Orange peel
Description of problem:
    The paint is slightly granulated resembling the outside of an orange.
 
Causes:         
  • Bad spraying technique. The gun is either too far away or too close.
  • Application thickness is either too little or too much.
  • Thinner is too fast drying.
  • Viscosity is too high.
  • Incorrect air pressure.
  • Temperature is too high.
  • Insufficient sanding of substrate.
  • Incorrect spray gun set up.
 
Preventive measures:
  • Use correct spraying technique.
  • Adjust the air pressure so as to minimize the “poussierage”.
  • Use slower thinner or retarder.
  • Use recommended thinning ratios.
  • Use recommended gun set up.
  • Prepare and sand substrate correctly.
 
Remedy:
  • In minor cases, wait until the paint is fully dry and polish with a coarse compound and then a fine compound.
  • In more serious cases, you may have to sand with P1200 and polish.
  • In extreme cases you should sand with P500/P1000 and respray.

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