How many coats???
How many coats???
Hi all, Just a couple of simple questions, for now, I am hoping to respray my Anglia soon and would like to know how many coats of paint are required to get good results and secondly how much paint is roughly required for each coat. Thanks.
Re: How many coats???
Hi there. As a novice sprayer aiming to take on my first DIY job, I have found this website very useful;
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/spray-painting.htm
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/spray-painting.htm
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Re: How many coats???
Hello Chaps
As a rule a coat of paint is one or two passes of the gun. This does to some extent depend on what you are spraying and what you are spraying it with.
You would normally begin with a 'Grip coat' which is a very light coat which is allowed to 'flash-off' ( touch dry) subsequent coats will stick to this better than if you go in heavy to start with. The second coat is fairly light and may not five full coverage. But the more confident sprayer might lay a full coat on here. The third should cover the primer. Again if you are confident go for a double header for the third, the second pass of which can be applied horizontally to counter the repeated horizontal passes. You should now have enough paint on your panel.
A second and final double header can be applied to give build and allow for flatting if you like.
Other painters will of course tell you different!
Modern HVLP mega high solids paints are now applied using a light grip coat and one fat topcoat. The amount of material can be as much a half a dozen or more conventional coats. ~ and the finish is pure porridge.
As a rule a coat of paint is one or two passes of the gun. This does to some extent depend on what you are spraying and what you are spraying it with.
You would normally begin with a 'Grip coat' which is a very light coat which is allowed to 'flash-off' ( touch dry) subsequent coats will stick to this better than if you go in heavy to start with. The second coat is fairly light and may not five full coverage. But the more confident sprayer might lay a full coat on here. The third should cover the primer. Again if you are confident go for a double header for the third, the second pass of which can be applied horizontally to counter the repeated horizontal passes. You should now have enough paint on your panel.
A second and final double header can be applied to give build and allow for flatting if you like.
Other painters will of course tell you different!
Modern HVLP mega high solids paints are now applied using a light grip coat and one fat topcoat. The amount of material can be as much a half a dozen or more conventional coats. ~ and the finish is pure porridge.