"Wrinkle" in My Paint Plans

[1943ht]

Completing a couple of restorations projects this week.. down to the final details. Using GCI Semi Gloss Enamel over a good enamel primer .. all of my metal was blasted and cleaned before being primed and primer and paint went on without any problems

Finished my Jerry Cans and started to put my markings on the first can (Stencils) .. Using a rattle can spray paint (Valspar Enamel) .. as soon as the rattle can paint hit my GCI paint it wrinkled

Frustration level is high .. and I am concerned as I was ready to finish my M101A1 (stencils) this week and want to avoid any damage to my GCI paint on the trailer

What is with that

I would be most gratefull for any advise on how to prevent these wrinkles .. and advice on what paint I should be using to do my stencils. I will also be doing a stencil set on My M37 (New Paint, again GCI Enamel)

//R//
Mark

 

[Srjeeper]

Let it cure....

The older style enamels like GCI need time to 'cure' before any additional paint markings are added. The recommended cure time is 30 days, but I've heard of folks getting away with it in two weeks.

My dad use to help speed the cure process by running cold water over smaller items a couple times a day for a week then they would hold up to additional paint.

Good luck..

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, longer cure times. The solvent isn't out of the paint yet.

 

[1943ht]

Thank You both for your help ... that makes sense, as both projects were painted within the last week .. OK will wait for a little cure time .. will provide a follow up report in a few weeks

 

[Bill W]

Put her outside in the sun and it'll cure faster.

This is one reason why I like to use a hardener, I was able to sand and reshoot the door on my deuce within one day of painting it

 

[135gmc]

Any conventional enamel will need time to cure - especially if you want to spray anything on a large, flat surface, like a hood. When you do stencil, watch out for a heavy coat (either the OD or the stencil color), and use a slow drying stencil color instead of something like a lacquer. You want to spray on very light coats as well.

Park it in the sun, and wait.

 

[1943ht]

Parked in the "Very Limited Sunshine" here in western WI .. Supposed to warm up by the end of the week (60* here today Partly Cloudy) and more sunshine between thunderstorms .. will run in and out of the shop as required!

Have done stencils before on my M818 and my Half Track, the HT was on the original WWII Paint .. talk about cure time baby!

I am a big fan of the several light coats method .. cuts way down on sags and runs (LOL) ..

Will the Enamal Rattle Can paint be OK to use after some cure time for my stencils ... or do you all prefer to mix and apply with a paint gun?

This is my 1st "large piece" project doing my own paint, body work etc .. It shows by my questions, but I am always up regards learning a better way.

(Pic is Pre: Wheel Nuts Painted Black and new wire harness / lights installed which has now been completed)

 

[Srjeeper]

I used flat white enamel primer in spray cans for all mine and have had no problems over GCI, and that's been done 5+ years.

 

[MWMULES]

White rustolum is what Rick Larsen "the stencil king" recommends and is what I used.