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Equipment Troubleshooting: Fish eyes and cratering

Fish-eyes and poor wetting, crawling, poor flow out cratering and fish eyeing.

Cause
- Use of waxes or sealant and adhesives containing silicones
- Poor cleaning/degreasing
- Solvent, evaporation leaving contamination on the surface
- Use of contaminated air
- Airborne contamination
- Contamination from skin contact (Lanolin) after cleaning
- Dwell time exceeded prior to painting
- Not degreasing before sanding

Prevention
- Solvent clean with silicone removing compounds
- Use wipe-on-wipe-off method
- Use sufficient ventilation

Remedies
- Strip and clean or sand down and repaint
 
Equipment Troubleshooting: Fish eyes and cratering