Spraying steeringwheel thumbpads

[FeelX]

Here's my go at spraying the K-tec thumbpads I received a few weeks ago.

Items used:

P360, P500, P1000 grit grinding paper
Plastic filling primer
Base color (metallic) (carspray teoflux)
Clear Laquer (carspray)

First started with a smooth going over P360 and sprayed on the Primer.
Smooth going over with P500 and primered again. (waited a day for the primer to harden ofcourse)
Rubbed it with some P1000 and sprayed it with the color.
Rubbed it again with some P1000 and sprayed it in color again.

Results

I was a happy man!
Now after 30min I put on the first cover of clear Laquer, as described on the rattle cans.

Sadly with the following results

"Clearly!?" I sprayed too much on it, but else I would have looked like spray "dust", as soon as it looked clear and glassy I stopped, but it started showing these spots of "running" unclear laquer.

Will these spots clear up and will I be able to polish (P2000 grid or something) smooth it out?

Any questions/sugestions, let me know.

 

[Hutchie]

your gonna hate me but in my experience you will have to start from stepone once laquer has cured, otherwise you will be moving it about creating 10 times more work. be patient and use thin coats

 

[guysy]

Yeah give it a day or two to cure, Flat it with 1500 then 2000, And polish up with a compound.

Looks really good, Nice work.

 

[kevin.s]

look wicked mate, shame about the runs

 

[FeelX]

Thanks guys!

Will give a day or two and see what the cured laquer looks like.

90% of the runners are on the back side, so not visible once mounted on the steering wheel. If it's any good I flat it out with some P1500/2000 and put on an other coat of the clear laquer.

If it's not any good I'll start all over again, plenty of paint in the rattle cans.