[TR] Paint Fisheye

[Ben Zwissler]

Dave,

I just repainted all the interior plastic dash and trim pieces on my 
TR8.  I know that ArmorAll had been applied in the past (I did it) and 
ArmorAll is notorious for causing fisheye.  I got similar advice from 
the paint shop - wash with Dawn and scuff the surfaces (for the plastic 
I used ScotchBrite pads).  The other direction he gave was not to use 
any cloth that had been washed or dried with fabric softener.  He said 
that fabric softener in the cloth will contaminate the surface and cause 
fisheye.

For plastic he said not to use any solvents as that would soften the 
plastic and could cause the contaminants to be permanently absorbed.

I got good results after following the advice with one exception.   I 
used the Dawn but it didn't seem to be getting the job done - I was 
still getting beading on the surface -  I switched to using detergent 
(not solvent) based "degreaser" (from Sam's Club) straight from the 
bottle and then rinsing.  I still got limited beading after that, but 
went ahead and had not problem.

Ben....


Ben Zwissler
bjzwissler at gmail.com
Columbus, IN
1966 Triumph TR4A
1973 MG Midget
1980 Triumph TR8
2007 Mazda RX8
2002 Yamaha FZ1
2003 Honda ST1300


On 7/9/2011 11:55 PM, triumphs-request at autox.team.net wrote:
> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 21:26:39 -0400
> From: "Dave Connitt"<dconnitt at fuse.net>
> To:<triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [TR] Correction to last post  on paint fisheye
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> List,
> Correction....
>
> I just ran across another website that recommended the following steps;
> 1.Wash car down with a mixture of Dawn dishwashing soap and water.
> 2. Wet sand surfaces smooth. ( I have 400 and 600 grit wet/dry paper).
> 3. Wipe down with degreaser using "wipe on' wipe off" method using wipes
> designed for that purpose.
>
> Anybody concur out there?
> Thanks,
> Dave Connitt