Re: enamel paint "boiling up"  
Re: enamel paint "boiling up" -- tom mulloy Post Reply Top of thread Maverick Message Board
Posted by: Rob Riffle ®
2001/10/05, 10:24:30

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Sounds like u need to go to your local Auto paint supplier, and buy a cleaner designed to remove fingerprints, oils and adhesives and the like. This is used in auto painting to reduce the risk of what is called fish eye in automotive finishing. Seems that the more u spray, the worse the problem becomes!!


:I'm painting the engine compartment of my 72 with stain black spray paint (it actually looks pretty good). Anyway, after cleaning the metal, I wiped it down with lacquer thinner. Paint applied well except for one small place on a shock tower. As soon as the paint touches the metal it "boils up" (like when you use gel paint remover. I wiped the area down w/lacquer thinner and repainted -- same result. Then I sanded it down, wiped with thinner and tried again, still boiled. I remember from a long time ago that you're not supposed to paint enamel over lacquer (or vice versa), but that doesn't make sense cause the paint "took" everywhere else. Any paint experts out there?
:Thanks. Tom



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