Spraying advice

[Hughey]

Ok when I sprayed my grill I did the following

Sanded down
Primed X3 (waited 30 mins between coats)
Spray painted X3 (waited 30 mins between coats)
Then laquered a few times

Unfortunately the finish wasn't as smooth as I'd have hoped and was slightly gritty/rough.

Am I doing anything wrong? Should I be sanding down between coats or primer or even between paint coats?

I'm going to give it another shot so any help is greatly appreciated.

[stevenet15]

what you spraying? what grit sand paper was you using? did you compound flatten and polish it after?

[Hughey]

It was some very shit sand paper, which was probably the reason for the poor finish, and no I didn't flatten or polish. What grit should I be using?

Its the grill btw

[Predator_R32]

did you do it in heat too???

[Matrix]

Should only need to flat back the last coat of primer, If your last coat of colour it gritty your getting it uneven or maybe a little heavy...same with the clear... let is dry properly then polish it with some G3

[Predator_R32]

should really flatten the base coat too, wet sand it with some 2000 or 2500 between coats, and then dont on the last layer of paint, clear coat it a few times, you should after its dryed wet sand the clear coat then buff it up using a machine but it will be awkward to get a machine on it

[Morgan_VTR]

steve hes spraying his grill

should sand down gentle between primer coats. Use wet and dry after the last primer coat and leave to dry fully before apply first layer of paint.

Wet and dry first paint coat and then 2/3 more coats of paint should be good.

24 hours later do 3 coats of lacquer.

[Hughey]

should really flatten the paint too, wet sand it with some 2000 or 2500 :y:
After the paint or the laquer? This is the bit that confuses me.
It was sprayed in a sealed garage. Not to warm or cold

Edit, ok read the rest :y:

Thanks guys that about answer my question(s) rep has been given!

[Predator_R32]

i edited my post a bit mate

if you want google it you can find some great guides about :y: