toyworld Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 yeah cheers spence will do just being lazy asking on here really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Just done a few rattle can touch ups to one of my cars, paint was PPG dulon, using orignal toyota colour, just wondering about the overspray that has settled, its a bit rough to the touch, how soon after painting can I wet sand it (assume thats the best to use) and what grit - 1500? In this thread, guys were saying you can get away without clear coating it - appreciate it will give a better result but I hadn't planned to clear coat it as the rest of the car is average too. I was going to cut and polish the car, to deal with some of the oxidised clear coat it has on other panels, should I avoid buffing the freshly painted areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdylan Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 (edited) I am after the following paint code, Merc lists it as Nutria Brown. Does anyone know the paint code so I can go buy some to paint the 82? Here is an example of the brown: Edited November 10, 2013 by bobdylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Number 475 on this list, http://www.landiss.com/paintcodes.htm should be able to match with something close if you can't find someone with the details for the merc colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Just done a few rattle can touch ups to one of my cars, paint was PPG dulon, using orignal toyota colour, just wondering about the overspray that has settled, its a bit rough to the touch, how soon after painting can I wet sand it (assume thats the best to use) and what grit - 1500? In this thread, guys were saying you can get away without clear coating it - appreciate it will give a better result but I hadn't planned to clear coat it as the rest of the car is average too. I was going to cut and polish the car, to deal with some of the oxidised clear coat it has on other panels, should I avoid buffing the freshly painted areas? dulon is a 1k top coat and requires no clear-coat, you can wet sand the next day i would suggest a light 2000 then 3000 especially if polishing by hand (and also 1k paints are very thin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Chur, yeah I managed to come to that conclusion re single stage with a bit of effort on google. I gave it a little wash tonight and even a bit of action with a soft bristled brush was enough to take the texture off it - barely noticeable vs the roughness of the original paint. Might just buff the non touched areas to tidy up some of the oxidation that appears to be on the top layer/clear (if it was ever clear coated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Decided to paint the engine bay in my corolla, as its looking pretty ugly at the moment (different colour paint/grease and shit.) Havent done any spraying on cars yet, but this is how im planning to go about it. Clean the shit out of the bay. Would brakeleen be alright for this to get the grease off? Sand back paint till its nice and rough. Prime. Sand. Paint, sand after its dry? Anything else ive missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You going to use a proper paint system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Have access to a compressor and spray gun. unsure how good the gun is as its just a Super Cheap kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 What kind of result do you want from it? is the paint in there OK? ie will you need to go back to metal? I doubt the gun you have is very good but it will probably do if you just want to smash some paint on and roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Not looking for show quality, just one colour. The paint is alright in there now, it just looks ugly as its half black half blue. Also will probably be painting outside, although under cover, as the car isnt rolling at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escortn Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I painted my car with one of those supershit kits and it came out fine, just gota make sure you keep the tip clean. Get some wax and grease remover to get rid of all the grease and shit and use it to wipe everything down after sanding/before painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 yeah the cheap guns are ok for engine bays and 2k paints. If the surface of the engine bay is in pretty good condition you can just clean ALL the oil/grease out with a water blaster and degreaser, then rub it down with fine/grey scotch brite pad and some prepsol, then prepsol and rags, then more presol and rags till a white rag comes off clean. hit it with a coat of 1K EPOXY (can be over as soon as its flashed off without sanding in-between) primer then 2 coats of your colour (and clear if needed) and call it a day. only reason you would need to 2k primer would be if you were going for a show finish or done any welding/bogging in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 ^ yup do that, epoxy then wet coat the colour, least amount of work for a decent result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 How much paint does the engine bay of Tom's fiat need? GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 What you using 2K single stage? ie no clear? if so 1L should do it easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Base and clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 1L of each then! is he painting the whole thing eventually? haven't looked up close at how tidy it is. Useage of the base will depend what colour you are painting over and its coverage but should get away with 1L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Just tidying up the engine bay because the PO had spilt brake fluid and not cleaned it up. Same colour, the rest of it is in pretty good nick so I don't think there is any plan to paint that. To give you an Idea I made 200ml yesterday but I am thinking of making another 200ml. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 And I have 300ml of clear. You use more base than clear so I should be fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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