spray mine, middle of winter...paint bloomed, started again when warmer, wife and father in law decided to have BBQ so all the ash went over my nice newly sprayed panels, rubbed down again resprayed then father in law decided to cut the grass with a hoe and put a 6" scratch down side panel when he put it back, filled and resprayed again, then dropped side panel in shed, put dent and scratches on it, resprayed after filling dent etc, now got a paint bubble in the panel

[philz]

itwillrunproperly otherwise known as lucky!

[itwillrunproperly]

itwillrunproperly otherwise known as lucky!

...... sods law no bubbles before now sprayed it perfectly then bubbles don't figure

[philz]

Did you use panel wipe before spraying? Sounds like you have fish eyes caused by grease or oil. Have you got a water trap on the compressor?

[itwillrunproperly]

no compressor ..... lots of spray tins, plus blow heater:-D

[philz]

Sounds like grease then. Use panel wipe and nitrile or latex gloves.

[coaster]

It could be water (dampness) trapped in the filler and or primer, especially if it was spray filler. It often seems dry but the stuff has talcum powder in it as the filler medium and it holds water like a sponge. It allows you to put the paint on but then as soon as the weather warms up the water forms tiny blisters. If you prick them with a pin you will see a tiny drop of water as proof. If that's what you have, the only way to deal with it is to sand back, let it dry fully and re-paint