fagoff Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 comments here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Jared Fisher in Thames? Top bloke. I need to drive my HJ down to see him and collect a few parts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Yep hes da man. (-: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 For HVLP setups I bought an english made Earlex setup. It cost about $200 or so and Ive painted three vehicles with it. Not show standard but fine for a daily. Probably more my skill level at laying on paint than he machine. Could have sanded down layers in between for a better finish but my patience wears thin rather than the paint... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Anna from resenes in Tauranga is looking out for a good gun for me hopefully. She did show me one English gun but it wasn't HVLP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Its like this only the gun aint so posh looking. My one is more plastic... http://www.earlex.com/earlex-hvlp-spraystation-hv5500/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 the HVLP type I want is gravity fed and works off a conventional compressor ,though they don't need as much cfm as a conventional gun. mine needs less than 10 cfm to operate at less than 20 psi and supposedly puts more paint on the car so less wastage and overspray. I did paint the HQ with it last time and have been told its not a bad finish. I just figure a better quality one should do a better job. Mine was off the interweb and cost less than $ 100. I am going to spend more time and effort on prep this time as I know that's the key to a better finish. I have done a few cars before . I'm not going back to bare metal . I'm machine sanding with 120 grt then 240 grt then dry hand sand with 320 or 400 if I can find some. Seal coat then wet and dry with 800 gt. Topcoat then flat off with 1500 gt then machine cut and polish and glaze. That's the plan anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Re your last post I personally would go up way higher with the patch that brown stuff is rust starting to happen Had the same in my Holden doors I went up 400mm got skins from earls body shop $135 + gst 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 I did think that too when I first saw it but it sands off back to clean metal its like a brown undercoat or something . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Really impressed with how the paint turned out man, I'd be super happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 I am too.(-: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Looking pretty! Can you give a summary of what products you used from Resene, also what gun you got in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 The door cards look good did you get them done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 The door cards turned out great ,the pics don't do them justice really. I did them myself , my wife did the sewed pattern for me. Ill make up a list of what products I used tomoro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagoff Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Primer was Resenes 440 industrial epoxy primer,two pack, dries very tough and hard to sand off. topcoat is Lucite LC 400, metallic acrylic lacquer,and lacquer clears, gun is an AMX MP 400. I machine sanded with 180 grt dry discs then by hand with 320 w/d paper before primer then 600 w/d paper before topcoat, clearcoat. Then flatted off with 1200 w/d cut with Evercoat, heavyduty rubbing compound ,then finished off with Juice cutting compound which took all the swirl marks out and polished like glass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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