Auto body repair & detailing/Paint Bubbling

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Expert: - 6/21/2010


Question

Bubble Paint
I has some white gunk blow out of my Campbell Hausfeld gun in the middle of soing my clear coat.  Followed you instructions above, but a couple of areas on the base coat i reapplied rejected the paint and bubbled up (crackeled). What might have caused this.  I can resand but want to know what might have caused this?  And how to solve this so this does not repeat?

Answer
Hello Bob

Your spray gun or your lines are picking up something which can only be a contaminate, so clean that first and try test sprays before putting product on your project.

You can not apply base over top of clear. The result will be exactly what you discovered, the surface will crack and wrinkle and other ugly things.Now, You should wait a couple of days, then re-sand the problem spots, seal the entire project with something like 'basefix' and (sorry to say), give it another go. Clean your lines and gun real good first.

Thank you for the question,hope it helps.

Dan

Dan Gardener

Expertise

Any questions as they would pertain to taking a vehicle from an accident to pre-accident condition,both the body/frame as well as paint

Experience

I have been in the collision repair industry for more than 40 years. I worked as a journeyman painted from age 15. I have owned my own facility for 16 years and I am host of a live radio talk show called 'Automotive Intelligence',running now for 10 years.

Education/Credentials
Trade certification as well as undergraduate work in English and Philosophy from the University of British Columbia

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