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Rob_sta	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 21:57
	good thread
CorsAsh	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 21:09
	:thumbs: Thanks mate. Like I said, most annoying thing is having to stop and wait for the pressure to build up every so often... got my new baby now tho, all 2hp and 40 litres of it :D
Greg_M	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 21:04
	looks a good set up mate, and a really good finnish.
CorsAsh	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 20:51
	quote: Originally posted by Greg12v quote: Originally posted by Siberia wonder how much a small compressor and spray gun is:o this could be fun you'll need at least a 1.5hp rating compressor. pref a 2hp. you can get a semi desent ont for around the £250 mark. a gravity fed gun is the best tho, which you wount get with the compressor. only cost ya about £20 anyway Did this... with this... Suction fed gun, 0.5 hp compressor with small tank as you can see. Don't need to go all out gettin big stuff if you're not gonna be using it regularly. Granted, you have to stop and let the compressor build up again, but it gives the paint time to settle anyway... Have just upgraded my kit, but thats only because I'm doin quite a bit of sprayin. That compressor is about £100 from Machine Mart IIRC, got the gun and hose as part of a Clarke set, also from MM. :thumbs:
Greg_M	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 20:44
	quote: Originally posted by Siberia wonder how much a small compressor and spray gun is:o this could be fun you'll need at least a 1.5hp rating compressor. pref a 2hp. you can get a semi desent ont for around the £250 mark. a gravity fed gun is the best tho, which you wount get with the compressor. only cost ya about £20 anyway
Siberia	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 12:16
	wonder how much a small compressor and spray gun is:o this could be fun
oztek corsa	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 12:03
	have to say here, greg is right, high build primer,thats what i used,not a problem at all!
Rileysport	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 11:41
	balls i'm just gunna have a go and see:lol:
Siberia	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 11:20
	u make it sound so easy:lol: i bet if i tryed this i'd end up making a balls of it :lol: i just wanna spray me bumpers black cos i must have spent about 300 quid on back to black 0ver the past year :\|
Greg_M	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 09:15
	whatever mate. you wount see body shops spending 6 hours sanding it down. high build primer will not crack if applied properly. you dont need to apply loads eaither. body shops use ultra, wich will take the dimples out in about 2 coats. and can even be applied straight to plastic.
1600power	posted on 23rd Jul 04 at 01:47
	quote: Originally posted by Greg12v no no no no no. dont spend hours sanding and ruin the bumper. just rub it a tad, then use high build primer. scuff up the painted bit and respray the whole bumper, not just the half. lmao how much primer do u want to put on the bumper!!! the less paint on a plastic surface the less likely it will crack shud anything cause it to bend, the sanding method does take ages but u wont find a proper bodyshop just whacking on as much filler primer as they can then spraying over it!
Red_SXi	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 22:13
	High build prime the top half, rub down so its smooth, then give it another light coat of high build. Then remove the masking tape, scotch the bottom painted half and spray the whole bumper, if you dont want to do the whole bumper just spray the top half
mike_1.2LS96	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 21:40
	You using a compressor or spray cans? I would also recommend smoothing the line/join on the bumper, but I dunno how.
Rileysport	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 21:16
	ahhh wot the f**k to do!!!!:lol:
Greg_M	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 21:10
	no no no no no. dont spend hours sanding and ruin the bumper. just rub it a tad, then use high build primer. scuff up the painted bit and respray the whole bumper, not just the half.
Rileysport	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 21:06
	ta matey :thumbs:
1600power	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 19:57
	sand the top half using 240-400 grit sand paper until the bobble effect has been totally smoothed out, then using 800-1200 grit wet and dry resand till the whole area is super smooth! (do all the sanding with wet wet and dry paper) then its just a case of spraying on ur plastic primer and then ur colour coat!
Rileysport	posted on 22nd Jul 04 at 18:02
	right i'm spraying the top half of my bumper this weekend, unsure on prep work tho, any help? cheers andy