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Painting my rudder

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glennj3

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I may have finished the yellow tonight, wont know for sure until I look at it in a brighter light outside.
Very frustrating trying to paint in a small not well lit area. Well vented though.
I did the aero thane, worked well, beautiful egg shelled dimples. Kept getting a run too.
I let her sit for several hours and sanded (just enough to rough up yet smooth over) with 400 grit, cleaned and wiped off. Re painted the fourth coat.
I think it takes about 7 days to dry out well.

I used more reducer and less air pressure as the book said but I kept getting egg shell.

The painters mask worked very well but then I was not in a room full of mist and for not very long.
Just information for anyone interested.

I have the aero thane with the catalyst mixed in my outside refrigerator. I think it will last a couple of days in there if I need it again? Also, I would assume I would need to warm the paint up to around 60 degrees before using it again ?
Also wondering if it is OK to paint over aero thane with Poly Tone if it came down to needing to do that?
 

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