REFLECTOR: Painting with Awlgrip

[Ron Brown]

I shot the bottom of my control surfaces today.  Temperature was 91 but with 
humidity of 49%

I got a beautiful first coat - light but wet finish.  The second coat was 
shot after it started getting tacky.  It came out a little dry looking - 
still trying to keep it from getting too thick.  The third coat, light again 
but wet turned into orange peel.

Did I shoot the first coat too wet?  I used the standard reducer in a HF 
HVLP gun (10 psi on the regulator) and mixed the reducer to 30%.

By the way, after shooting the 3 coats, I still had 6 oz left.  I calculated 
the standard coverage of 210 sq feet per gallon.  I shot the bottoms of the 
control surfaces, one side of each rudder and the main gear leg doors. 
Equals 40 sq feet and calculated to take 29 ounces of mixed paint but only 
needed 23 ounces to cover with three coats.

Thanks for the help AND HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!
Ronnie