Adam.

Have just refurbed my wheel repair was great, primer was great, rubbing down masking great, base great, BUT just laquered it and got a run is there anyway off flatting this back and g3ing it out? cheers

jacko

yes mate just like 2k top coat

Adam.

sorry not the most advanced when it comes to painting do u mean 2000 wet and dry it? then just give it another lick of laquer? cheers

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

fine wet and dry and it will be ok

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Yes you an, make sure the paint is full dry or when you go to wet flat it, the paint will roll.

Adam.

ok thanks chaps will 600 grit be to coarse?

neil andeRSon

iTrader: (3)

yup. use either 1500 or 2000 wetordry. use a bit of soapy water when flatting the run.

Adam.

spot on thanks alot

jacko

make sure its fully dry first then abit of dry paper first and just flat the top off the run being cerfull not to hit the pannel either side of it

use something like 240 dry

then wet flat with 1500 wet and a flat block be verry gentle with it let the block do the work dont push on it

then just pollish

if you flat through you cant just blow it in you have to prime and paint it

ben_frst

i just need to express fully dry the paint needs to harden to the point where you cant scratch the run with you finger nail if your not using a drying light wait atleast a few days as the paint can still be soft i left mine a week (im no expert my my wheels came up really well) im sure someone will step in with a better rule of thumb for you

jacko

yeh as said if it isnt fully dry it will rip the laquer and ruin your chance of making it right leve it around 3to 4 days if it aint been done in a booth

Adam.

no done it my house it ran on the first coat but then i gave it a second coat so im guessin it will have to be rubbed as said by jacko then another coat of laquer as i dont think u will be able to polish it out once its flatted

999

you can flat out runs with a block and a bit 1500 with soapy water, but you need to be v carefull and keep whiping the area to make sure your not going though the top coat

jacko

thats why you do it dry first so you dont hit tyhe top coat at the side of the run

once its some where near you do it wet

Adam.

ok with u now, well will have to give it a few days before i do any thing anyway

999

i must be honest a good 50 percent of the time i either go through or are too paranoid to take it further incase gos through, i normally just flat it out and re laquer, but then you can have the problem or it pickling up if you do go through to the base coat, i normally get over this by applying a tad basecoat neat with no thinners then the topcoat

jacko

as lang as you take as much of the run off as you can before you wet flat you can usualy get away with it the reason you use a 240 is to take the run down not hit the pannel

999

im allways to scared to use the heavyer stuff lol, mind you i have in the past used a bit 500 to get to worst of it off, like i say half the time ill fuck it up lol, might just be were im self tought never was shown i just picked it up as i was going along, been doing it for a fair few years now tho

jacko

you can get a realy good tungsten carbide run erasser

its like a dog tag looking thing you use it to take the top off the run then we flat

because you do it dry you can realy keep an eye on where your working

Adam.

Great, where do u source those from mate?

jacko

ask where you bought the paint there around £35