Orange peel problem

[Peyton]

Looking for advice. I am painting sheet metal with hardened alkyd enamel. I ended up with a little orange peel that I believe was caused by the reducer flashing too fast - hot and dry when I painted yesterday.

- Should I paint over it?
- Or wet sand and polish? If so, how long should I wait before I sand it? And what grit is correct? I have seen recommendations for 600 grit on this forum. And I have seen 1000, 1500, 2000 sequencing recommended.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Patsdeere]

I would sand and then repaint. When you sand you will be taking the clear off that was in the paint. I use 320 when doing that type of work. When you paint make sure the reducer you are using is the correct temperature reducer for the temp that you are painting in.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I would talk to the guys at Master Series. They know all about metal coatings and have been very helpful to me in the past. Just go to WWW.NOMORERUST.COM.

 

[John (TR)]

I've shot a lot of Enamel and almost always used 400 grit. I've recently started using maroon scotchbrite pads also, love them.

 

[circus]

All depends how big your project is. Forget about it for a month. Try wet sanding and polishing first. When that fails repaint it but this time use more reducer. Use the fastest reducer you can without getting dry spots (paint drys before finishing). Let the first LIGHT coat flash well before the second coat because it'll want to wrinkle the existing paint (repairs on alkyd sucks). Good luck

 

[john_Bud]

I would start with 1500 then go to 2000 and polish it with compound.

600 will take it down to metal so fast you will be crying.

Wait 30 days before doing any sanding. You may be able to do it quicker, but finding out you can't can be ugly.