Some time last year I purchased an Iwata HP-CS airbrush. I remember trying it on a couple bodies, but i ended up stripping one (I don't remember why) and I beleive I ended up finishing the job with rattle cans.
Fast forward to today and Im ready to start painting a body. I couldnt find the color I wanted at the hobby store so I went to the local Auto paint store and purchased some single stage paint. The body itself was primed and sanded with 44 micron(340g I believe).
For the most part it was smooth, It was the same as the body i did earlier. the finer grits, I can never tell if they are cutting.
As a person that is still learning how to use an airbrush, I decided to just paint the hood. The paint shop had already thinned the paint. The air Compressor I have is just a Porter Cable pancake, I installed a water trap and regulator and the pressure is set to about 17psi with the trigger depressed.
The issue im having is that I started with smooth surface and ended up with a surface that felt like 80 grit sandpaper.
here is what i started with
here is what i ended up with
This was the result of my last build, I was pretty happy with the how the paint came out, overall, i wish i would have changed the line i used for the seperation of the two tone
Im trying to figure out where i went wrong. Ive been watching tons of video's but im not finding much on technique. I started out with a really light spray and just keep going over different parts. My thought is that the paint might be drying before it reaches the surface. I dont know if my air pressure might have anything to do with it either. I havent found anything that can suggest how to figure out what pressure to use with different thicknesses of paint.
Im also have trouble spraying into the little nooks and crannies of the hood scoop. I basically had to blast it until it was covered.
With the Charger i showed earlier, I would start with a mist coat and gradually put on more and more, In addition to sanding between coats.
So in closing, Im hoping someone have share some insights and some possible solutions I can try. Thanks for everything!