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<blockquote data-quote="plutoII" data-source="post: 304625" data-attributes="member: 14411"><p>Hi, kindly allow this newbie here to shed some light on this errr..."blurry" subject!!</p><p></p><p>The blurness on newly re-sprayed panels, bumpers or the entire car is very common. This is a characteristic of a budget re-spray job. The blurness will remain and depending on the actual technical cause, might or might not be remedied. </p><p></p><p>Possible technical causes:</p><p>Spraying on primer and paint, without waiting for filler/putty to dry fully. </p><p>After spraying, the filler underneath is still moist, and as the filler drys, it contracts and the entire finish "sink"/"shrink", causing the blurness. </p><p>He needs to finish the job quickly and get rid of your car asap. Time is money!</p><p></p><p>Using a lousy, cheap, locally made thinner. </p><p>This is one of the main causes of low-gloss, or blurness. </p><p>A good, proper thinner is called reducer, and it's damn expensive!</p><p>99% of the time, these chinamen will use local, cheap thinners. </p><p>Some dickheads even use re-cycled thinners!</p><p></p><p>Using a "fast" thinner that dries too fast. </p><p>Too fast drying also causes a severe drop in gloss. In our weather, slow or extra slow reducers should be used. </p><p></p><p>Using locally made, very cheap components to re-spray your panel/car.</p><p>Many owners cannot understand why re-sprays need to be so expensive or time consuming. They want the cheapest job and ask for quality which is beyond the scope of this low budget. Therefore, el-cheapo locally made fillers/putty, thinners, basecoats and clearcoats will be used. </p><p></p><p>Spraying all layers too soon, with insufficient 'flash off" times. </p><p>Each layer needs time for solvents to flash off before the next layer can be applied. But because typical Msian laymen cannot wait 2days for a bumper to be resprayed, the poor sprayer has been chasing for time in his whole career, and therefore, has to 'fast-track' the process to satisfy customer's tight leadtime. Insufficient flashing-off times will result in blurness and other problems as well such as hundreds of tiny pinholes on your clearcoat. </p><p></p><p>If you let me see your car, I can try to help you out by either compounding or sanding + compounding. :top:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plutoII, post: 304625, member: 14411"] Hi, kindly allow this newbie here to shed some light on this errr..."blurry" subject!! The blurness on newly re-sprayed panels, bumpers or the entire car is very common. This is a characteristic of a budget re-spray job. The blurness will remain and depending on the actual technical cause, might or might not be remedied. Possible technical causes: Spraying on primer and paint, without waiting for filler/putty to dry fully. After spraying, the filler underneath is still moist, and as the filler drys, it contracts and the entire finish "sink"/"shrink", causing the blurness. He needs to finish the job quickly and get rid of your car asap. Time is money! Using a lousy, cheap, locally made thinner. This is one of the main causes of low-gloss, or blurness. A good, proper thinner is called reducer, and it's damn expensive! 99% of the time, these chinamen will use local, cheap thinners. Some dickheads even use re-cycled thinners! Using a "fast" thinner that dries too fast. Too fast drying also causes a severe drop in gloss. In our weather, slow or extra slow reducers should be used. Using locally made, very cheap components to re-spray your panel/car. Many owners cannot understand why re-sprays need to be so expensive or time consuming. They want the cheapest job and ask for quality which is beyond the scope of this low budget. Therefore, el-cheapo locally made fillers/putty, thinners, basecoats and clearcoats will be used. Spraying all layers too soon, with insufficient 'flash off" times. Each layer needs time for solvents to flash off before the next layer can be applied. But because typical Msian laymen cannot wait 2days for a bumper to be resprayed, the poor sprayer has been chasing for time in his whole career, and therefore, has to 'fast-track' the process to satisfy customer's tight leadtime. Insufficient flashing-off times will result in blurness and other problems as well such as hundreds of tiny pinholes on your clearcoat. If you let me see your car, I can try to help you out by either compounding or sanding + compounding. :top: [/QUOTE]
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