Stop doing this and you'll have better paint jobs 

We back in the Lab! Your foundation is EVERYTHING!!! Wet on wet all day, Boys you got to get that paint to atomize or you will get peel!!!

Dang Trigger. That gun is fast. I found that my biggest problem with orange peal was I was not putting my clear coat on with enough overlap or not wet enough. Somebody quoted that the flattest paint is right at the edge of a run. I followed that and it has helped me a lot. Practice makes perfect.

Its going to be difficult for new painters to pull this off with metallic colors and not get mottle. I would say to try it but be prepared to do your drop coats if you dont pull it off.

You say tips and tricks. Ain't no tricks - just skills!

Thank you Playa for the reminder 🙏

I'm a junkie for automotive paint videos whether it's about pigments or paint types or techniques ...I just came across you here today w this video and I gotta say we'll done brother you explain yourself very well so anyone can grasp it good stuff man I hit subscribe halfway through the clip...

I know nothing about painting a car but find these videos very entertaining. Amazing work.

Bro I'm not a painter but I came across your video and it was so relaxing I couldn't stop watching it....I am a Mechanic and I Thank You so much...

so much truth here - and also true for every paint application. People think that dipping your car will cover stuff up because it is so thick. Spoiler: All dip coats together are thick, but the individual coats you lay down are still thin and will follow every chip, dimple and whatever is on your old, bad paintjob. Saw a car with clear coat flaked off partially, all of the craters were still showing up after 10 layers of dip. Preparation is king. I was once told when restoring a part that 90% of the process is sanding it smooth - I'd even say that is on the low side. You cannot really filler up what you messed up in preparation, unless you use so much filler that a slam against a panel will send bricks flying ^^

Learnt from day one trigg paint will only mirror whats underneath so make sure your jobs are slick , all stages😊😊😊

Your narration though. 😂 that's what's up. Keep it up trigger man.

Hey TM....there is a way to fix this if you mess up on your base. you can use Speedokote Automotive base coat 500 Color Blender SMR-3500 or Intercoat clear.....Just clear over your base with this then sand it a bit knock down the orange peel and then clear it. put down like 2 coats of this clear product and sand it smooth. Easiest wet. knock down some of the dirt or whatever you want and then shoot your clear. Comes out perfect. I use this under blend areas. Plus if I get some nasty stuff I shoot some of this over the area, sand it smooth and maybe dust a little more base over the bad stuff. Once everything is perfectly smooth. Then Like you say I shoot my clear. You need to spend the time if you want it right. Other things I might do is if I end up with peel or some stuff I dont like I will sand the clear and respray.

Triggerman I sure enjoyed this video. Being able to spray good wet coats of base and clear -- without runs -- is something that takes practice until it is second nature. Needless to say, I'm still working on it, lol.😊

I'm new to the channel but not the game. I 100% agree one thing you could make a video about is the opposite problem when your job stands out because it's better than factor

Tha ani f160 is sick budget gun. It was actually the first hvlp gun I ever owned. Still use it now and then.

You just gained a subscriber Trigger. My base and clear spray guns I bought as a pair from NAPA auto parts about 22 years ago. I think I paid 120 for the pair. I have multiple nozzles for both and they've only let me down once. I lost seal at the spray cap on my base gun with my last spray on my own pickup. I have cheaper guns for primer. Love the video Triggerman.

Maaann. Trigger you trippin bro. You ain’t got on a paint suit then you do. Must be the magic. 😆. Awesome video man. Love how you break things down to help others. Thank you for sharing your tips and techniques.

I refurbish go-karts and minibikes and I paint with can spray paint and I'm no means a professional painter but You Made Me Subscribe To Your Channel when you said and showed the way to lay a solid flat paint job because I've learned over the last few months practicing on panels that You out Of All The Videos I Have Watched Showed you can lay wet coats of everything you spray As long as it's Smooth and Still Get A Phenomenal Paint Job and I'm Not Throwing Shots at any of the other painters techniques,I'm Just Saying YOU SIR SHOW THAT IT CAN BE DONE,THANK YOU AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH YOU AND LEARN AND I PRAY GOD KEEPS BLESSING YOUR JOURNEY

Pure logic! I just recently sprayed my crv. First day slick next day blurry and dieback. I believe I put too much reducer in my 2:1 high solids clear that speedokote SMR 42. Gonna da the clear with 800 and try again without reducer

The right speed hardener foe the clear is very important. I just tried amtech with mid hardener and it was 90+* and i couldnt get it to lay out to well. Also base coat has a lot of reducer so i rarely have orange peel in it. Good work as usual 👏

We out here watching triggerman waiting for him to drop the next vid In a couple hours Hahahha god bless you brother a god given gift to spray painting you are my bro

thanks triggerman pity I'm in south africa now I can only do small jobs but I'm learning so much from u I wish I had this experience before I got sick.but I'm enjoying every video of urs awesome God bless u and ur show and information

So, I've been painting 15 years and I do agree with some points made in this video. A skilled person can use a mid-grade gun and achieve the same outcome as a Devilbiss etc. as it's all about experience and the skills. Primer sealer I never had to spray an edge blender to let it lay flat. This part of painting depends on the product purchase and how it is reduced. If mixed and applied properly, then the base will lay flat right out of the gun. Also, the ambient of the boot and reducer/Hardner temp selected plays a big role in the outcome of the base and clear.

