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Please let me say this is not involving auto but marine craft. I have completed a small repair to my stand up paddle board. I then tried to re-spray and clear coat the repair.
What I did:
- Used enamel based spray can paint from bunnings (British Paints Spray Easy. Paint and Prime). Applied poorly and had some running. Waited a day then wet sanded out the running paint then applied more coats.
- Waited 24 hours then wet sanded paint job with 800 grit.
- After sandng applied multiple coats, maybe 6, of Rustoleum 2x clear coat with about 3-5 mins between coats. Have since realised I should've applied clear coat 10 mins after final paint coat or 48 hours post.
Conditions during painting and clear coating were probably 30 degrees and maybe 80% humidity here in Brisbane.
It's been 7 days now and I have bubbling and some small holes in the job. Fingernail leaves a definite imprint which actually smooths over after a few seconds on its own accord. It's all very soft. Yesterday and today I put the board in the sun hoping that the heat will help curing. Bubbling has really come up today after bringing the board back inside.
I am wondering whether this job is ruined and I should sand it all back and start over? Or will the clear eventually cure? Could I wet sand the clear coat smoother and then leave to cure?
Apologies for posting this here. Any help is massively appreciated as I am a complete beginner with this stuff. No experience and limited knowledge. For some reason the site won't allow me to upload images.
Kind regards,
Jon
Please let me say this is not involving auto but marine craft. I have completed a small repair to my stand up paddle board. I then tried to re-spray and clear coat the repair.
What I did:
- Used enamel based spray can paint from bunnings (British Paints Spray Easy. Paint and Prime). Applied poorly and had some running. Waited a day then wet sanded out the running paint then applied more coats.
- Waited 24 hours then wet sanded paint job with 800 grit.
- After sandng applied multiple coats, maybe 6, of Rustoleum 2x clear coat with about 3-5 mins between coats. Have since realised I should've applied clear coat 10 mins after final paint coat or 48 hours post.
Conditions during painting and clear coating were probably 30 degrees and maybe 80% humidity here in Brisbane.
It's been 7 days now and I have bubbling and some small holes in the job. Fingernail leaves a definite imprint which actually smooths over after a few seconds on its own accord. It's all very soft. Yesterday and today I put the board in the sun hoping that the heat will help curing. Bubbling has really come up today after bringing the board back inside.
I am wondering whether this job is ruined and I should sand it all back and start over? Or will the clear eventually cure? Could I wet sand the clear coat smoother and then leave to cure?
Apologies for posting this here. Any help is massively appreciated as I am a complete beginner with this stuff. No experience and limited knowledge. For some reason the site won't allow me to upload images.
Kind regards,
Jon