I have PCed two wheels out of my set. The first one came out great. I duplicated the prep/cooking process on the second and it came out like ass (see pics). Prep was done in the following order (all shop air used was double filtered with no oiler and a new hose):
High pressure water silica blasting + paint stripper.
Water wash
High PSI air dry
Touch up any VERY minor missed spots with 150 grit
High PSI air
Brake cleaner, wipe down with clean, new shop towels
Cook for 30min @425
Clean with Acetone
High PSI air dry
Phosphate wash
Water wash
High PSI air
Cook 10min @400
Cool to 160-200 and shoot.
The color used was Black Chrome with a heat/cure of 400@10min. Once sprayed I heated the wheels to 400 which took roughly 8min. Then I started the 10min cycle. The oven fluctuates about 15 deg between 385 and 400 on the high side. The only thing I can think of that I may have done a bit differently is I may have done a thicker coat. I’m hoping to find there is a general consensus on what I did wrong and a simple way to fix the bad areas on the wheel.
- What did I do wrong?
- Can I fix this wheel?
Thanks for any help.