Hey Trigger hope you good folks over there aint to hot as we have another heatwave here in the UK it's been 40C (104F) in my little booth this afternoon🥵I don't like this heat😰 I remember when I first started out doing this crazy hobby I was doing ok until I started using sealer (WoW) I then had peel and/or dieback in my clear this was so frustrating and found the sealer one of the hardest paints to get to grips with but I ended up finding one that works for me and now I'm getting good finishes that I'm really happy with👌as you said if your first substrate starts of flat then you are on your way to a flat glassy clear👏 Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us Trigger🙏👍John

Another great video. You are right wet on wet is the best way to a flat finish but the foundation is everything

Surely if someone can't yet get sealer down without excessive peel then they're not yet gonna be able to get clear coat down without the same. I always treat my sealer like clear coat. How that sealer looks is how the clear is gonna look. I'd be looking at gun pressure, gun distance from panel/speed, temperature/humidity and viscosity of product all being potential culprits of excessive orange peel. Also products can be different requiring different application methods. Over time you learn how to control your application method to achieve specific finishes

Try this outside and you understand that you have to do exactly opposite. Or you get bugs, dust, etc sticking like to a magnet.

I never put my base on that wet. I will try it. You know more than me, for sure. Thanks for the tips.

Great advice and sweet result. How do you only have 10k subs? +1 today. I bought a somewhat cheap Devilbiss gun thinking watching videos was enough to spray silver base and clear for my first attempt. I was so wrong. You have so much skill, you see things without realizing it and adjust. Novices definitely need a lot of practice to develop more seeing and fixing in process skill. My second gun was an Ani R160-Q mini spray gun that sprayed better than the cheaper Devilbiss, which is now a primer gun. I took classes and invested in Devilbiss DV1 base and clear guns for my project cars. The better guns help, but I still need better skills especially with clear. Riding that fine line of glossy without major runs v. dry and no runs is still a struggle for me. Skills can spray bad guns, but good guns can't fix a lack of skills.

Most people haven't really looked at factory paint when they are sitting in the showroom. I have found dirt, runs, and massive orange peel.

Lowering the air pressure with slow reducer helps for sure.

Nice job and narration Trigger. Always learn something from watching you

Rarely do I spray sealer because I have difficulty in keeping it super smooth. I mix as surfacer then light sand for tooth and smoothness. It could be the product I use as it does set fast, but I still say it's my lack of skills in that department

I've had sealer primer that came out rough when I was getting use to how thin to make it and how to spray it and would just go back on it with an gray scotchbright then touch it up and keep going lol good video brother 👍

Audience, Great video and teaching. I'm no painter, but good to know your information.

i use sandable 2k primer/sealer,,sand with 600 before base,,and use lil reducer in base n clear...smooth fimish errtime

Cool video, I would have used tintable sealer, utech 460 is pretty good, then you wouldn’t need so many coats to cover it

I like that he's bigging up ani.

you make me sick that is so perfect, you don't even need to polish it. I can only dream of that sort of quality.

Gotta watch viscosity too. Thicker paint is harder to get to flow out.

Another use for Like90 Quick Check! Thanks for sharing the tip!

Hey Trigger Man! First, your videos are top shelf excellent! Keep up the amazing work! In your intro to this video you show a red fender. Could you post a video on that project?

Thank u TriggerMan prep is th key word always💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽God Bless🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

The gun sprays nice for under $160. Wonderful job as always Trigga! Keep kickin' that paint knowledge!😊 Trigga Troll is always hilarious😂😂

You did lay that base smooth asf .......Nice work as always Sir!

I still keep an old fender and hood to practice on right before a job, especially if it's been awhile since I picked up a paint gun. Makes a huge difference in the final results.

