Please give your best coating application tips…

[Eric7810]

Guys, I’ve been doing coatings for a few years now. I’ve got two or three happening each week now and am curious your best tips for applying and leveling.

I run a dehumidifier. Seems to help.

What is your favorite towel?

I still struggle with ‘streaky-ness’ on certain jobs. I look at it with a scan grip headlamp on warm white to find streaks. Honestly I think the streaks happen because I haven’t panel wiped well enough.

I use new towels on every job. Sometimes grab new ones halfway through.

On sunny days I’ll bounce light from outside onto the paint with a poster board to find highs but if it’s cloudy I’ll back the vehicle outside and find them.


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[TTQ B4U]

Switch to GYEON's new EVO Products. It doesn't get any easier to apply. You won't get streaks unless you drip grease from your lunch on the surface.

[DFB]

Guys, I’ve been doing coatings for a few years now. I’ve got two or three happening each week now and am curious your best tips for applying and leveling.

I run a dehumidifier. Seems to help.

What is your favorite towel?

I still struggle with ‘streaky-ness’ on certain jobs. I look at it with a scan grip headlamp on warm white to find streaks. Honestly I think the streaks happen because I haven’t panel wiped well enough.

I use new towels on every job. Sometimes grab new ones halfway through.

On sunny days I’ll bounce light from outside onto the paint with a poster board to find highs but if it’s cloudy I’ll back the vehicle outside and find them.


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What coatings are you using?

[Desertnate]

I run a dehumidifier. Seems to help.

I've found temperature seems to have a bigger effect than humidity. The warmer it gets the faster the coating flashes with thee sweet spots around 70F.

I still struggle with ‘streaky-ness’ on certain jobs. I look at it with a scan grip headlamp on warm white to find streaks. Honestly I think the streaks happen because I haven’t panel wiped well enough.

I'm not sure what your streaks look like, but when encountering a similar issue I found it was due to a couple things: buffing the coating too early and not swapping out my low nap towel often enough.[/QUOTE]

Switch to GYEON's new EVO Products. It doesn't get any easier to apply. You won't get streaks unless you drip grease from your lunch on the surface

Yes, very easy to apply flawlessly, especially with Mohs EVO. It's almost as easy as a sealant.

I'm sure you'll get lots of good tips, but the game changer for me was how I approached my lighting. When I started using diffused, reflected lighting that simulated a cloudy day, it really changed the quality of my applications. I turn off all overhead lighting and then rotate the lights on my stand to reflect light off a wall or ceiling depending on where I'm at on the car. For horizontal surfaces I'll aim them at the ceiling and on vertical surfaces I'll usually aim them at the top of the wall behind me where I'm working. By doing this I found I'm seeing the actual surface conditions rather than seeing the paint below the clear or getting dazzled by the metallic flake in the paint.

[Eric7810]

Thanks already guys…

I am using Cquartz UK 3.0


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[Optimus Grime]

I'm in the Gyeon camp. It can't get any easier and the results are top notch. Give Mohs a try on a vehicle and see how you like it.