Orange Peel Question

[Championship White]

Hello, an area I sprayed with cellulose paint was very orange peel'y I have sanded it down with 400 grit and then 600 grit, but some of it is stubbornly staying. Is it okay to spray another coat straight over or do I need to high build primer it again?

Many thanks for your help.

 

[sprayerDrew]

hi, you will need the paint surface as flat as possible before respraying, else you could paint as smooth as possible but if its on top of orrange peel then it will stay that way until flatted and polished or repainted.

 

[the snooper]

as above and make sure your paint is thinned 50 50 the pressure is correct and you dont hold the gun too close all of these can result in the orange peel effect

 

[Championship White]

It seemed like orange peel, I was using aerosols and I think the main problem was I wasn't building the paint enough as places where I really sprayed heaily came out without the same sort of 'orange peel'. This time I'm using a HVLP gun and practicing on a rubbish panel first.

So I'm okay to spray straight onto the slight peel which is left as long as I put a good coat on I can colour sand to a smooth finish?

 

[brightspark]

It seemed like orange peel, I was using aerosols and I think the main problem was I wasn't building the paint enough as places where I really sprayed heaily came out without the same sort of 'orange peel'. This time I'm using a HVLP gun and practicing on a rubbish panel first.

So I'm okay to spray straight onto the slight peel which is left as long as I put a good coat on I can colour sand to a smooth finish?

rub back and smooth before re coating . save yourself a lot of work and make a better job

 

[langy]

good advice !!!

rub back and smooth before re coating . save yourself a lot of work and make a better job

 

[Championship White]

Thanks for your help, I'll high build primer it and then rub back with 600.

 

[langy]

Think you may of missed something there, no need to reprimer plus primer goes under paint.

Thanks for your help, I'll high build primer it and then rub back with 600.

 

[Championship White]

Oh I see now, I'll give it another bloody good sanding. It's a convoluted interior panel so it's a total pain to get it smooth which is why I said about repriming and sanding.

And I meant I'd recoat on top of the primer with paint, I've learnt enough to know that primer isn't the finished coat