ed
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Is it difficult to get good results, or if I just take my time can I make it look profesional. I got an air compressor, and want to have a painted interior... So I'm considering getting a spray gun and doing it myself. Should I do it???  
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mike16v
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as long as its prepped properly and u paint in a dust free place it shud be ok
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AdamF
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not that hard really, will be fine for interiors
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1600power
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its all about taking ur time and learning from your mistakes.
A good book to buy is a book in Halfords by Haynes cheap at £15 but it'll tell u a hell of alot before u've even begun to spray anything
its called the bodyshop/bodyrepair manual or summut
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corsa_jim
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Can get realy good results if you prep it well enough ive jus been doing my dash bits 2day with jus cans n they look like a pro job just got to take your time n prep it 
Jim
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ed
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I'm doing the whole dash, and all of the plastics, so I can't do it with cans... I'll by the book, take me time and see how it goes
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FlamingCorsa
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i my dash and plastic parts with can from halford - hehe
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ed
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Really, the blue and silver in the Jag?
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Tam the diesel man
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might come in handy but this sites halped me a lot
http://www.carsprays.co.uk/
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FlamingCorsa
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yea the blue was specially made for the car being as halfords dont do it off the shelf and silver is audi silver! cans are good i think is u ask me, easy 2 use and no cleaning the gun after - hehe
u wanna get ur mits on some of the halfords flip stuff its awsome! iaz
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ed
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ooohh, yea I heard they do some cool stuff now... Might do the interior black and some silvery or bluey flip
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FlamingCorsa
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i was so tempted 2 do the whole dash in the flip then silver the other parts wud have looked mental! do that mate!!!!!
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ed
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Or I was thinking crystal flaking some of it in that same stuff as the exterior... Though that stuff aint that easy to work with
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Kris TD
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need a big enough compressor to get a decent finnish though, will get orange peel if its too small.
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ed
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We got a pretty big one... Dunno how many litres though...
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CorsAsh
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I haven't got a big compressor, but took my time and sprayed this:
with this:
No orange peel either 
[Edited on 26-05-2004 by CorsAsh]
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ed
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 Mines bigger than yours! 
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Kris TD
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small tank, but a bigish compressor that, tank size does not meen that the compressor is any bigger.
i got 2 tanks with 2 compressors rigged up together, finnish is 100% better when i use both compressors rather than just the one.
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CorsAsh
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it's what you do with it that counts...
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
small tank, but a bigish compressor that, tank size does not meen that the compressor is any bigger.
i got 2 tanks with 2 compressors rigged up together, finnish is 100% better when i use both compressors rather than just the one.
have to agree there Kris, good compressor component, but the tank empties quite quickly, have to let it refill every so often. It can help tho, as gives you time to get some fresh air...
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Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
it's what you do with it that counts...
true, to a degree, to be honest people make it out too be a lot harder than it is, aslong as you get the right paint too air mixture and dont spray too close or not put enough on on each layer then your fine.
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AdiSRI
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What is involved in changing the dash over???
The bodyshop are painting mine cheap but i have to remove and refit it....
Anyone got a guide to doing this.
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Kris TD
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what we have done with ours is got a huge empty gas bottle, and use that as an extra tank, works very well.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
it's what you do with it that counts...
true, to a degree, to be honest people make it out too be a lot harder than it is, aslong as you get the right paint too air mixture and dont spray too close or not put enough on on each layer then your fine.
Agreed, lots of fine layers is much better than trying to do one great thick layer...
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Kris TD
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i disagree with that.
i find doing a thin layer, then a wet layer gives a deeper finnish rather then loads of thin coats.
can get loads of overspray on the panel if you dont put enough on in on go and it comes out lumpy.
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