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28RPU · 10-05-2016, 01:32 PM

I started to spray some clear lacquer on one of my trucks today with my conventional HLVP sprayer and the paint started coming out like tiny confetti or cobwebs. It sprayed OK last month using the same paint and lacquer thinner. Temperature is about the same as before so I either have bad paint or something is wrong with my paint gun, right?
I cleaned the gun good, or so I thought. I strained everything and used a pickup tube filter.
I added more thinner and it improved but still didn't come out of the gun as smooth as before.
Any ideas about what I am doing wrong? I haven't painted a car in years and I am probably forgetting something simple.

10-05-2016, 01:32 PM	#1
28RPU Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South central Tenn Posts: 375	Question about spraying clear lacquer I started to spray some clear lacquer on one of my trucks today with my conventional HLVP sprayer and the paint started coming out like tiny confetti or cobwebs. It sprayed OK last month using the same paint and lacquer thinner. Temperature is about the same as before so I either have bad paint or something is wrong with my paint gun, right? I cleaned the gun good, or so I thought. I strained everything and used a pickup tube filter. I added more thinner and it improved but still didn't come out of the gun as smooth as before. Any ideas about what I am doing wrong? I haven't painted a car in years and I am probably forgetting something simple. __________________ Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Last edited by 28RPU; 10-05-2016 at 04:00 PM.