hi.i am painting my car with enamel. if i put to much thiners in the paint.would that cause it to have dimples

Answer 1

The dimples could be either fisheyes or orange peel. fisheyes are random pits in the paint caused by contamination under the fresh paint, orange peel would be uniform & everywhere.
Before you statrt painting, you should wipe the car down with mineral spirits or a commercial wipedown solvent & wipe it dry with a clean cloth before it dries.

If it's orange peel, your paint is either too thick or you are using a thinner that is drying too fast for the temperature, not allowing the paint to flow. You will get a small amount of orange peel with enamel, no matter what you do.

It helps somewhat to use a good quality hvlp spray gun & spraying the last coat with a slower drying grade of thinner.

Answer 2

I believe the "dimples" you are refering to is what is called "fisheye" The thinner didn't cause it but will make the paint too thin and cause runs easily. Fisheye is caused by the metal not being clean enough for the paint to lay down on the metal or plastic. You must clean the car w/ thinner and do a very good job of it. They do sell an additive that is supposed to help but I have never used it.

Answer 3

dO YOU REALLY MEAN "FISHEYES"? This is caused by an unclean finish before you started(grease,wax, or silicone on the surface) Now if you are referring to an orange peel finish that is caused by not enough thinner in the paint or spraying at too high a humidity ,low air pressure or a combination of these conditions. Some enamal paints can be wet sanded after a month and buffed out with polishing compound

Answer 4

It is probably "fisheye or orange peal", they are conditions caused by the surface of your part being unclean. You possibly had some oil or tar stuck on the surface you tried to paint. Usually if you thin the paint too much........you will get severe runs and sometimes variations in the color. Wet sand after a week or so with super fine grit sand paper (the higher the # the finer the grit will be) and shoot it again. Good luck !

Answer 5

The paint is going to have dimples. You need to let it cure for a week and sand them all out before applying clear coat. Good luck.

Answer 6

what happens when you put to much thinner in it,,it dries too fast,,and don't get a chance to floe out good,the thinner also acts as a drier too,,try putting less thinner,,and reduce the air pressure some ,,you will eliminate the dimples,if you have already painted it,,you will have to re-sand it and try again,,you may be able to buff some of them out,,hope this help,s.