<VV> paint problems

[Kirby Smith]

The final cleaning should be with a prep solvent that removes traces of 
grease, fingerprints, and silicones.  DuPont has a nice one in 3901S. 
Use clean rags (w/o softeners) or a wiping paper designed for body shop 
work, e.g., Trail.

BTW, I painted my shrouds with Clark's shroud paint about 20 years ago, 
including bakeout in the oven, and although the engine hasn't been run 
much, they show no change in matte finish or susceptibility to lifting 
from spills.

kirby


Kirk Eck wrote:
> 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