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Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 15:40 |
what about the weather? does it matter if I was doing it in my garage? Is it best to stick a heater in there so its a decent temp? | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 14:55 |
oh I get it! | |
Red_SXi |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 14:41 |
no the lacquer gives the dull finish the shine, i was worried when i first did it but it turns out real good | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 14:35 |
will this not mean I get a dull finish or do you spray it again after youve rubbed down the base coat? | |
Red_SXi |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 14:22 |
Also with metallic when you've finished the base coat (in this case arden blue) before u spray the lacquer rub it down with 1200grade wet and dry so it looks dull (not shiny), when you do this it shows any imperfections because the dips in the paint stay shiney where the wet and dry hasn't touched them, this allows you to get a perfect finish before applying the lacquer. | |
cobra148 |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 14:03 |
I can't give you any tips for different techniques between using solid and metallic paint, but I painted my scuttle with paint mixed at a local paint factors and put in an aerosol can. I can't tell any colour difference between that and the original paintwork. | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:13 |
Thanks again. Im gonna spray the parts in my garage, I just cant get the car in cos my dad has all his work stuff in there, but I can shift that for a few days while Im spraying | |
Greasemonkey |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:06 |
i take it your gonna paint inside, bodshops spray cars in a clean environment with air purifiers and what not, the dust in the air will cause the finish to be a bit pants, best advice is to spray in a garage, make sure its warm, wet the floors down to settle the dust, i am gonna get a compressor soon and start like you are with bits from the scrappies!!! | |
Rob H |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:04 |
quote: Depends how good a finish you want. If yo uwnat it looking perfect, expect to spend a good few hours just rubbing one arch down untill its totally smooth. | |
Red_SXi |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:04 |
Depends what you're planning on doing? Flattening out the textured effect on the plastic parts of the bumper takes quite a while, you can drive around with no bumpers tho, just stick your rear plate in the rear window and front plate on the metal bumper | |
mike16v |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:03 |
u can remove a bumpoer in a few minutes, then really it depends on how fast/slow u r and how much help u get from mates etc | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:01 |
Oh and another thing....what sort of time scale are we talking about to get it off fully prepared and sprayed cos I dont have a garage so my car will be on the drive with no bumpers and shit!! | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 13:00 |
cheers guys. | |
MattyB |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 12:28 |
When i did my interior bits for my corsa, i used Ford Azure blue, which was such a gorgeous, almost "flip" type colour. Was like an arden blue + carrabic blue together.....:D | |
Red_SXi |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 12:18 |
That sounds like bullshite i'm afraid Daryll. | |
daryll |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 12:11 |
Its a lot harder to get a colour match with metalic, and you have the problem of getting an even spead of flakes. | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 11:54 |
anyone? | |
Melville |
posted on 25th Nov 03 at 11:34 |
Is it different to spraying with a solid colour? And are there any ways to get a good colour match? |