Cracking Paint
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:11 am
I painted my engine bay a couple of years ago. But recently had to take the engine is out again so I decided to clean up and paint the RHS of the engine bay which had got a bit messy. The previous painting was done with aerosols after rubbing down, a primer coat and then satin black. I repeated the procedure again this time, rubbing down and using the same primer. However, after the primer had dried, cracks appeared in the surface of the paint. So I flatted them off and primered again. Cracks appeared again. This time I gently flatted them off and sprayed the satin black. However, after the black had dried the cracks were even more widespread than at the primer stage. Anybody had this experience? any idea how best to remedy it?
The primer is Tetrosil Trade Spray and the satin black was from Halfords.
The primer is Tetrosil Trade Spray and the satin black was from Halfords.