avenger79 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Im thinking of painting it 2k ford blue. Its not metalic or pearl so do i still need a clear coat? no,you dont need to use clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort mk1 Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Cool. Is there any technique when spraying on the paint? Like how far back from the panels do i hold the gun and how thick do i put on each coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk5corty Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Will depend on gun and pressure, what kind of gun? hvlp?. If yu are using single stage 2k then no clearcoat is needed but if you are using BC/CC then it is. You may want to get more colour if your not using clear as being a newb you are very likely to get orange peel. IF you want to sand and polish it out then you are removing some of the paint, the nore paint you have the less chance of cutting through when sanding. For windscreens slip a cord in behind it so they are raised then mask teh rubber off that way paint line is not on the windscreen seal, for windows its either take out the seals or spend a while masking. As for doors and bootlid i would take them off and spray them seperate from the but AT THE SAME TIME so the colour is exactly the same. Put primer down on one day, block sand it the next, spray all colour the next day, you may find imperfection you want to sand out so do that but make sure you sand the whole car with 600 grit if left for a while so there is no adhesion issues and then spray another coat of colour. If its prepped it can be done in 5 days part time or two days full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ok, I'm gonna be painting a ae101 on monday and he says the arse end is perfect and wants me to blend the paint from the roof onto guards. How exactly do I got about this, I have an idea but dunno if it will work Help me Venga boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger79 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 so he wants the roof painted?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 nah the whole front, but the back is perfect he says.. but the roof needs to blend into the rear 1/4s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger79 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 by the time you try blending into the rear gaurds,you could have just re-sprayed the whole car. but,i take it he's supplying the paint so already it'll be close to the original colour??. mask out to a sharp line,say the rear 1/4 behind the door and a line where the roof meets. do your coats,rip of the masking and see how far of it is,if it needs blending out use some fine cutting compound on the unpainted panels and blend your paint out,make sure you see it outside in real natural lighting. depending on the texture it'l need a buff/polish to either tone it up or dull it down ch0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Mega cunt, cheers man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chrome_GT Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 anyone in chch who wants to learn to paint: Go to central city library. There is a video there that's all about diy car painting and preparation. Really really good as it assumes you know nothing and have nothing. Tels you what tools, what paint, techniques and everything. I think they paint up a celeste or something that was absolutely rotten in the sills. The video even tells you how to bog up the sills with newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 LOL!!, Won't be getting that vid out if they teach you how to bog sills with newspaper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 anyone in chch who wants to learn to paint:Go to central city library. There is a video there that's all about diy car painting and preparation. Really really good as it assumes you know nothing and have nothing. Tels you what tools, what paint, techniques and everything. I think they paint up a celeste or something that was absolutely rotten in the sills. The video even tells you how to bog up the sills with newspaper. I've seen that before so fucking funny. guy just bogs EVERYTHING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome_GT Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Yeah it was a great laugh! When i saw the bogging sills i couldn't believe it; how could a video actually hit the shelves with dodgy illegal tips. But anyway the rest of the video was pretty good though. I watched it and then went out and painted my mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger79 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 anyone in chch who wants to learn to paint:Go to central city library. There is a video there that's all about diy car painting and preparation. Really really good as it assumes you know nothing and have nothing. Tels you what tools, what paint, techniques and everything. I think they paint up a celeste or something that was absolutely rotten in the sills. The video even tells you how to bog up the sills with newspaper. I've seen that before so fucking funny. guy just bogs EVERYTHING %99.9999 of panel-beater's do the same thing, fuk i lol at people bogging sills.ITS STRUCTUAL,give it 3 months and it'l be cracked and falling out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 And thats half the reason I do my own, The spray painter who lets me use his booth/get all my stuff from is a real good cunt though & his workers are real good too afaik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenger79 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 whats the business called?,i'll spread good words BTW who's is this levin your painting chode-muncher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_rich Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 anyone in chch who wants to learn to paint:Go to central city library. There is a video there that's all about diy car painting and preparation. Really really good as it assumes you know nothing and have nothing. Tels you what tools, what paint, techniques and everything. I think they paint up a celeste or something that was absolutely rotten in the sills. The video even tells you how to bog up the sills with newspaper. I've seen that before so fucking funny. guy just bogs EVERYTHING %99.9999 of panel-beater's do the same thing, fuk i lol at people bogging sills.ITS STRUCTUAL,give it 3 months and it'l be cracked and falling out thats so true, when i bought my capri i was told it had a professional respray back in '97, all rust cut out, yet it was rusting everywhere, ground it all back, found a newspaper ad for the 1997 toyota corolla in the sill, another one in the front valace, more in the guards... gotta love it. how about the tv ad for nutech that used to play on "as seen on tv", showed how great it was at filling gaps. Dude smearing a whole tub of the shit on some basically non exsistant sills on a dirty old holden or something, awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 whats the business called?,i'll spread good words BTW who's is this levin your painting chode-muncher? My cousins, trade for beer ftw Dunno if you're talking to me about the business, but Hoopers Panel & Paint is the place I was on about, Todd (the guy who owns it) is an awesome cunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Nutech ftmfl.. hate that crap, although it is quite strong I'll admit.. took me ages to get it off the mini cause thats all my mate had, and he basically wasted a whole tub on it.. angle grinded half of it, was piled up about 1cm... in completely straight panels he = mega n00b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrupt Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 welding+nutech on fucked parts of cars pwn. after i weld up holes when repairing rust, i always chuck it over of the welded stuff. stronger and more waterproof, helps long lasting repairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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