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Old 15-02-2012
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Originally Posted by Mike Parker View Post
Could be a combination of things mate, the main culprit is -

Buildup of paint between the needle & needle cap, just mop up the needle cap with a cotton bud & pass some air through before you start spraying onto the lexan.

Also spraying too close to the lexan using too much pressure can cause this, best to do is drop the pressure on the regulator, drop a light mist coat on the area you're painting then build up from there.

Hope this makes sense

MikeP

MikeP,

Excellent, thanks for the advice.. to be honest I am doing all of the above, spraying far too close, not adjusting the pressure and not mopping the needle cap so I will try to avoid these in the future,

Thanks again,

Scott..
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