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Order of cleaning

I just watched the video less on preparation and see that you recommend solvent cleaner before water based cleaner (alcohol, etc.). Most other places I have watched recommend the opposite order, water based cleaner first and then solvent based cleaner right before spraying.

I am fighting fish eyes and have always wiped with alcohol last, but that also with water borne paints. I am now spraying Axalta solvent base paint and am wondering if that might be more compatible with a solvent being the last thing on the panel. I am going to try another test panel and reverse my order and see if that helps. I am pretty sure the contamination is on the panel and not in the air system, but I am trying to rule out everything as best I can and got to wondering if the order of cleaning might be different for a solvent base paint rather than a water based single stage paint.

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