I’m a complete painting novice, so have a few questions following my first priming session today. I'm using Stewart Systems EkoPrime. I had some trouble getting the gun (Devilbiss Finishline) set up to where I could lay down a smooth coat. I had the wall regulator set at around 40 and the regulator at the gun at 22. I diluted with 10% water and used a 1.3 tip. The main thing that was really against me today was the air temperature. It was beautiful, but then as soon as we started shooting primer, it dropped to about 55-60 degrees. So of course stuff was having a tough time drying very quickly.
My main question has to do with what finish I should expect. The final finish I got was a little “sandy” feeling. Not rough with a globs of primer or anything, but definitely not a smooth finish. That’s fine with me, but I want to make sure that’s expected and not just a problem with my setup. It seemed like the gun was atomizing the paint okay, although I definitely had trouble with it clogging up. Just curious if you have any advice or suggestions (or know of good resources to look at – I’ve watched a few videos on Youtube and they all seem to contradict each other at some point or another).
Oh, and by the way, with the charcoal grey EkoPrime, you can't see blue sharpie like you apparently can with other primers. I don't think I'm putting it on too thick, but maybe?
My main question has to do with what finish I should expect. The final finish I got was a little “sandy” feeling. Not rough with a globs of primer or anything, but definitely not a smooth finish. That’s fine with me, but I want to make sure that’s expected and not just a problem with my setup. It seemed like the gun was atomizing the paint okay, although I definitely had trouble with it clogging up. Just curious if you have any advice or suggestions (or know of good resources to look at – I’ve watched a few videos on Youtube and they all seem to contradict each other at some point or another).
Oh, and by the way, with the charcoal grey EkoPrime, you can't see blue sharpie like you apparently can with other primers. I don't think I'm putting it on too thick, but maybe?
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