mazdaspeed7

One more thing I thought Id mention. That paint does not come off your skin if you let it dry. Ive got white specks all over my hand from painting this weekend.

BigTurbo74

take more pics outside of the garage! looks good though,.,,

Rob x-7

jetglo is pretty cheap, about $90 a gallon



If your paint is taking days to dry under normal

cicumstances something is wrong, I mean if its freezing out its

one thing, but after 24 hours if it still leaves finger marks

then perhaps you are putting the paint on and not allowing enough

flash time in between coats.

mazdaspeed7

I thought Jetglo was more than that. If its that cheap, my car will soon be painted in Jetglo in its entirity.



Rob, have you used this paint before? You should know that the surface dries to the touch in 24-26 hours, but the paint is still flowing underneath, and is soft enough to take an impression from a finger for a few days after its painted. And the barely above freezing temps for Colin arent exactly helping to speed it up.

Rob x-7

I paint imron almost everyday, last month I personally

sprayed 11 gallons of imron



I think he means the smears from your fingers, maybe because

the surface is so clean that every finger print shows up, if they

dont wipe off with water then there might be something wrong

mazdaspeed7

Thats a lot of Imron....



I think what he was referring to was it leaving a fingerprint, not smearing the paint. If you leave a fingerprint on paint thats dry to the touch, but not completely dry, and dont wipe it off it can set into the paint. Ive had that happen before. Also, I havent tried it with Imron, but I know if you press down on Jetglow 2 days after it was sprayed, you can leave an impression on it still. In colins post, he specifically said the trailers usually only have a day, or two at the most to dry before theyre back in service. Thats definately too short of a time for the paint to dry completely, especially in Canada anytime except summer.



What do you do for a living? Im an aircraft machanic, but I specialize more in composite repair and painting than anything else.

Rob x-7

marine fiberglass repair/painting

Racer X

Looks nice.Now give it a month after the car runs to turn it brown in there.

ColinRX7

Theres no clearcoat to turn brown.



Good input from both Adam and Rob though.



Some newer painted trailers still leave smear marks from your fingers the next few times they are run through the shop (definately dry by now, regardless of how glassy the finish is). Those come off with water though? The trailers are in for service, so I guess I never really tried to get rid of the smear mark with anything other than a dry rag that was in my pocket. LOL.

Rob x-7

soap and water works even better