"Fish Eyes" question

**TuxedoTaurus** · 06-04-2014, 12:34 PM

My Father just painted his Harley. He wetsanded the clear and scuffed the color coat before laying the clear(3 coats). He still has fish eyes in the paint that are barley noticeable.

Would wetsanding again remove them? Here are some pics hope they help, they were taken from a tablet.

Thanks
Kevin

**allenk4** · 06-04-2014, 01:27 PM

Were the Fish Eyes visible in the base coat or are they in the clear?

**TuxedoTaurus** · 06-04-2014, 01:35 PM

I am not sure it could be the base since he just scuffed it for clear. Should he have wet-sanded the base also? I have never layed paint with anything other than a rattle can, so I am not familiar with all the steps in laying paint in stages.

If it is in the base he will have to live with it.

**David Hayward** · 06-04-2014, 02:05 PM

I've actually never sanded the base coat when I paint. I'm not in any way an expert on paint though just do it for fun. I sand 4 or 600 prime. Sand 600 paint the base and then clear over it after a wipe down. Then just wetland starting with 1500. I haven't had any defects like runs or fish eyes in any work I've done.

**David Hayward** · 06-04-2014, 02:07 PM

I've read so many mixed things on painting though some sand the base but some say not to sand base lots said don't sand base if it's metal flake. So many opinions online.

**TuxedoTaurus** · 06-04-2014, 02:08 PM

So could there be fish eyes coming form the base coat or will it be isolated to the clear? If that is the case there is plenty of clear on it to wetsand them out.

**David Hayward** · 06-04-2014, 02:09 PM

This seems like a good write up http://pc.dupont.com/dpc/en/US/html/..._Fisheyes.html

**David Hayward** · 06-04-2014, 02:10 PM

If you didn't see it in the base I would guess it's in clear. But even then it all depends how deep it is. If it is result of inadequate prep before laying the clear out it could go too deep.

**TuxedoTaurus** · 06-04-2014, 02:35 PM

Thanks, I will talk to him some more about the prep. He masked off a portion of the Shed to do it so it could be from some debris. It was the best he could do, definitely not ideal.

**David Hayward** · 06-04-2014, 02:43 PM

When painting at home I always like to make some plastic walls make sure to wet the floor and if it's inside it doesn't hurt to set off a bug bomb to kill anything because the paint floating around can kill bugs and make them fall into your work. And always use tack clothes before painting.