bubblegoose Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 best to sand the offending rust before using any treatment if using any kind of acids/rust treatments then there is no need for etch primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
160jsss Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 YES started going over the car with phosphoric acid . works well have to get some real 3M green pads the cheap ones from the House are crap I had read up on using phosphoric acid on the net some one had said to rinse after with water not a good idea instant flash rust Second coat of acid fixed that up will wax and grease remover take it of before I paint ? Any one used metal ready under paint it uses a Zinc phosphoric acid base or do I just stick to a Zinc first coat I do not want to see rust in a years time . Also we use Resene auto paint at work any good ? as I hope to get it cheaper than the 3M stuff from super cheap trade less %20 THANK YOU Guys for your help in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I used a 2 pot resene on my starlet, I was pretty happy with it although I am a bit of a noob painter.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
160jsss Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 nothing wrong with with that shine I'm hoping to paint it silver still open reds a pain in the arse to paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 the scotch pads from your house are just nylon, actual scotch pads contain grit. resene is ok but has a short life span (expect it to look old faster) id probably avoid the 3m stuff just because ive never heard of anybody really using it (for exterior paint anyway) if you are going silver you will want to go base and clear, silver top coats look like cheap nasty arse, red however looks good in a 2k topcoat and isnt that hard to paint just make sure you get even coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
160jsss Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Ok another dumb question why are you meant to bog over bare steel rather than than etch primer I've got this thing about rust .I've always found rust under bog and I hate it but have to use some on a welded seam . once again thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 bog sticks to metal better than paint, if you have a welded seam it will go rusty before a clean panel anyway. the reason you often find rust under bog is one of a few 1, bog was put over rust 2, steel was left too long before being bogged/painted 3, the panel beaters dolly's will almost certainly have surface rust on them, when they smash the dent out it embeds tiny little bits of it into the steel they are repairing. these little bits act like rust seeds 4, cheap bog contains some water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusherman Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 i bought a cheep water trap/ regulator from supercheap (25 bucks worth) ibought it primaraly for the water trap as i already have a regulator, but as i have it set up it seems that buy regulating flow it just blows all the excess air out. is this how they are supposed to work it just means my poor little compressor is going fullchat trying to keep up, i would have thaught a regulator would only allow a certian ammount to flow to the hose and hold back eveything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 being cheap then maybe use your other regulator, having a small compressor cranking away non stop will make heaps of water. get one of those cheap coil air hoses and run it between the compressor and your water trap and run it up to the ceiling and back this helps to make the most of a small trap on a small system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebel county Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 does anyone know anyone in welly that does paint and panel as a side job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 quick question, i think - for a dark red paint jobbie, shall i primer gray or go black, leaning more to the latter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kierbear Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 is it neccesary to put a clear coat over laquer or nah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSM Garage Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Having troubles trying to find original paint colour. Do they still make this colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP450andLE Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Have a chat to these guys: http://www.carcolors.co.nz/ They supply my work, and can mic up any paint whatsoever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 right, new car was painted by previous owner and is a crappy job. just a single base coat no clear, and has been put on far too light in some/alot of places so it has a uneven finish and shine sorta thing. Is there anything I can do (short of repainting it) to get it a bit more even? Im not afraid to lose some of the gloss (its not really that shinny anyway/at all) so could I just go over the how car with some fine sandpaper and even it all out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Go over the whole car in a scotch brite pad - it'll dull the glossy parts down but will even out the shine. Only way to fix thin coverage is to repaint.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 yeh was thinking thats the trick. its not necessarily too thin, just put on too light/not wet enough if that makes any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 have you tried pollishing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 lol polish wont help. it would be liek trying to polish 240grit sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, glue more p240 to the bits that need fixing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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