PAINT THREAD

[lowlancer]

3 hours ago, tortron said:

The round ones?

I have a shit ton of these organic filters

 

Can send you a bag full along with a pile of prefilters

Thanks but got the 3m type with triangular sorta shaped filters. I'll grab some freshies as per Spencer's advice tomorrow. Hopefully paint this week...

[NickJ]

12 hours ago, lowlancer said:

Can confirm cup attachment goes hard^

 

What filter is everyone using on 3m masks for painting with 2k? Keen to not root my lungs tbh

3m use colour codes for their filters, Brown is the one you're after for organic solvents.
 

[xsspeed]

ive forgotten everything speeno told me about painting, and not in the right vein for this thread but im talking to a joker about a doors shut spray for my daily, he is proposing base coat followed by 2k clear. base is not 2k, is that all pretty normal?

[tortron]

52 minutes ago, xsspeed said:

ive forgotten everything speeno told me about painting, and not in the right vein for this thread but im talking to a joker about a doors shut spray for my daily, he is proposing base coat followed by 2k clear. base is not 2k, is that all pretty normal?

Base coat is normally 1k, just paint and thinner

[xsspeed]

chur, yeah realised i sound dumb posting this after a dig around and reminding myself but id forgotten everything

[rusty360]

Cheap hammer dolly set - kings birthday. Total body shop sale.

 

[cubastreet]

Does clear coat over base coat need to be 2k? I've only sprayed lacquer before... 

2k is pretty neurotoxic right?

[tortron]

no, it can be anything thats compatible with the base coat.

you can even use a 1 stage system and not use a clear

2k clear is the best tho (and has the most isocyannates)

 

 

[lowlancer]

Leaf springs on old paj have copped a hiding from boat launches over the years. Anyone got ideas on how to protect them? Get them galvanised and reassemble?

I had thoughts of marine epoxy but imagine that will wear off pretty quickly.

[dmulally]

59 minutes ago, lowlancer said:

Leaf springs on old paj have copped a hiding from boat launches over the years. Anyone got ideas on how to protect them? Get them galvanised and reassemble?

I had thoughts of marine epoxy but imagine that will wear off pretty quickly.

I'm not sure I have seen hot dipped leaf springs before. I'd pull them apart to wire brush and coat with POR15 over the surface rust remaining. It's always going to be a trouble spot. The other thing you could do is when putting back together coat with grease and then when you grease the bearings give the leafs a smear. 

[mjrstar]

I've had good results with dinitrol av30 on underbody stuff, seems to last for ages whereas most paints probably won't have the flexibility for the spring movement.

[Nominal]

Boat trailer leaf springs are usually galv, but that's a lower risk place.

Thinking of hydrogen embrittlement.

 

[JustHarry]

2 hours ago, lowlancer said:

Leaf springs on old paj have copped a hiding from boat launches over the years. Anyone got ideas on how to protect them? Get them galvanised and reassemble?

I had thoughts of marine epoxy but imagine that will wear off pretty quickly.

Probably disassembled wire buff and assemble with grease would be as good as anything.

Powder coat?

[RUNAMUCK]

Wouldn't powder coating crack when the spring flexes?

[Spencer]

Yeah clean with a wire wheel and coat in some grease/oil and call it a day.

[JustHarry]

18 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:

Wouldn't powder coating crack when the spring flexes?

I wonder what's on new utes maybe just mill scale and some thin black paint 

I know coil springs are usually powder coated 

[lowlancer]

Cheers fellas. Grease em up it is

[dmulally]

Overspray on boat. 

I had to touch up a couple of planks and rather than have a hard tape line I would feather it into the already done planks. 

Now I have a lot of dry dusty overspray where it once was gloss 2k. Any tips for getting rid of it beside sanding and polishing? Google suggests a clay bar but have never heard of it. 

 

[tortron]

Yeah claybar can help, but i think if it was over fresh paint its probably melted in a bit. get your 3m claybars off aliexpress for cheap, they work good with overspray on older paint or on glass.

 

I would probably get a buffer out and some swirl remover (which is exactly what i did last time i got overspray like that)

[dmulally]

2 hours ago, tortron said:

Yeah claybar can help, but i think if it was over fresh paint its probably melted in a bit. get your 3m claybars off aliexpress for cheap, they work good with overspray on older paint or on glass.

 

I would probably get a buffer out and some swirl remover (which is exactly what i did last time i got overspray like that)

Cheers. I have some cutting compound in the parts bin so Ill give it a whirl in a few days when it sets. Thankfully the worst of it will be below the waterline so the fish can keep their comments to themselves.