<VV> paint problems

[N. Joseph Potts]

I had the same problem (low gloss) painting the same things (shrouds) with
that same paint, which I don't use anymore on anything visible like shrouds.
But I found a way of getting this paint up to what I consider its design
gloss (60%) - use metal polish (I used Autosol). It's tedious and laborious,
but it works and you don't have to refinish the shrouds. I suspect ANY
polish such as White Polishing Compound, even stronger cuts of swirl
remover, would work.
     I suspect you could do this with grooming clay, too, but I find
grooming clay awkward to apply to complex surfaces like shrouds. Metal
polish is bad enough (Q-Tips, etc.).

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Kirk Eck
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:28 PM
To: VV
Subject: <VV> paint problems


I am painting the shrouds on my 66, I sandblasted the
pieces, cleaned them with soap, rinsed them and dried
them, prepped them with Eastwood paint prep and
painted them with Duplicolor high temp paint (black).
Here's the problem, the paint is cloudy in some areas
and in others it is, for lack of a better description,
sandy.  In some areas I can brush the paint off, it
comes off in small sand like bits!  I painted them on
an evening when the temperature was around 75 degrees
and humidity was low.  Any ideas on what I  did wrong,
FYI I thought maybe it was the paint so I bought a new
can and sprayed another part and it did the same
thing!

I've got to get these painted ASAP or I'm going to
miss the  Great Plains Corvair Round-Up here in
Wichita, KS  at the end of this month!

YES I know I should of powder coated them, but darn it
I'm so broke I can't pay attention!

Kirk Eck