Fantastic content as always trigger. I have recently been using iwata guns for the first time and been painting pretty much fluid wide open. Definitely something new but I wanted to speed up. Great guns with some sweet results. The ws400 s2 certainly lays down wet and smooth in all applications. Keep up th hard work. Like I have said from the start, you have one of the best channels out there👍. Spray on brother 🤜🤛😎

I can’t go super slow reducer cause I be wetting it too much be having sags ….gotta go regular slow reducer to have that flat shiny finish on that base

That looks awesome. I’m chasing that type of finish. Thanks for the advice. Love the videos

Excellent work and instruction! Thank you. God bless

Triggeeeeerrrrrrr...... Power maaaaaannnn😊 Every day i paint cars the same way with you brother.... Bumpers on.(Not all jobs)...I have found the way.... everything alone...prep...paint....

The compact looks like it puts out the material and a has decent fan on it. Might have to snag one.

Gotta watch the flash and you good for next coat!

that came out fantastic!

I finally started using my ANI F160.....that gun sprays metallic base better than any gun I've used. No joke it sprays base very good.....clear too. It's a great gun for the $$

Very nice job with an inexpensive gun.

Man! I can lay it out with the $20 harbor freight bottom pot gun!!!

Thanks Trigger for this video

You don’t really have to lay your second coat of base that heavy. As long as you have good coverage, a drop coat will lay down the paint just as smooth. The first coat is what is most critical.

Nice vid, one of the best vids i have seen, mikes so much sense

Dammit man!! Had me LMAO! Best Sprayin video out there😎

Thank you very much

Look how nice that edge is on that fan pattern soft edge thing is atomizing good asf

Peace. The quality of your work is very impressive. I would love to have you paint my car. Where are you located?

Another great informative video as always. Keep up the good work man

Always a pleasure trig!

Hey Trigger, fantastic video Brother 🙏👍👌..... ......And a MASSIVE congratulations on 10K Subs, Sir. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊 All the best! Steve 🙏👍

lots of good comments from the guys. but you didn't mention how to set up a gun for the beginners ,,air pressure is important !!

Extremely helpful tips. Thank you.

wenn you shake the canister, do you hear the ball inside mixing the juice up???? (takes about 2 min according to the label). after that, youre good to go!!!!

I'm curious, why didn't you have to do any blending here to avoid any color difference? 🤔 I'm still learning... So any feedback is much appreciated!

Hey trigger...nice work ..what were your gun settings that you used on that job

💯 percent factual. Looking good man

Beautiful 😍

Finish starts with the prep.

$1100 for a walcom! That’s crazy! I thought Sata was expensive. Didn’t realize your shop did evs. That’s cool. Something the shop has to get certified on correct? I’ve heard the Tesla model x can’t have too many mils or the door sensors won’t work.

Thank you.

Hey trigger every sprayed water base before brother? Man I sprayed it last week for the first time that stuff is horseshit the day that water base takes over solvent base is the day I go back to being a prepper 😂

👌🏾gotta love it ! Flat as hell 💪🏾✊🏾

I heard sealer is not for sanding..but what happens if it's not a flat coat.... can you light sand with like 600 or 800????

.Good video my friend. Can you talk about things you can do to fix orange peel in base before you get to the clear?

Respect ,Nice !great Tip Bro

If you're on a super tight budget and doing a single panel with cans, does the same rules apply?

Hi Trigg, another great advice video (Thankyou) Are you using 1.3 fluid tips in both of these guns? And now that you have used them well now, what are your ideal pressures for both base and clearcoats man? Cheers brother

Trigga, if you shoot sealer dry or with orange peal, would you sand it and reseal it or just sand it flat and goto base coat? Another stellar job 👍

I think looks good ... good info as usual ... really enjoy your videos ... well delivered ...

I want to paint my suv, first time ever doing it, diy. What recommendations can you give I am going for a candy apple red Will be using a harbor freight spray gun black widow not sure if HTE or HVLP

Nice job 👍👍👍

If you do get some orange peel on your first base coat, can you rub it out with some high grain wet and dry?

and as you can see from this video and thousands of others on youtube.... no matter what tricks you do to try and get a flawless finish, you will always get some peel in your finish. Moral of the story: dont stress, no one gets glass finish out the gun. Minimal peel, absolutely. Super flat zero peel, never. You want glass? wet sand and polish.

thanks for this video man!! do you spray water or solvent? Any recommendations on how to clean before painting? to avoid cleaner marks. Saludos desde Chile!!!

so much free game. appreciate it man

Always on point. 💥

Bro, I did a Tesla bumper repair the same color. Those front bumpers are tricky, ask me how I know 😂... I had no peel, but that roll under bumper started dripping 😂💀 You are dead on with the layers up to the clear make the whole job. Just like you can not paint over crappy bodywork and expect glass results.

Subscribed, beautiful job

Where do you start on the car before filming? Do you final sand with 6 or 8 hundy and tape it up / cover it up or is that your preppers job ?

Ani other day Trigger is the man!

Do you reduce to the paint makers recommendations or do you thin a little more than that?

i like the water on the ground in your cheap spray booth homie

Good stuff