paint blooming

matches · Post by **matches** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:24 pm

hi guys and girls,
if when painting i get blooming of the paint from moisture do i have to strip the affected paint right off or just sand to get a biting surface and paint again? probably a stupid question i know.
Luke.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:03 am

Sometimes it buffs out. I've painted dark blue cars that bloomed really bad and it all buffed out.

blue ute · Post by **blue ute** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:53 pm

Be blooming carefull next time

Seriously though mine came out with 1200 wet n dry - but can also appear in other area's later on.

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:43 pm

Did it on one of my cars before.

I found you could fix it by light sanding and buffing, but it kept coming back

Ended up going right back and repainting.
Maybe I didn't need to ???

But I did anyhow, and it fixed it

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:19 pm

Sprayed one of my race cars a few years ago, in winter and started to rain. Had to keep going cause had a race meeting on that weekend. Paint bloomed all over the car. Ran a buff over the whole lot, was OK but kept coming back. Only fix is to cut and spray it again. On a warmer and less damp day.