Runs In Clear! Help!

[67RScamaroVette]

Just painted my firewall, 2 coats white base, 2 color base, 1 clear coat, let flash properly, shot another, and i've got runs in 2 spots. what do I do to get rid of them do i wait till theyr'e dry or do i smooth them out now with a razor blade or whatnot help help help...
olly

[J2speedandcustom]

Just an idea, let dry. Take some paper and wet sand out the runs. Wet sand the whole area and shoot another coat or two of clear. If that is applicable to your situation.

[Steve68]

let dry, sand out and reclear if necessary, my have to buff it, then no reclearing

[68fusion]

Blade the runs out after the clear is dry. If you have enough build left water sand and buff , if not re-shoot it.

[gmachine68]

for sure, flat blade the runs out and if you have enough buff it right out, this is where a high solids/quality clear saves you.
jake

[camcojb]

realize also that the clear is thinnest right where the run starts (at the top) so be careful. Worst case you'll go through the clear and base and have to re-shoot.

Jody

[67RScamaroVette]

thanks, guys, i really appreciate your input. I ignored one run once i realized it was behind the engine, completely, the other i'll gently remove with a razor, then wetsand until i'm happy, and buff with some 3M. I was just really bummed at the time, making a stupd ameteur mistake by being impatient. live and learn..
olly

here's how it came out... i'm actually pretty happy with the results.

[malibu9in]

it would be better to paint the whole car at once so there will be no color variation between panels witha a metalic color like that. Just a thought.

[CAMAROBOY69]

Dont worry about runs in clear at all. Thats the beauty of BS/CC. If the clear runs you just sand it right out. No big deal. Where you dont want runs is in the base coat.
Looks like that turned out great. As I have told you in another thread, I really like that color and cant wait to see how it turns out. Get some pics with sunlight if you can.

[cad]

thanks, guys, i really appreciate your input. I ignored one run once i realized it was behind the engine, completely, the other i'll gently remove with a razor, then wetsand until i'm happy, and buff with some 3M. I was just really bummed at the time, making a stupd ameteur mistake by being impatient. live and learn..
olly

here's how it came out... i'm actually pretty happy with the results.

Looks great! I cannot say that I recall my "painter" friends mention razor blading a run. Just like the others state....let it dry/harden and wet sand it out. You will be surprised at the results. If you catch an edge of the razor on a flat surface, you'll be fixing more than the run.

[Travis B]

Looks great! I cannot say that I recall my "painter" friends mention razor blading a run. Just like the others state....let it dry/harden and wet sand it out. You will be surprised at the results. If you catch an edge of the razor on a flat surface, you'll be fixing more than the run.

you can razor blade a run out but the blade has to be properly prepped....it is easier to razor blade them out in my opinion!

[CAMAROBOY69]

you can razor blade a run out but the blade has to be properly prepped....it is easier to razor blade them out in my opinion!

I agree. Using the razor blade takes all of the mills off instantly instead of sanding all the mills off the run. You just have to be careful with the razor just like when you shave your girlfriends....um nevermind.

[gmachine68]

you will never get the run completely away if you just wet sand, there will be alittle wave where the run is, i razor like i would a block sander and run it over run till run is down to same level as the surrounding clear, i then hard block with 1000-1500-2500 then buff and it is 110% gone, BUT you had better hope you have some clear onthere to do that. goodluck let us know
jake

[67RScamaroVette]

yeah i hear you take off the little raised bit of the razor, epoxy the now-flat blade to a small block of wood, etc... to "shave" the run, then wetsand it in increasingly finer grits. It makes sense, because its impossible to keep the sandpapered block pefectly on the run, and you run the risk of cutting through the clear somewhere else.. thanks again everyone.

[cad]

I did not know that...very cool.

[68fusion]

Most paint stores carry "run razors"..little blocks with teeth to shave runs out....not that I have ever run any clear...but I have been told.

[colt zantop]

you can also wrap masking tape around each end of the razor so then you cant catch the corner or edge...thats how I was taught to shave runs.....

[CAMAROBOY69]

you can also wrap masking tape around each end of the razor so then you cant catch the corner or edge...thats how I was taught to shave runs.....

I think thats the best idea in hear that I have read so far.

[J2speedandcustom]

you can also wrap masking tape around each end of the razor so then you cant catch the corner or edge...thats how I was taught to shave runs.....

Nice. We just bend the blade into a slight u shape does the same thing, but I like the tape idea better!

[SPEEDZONE]

Oh yeah, been blading out runs for years. The first time I busted out the razor, to remove some runs for a friend, he was freaking out. Thought I was gonna ruin his paint job. Too funny. www.speedzonepaint.com