PAINT THREAD

[Sunbeam]

LVMP guns… ok for home warrior? 6CFM at 36psi sounds pretty compressor friendly.

[NickJ]

I have a cheap one, its crap.

good for primer thats gunna get a sand or motivation to purchase a nicer gun

 

[Sunbeam]

On 01/11/2023 at 19:06, NickJ said:

I have a cheap one, its crap.

good for primer thats gunna get a sand or motivation to purchase a nicer gun

 

What brand and price point are we talking? Total bodyshop is clearing some at very steep discounts. Italco brand

[NickJ]

Non branded and likely came from toolshed or similar, I find it doesn't get the velocity at the tip to atomise nicely and when I ramped the pressure up to compensate it really didn't like it.

[Willdat?]

Polishing pads and general touch up supplies, where does the hive mind get them from? The more YouTube I watch, the more I think I can't make these deep scratches worse...

Tune in next year for when I have to spray the boring daily in bed liner...

[87creepin]

I like detail depot

[Bling]

Typically an automotive paint shop for me. I find my local one is cheaper than SCA / Repco for pretty much everything. Mine is Spraystore, but if you have an automotive paint shop in town, which I imagine you do, i'd go hit them up when you're mobile again and see what they got.

[87creepin]

Who do you guys use for 3M abrasives? I’ve got a feeling autolink supply them. 
 

I’m over using the cheap stuff 

edit: seen smits group do them, but I’m after 125mm discs not 150mm. 

[rusty360]

Yeah 150mm is the most common size in panel shop world, 125mm is more diy etc.

150mm discs normally cheaper for that reason to.

[Early jap nuter]

Wyatt tools do all the Rupes stuff and somtimes have good deals on sanding discs

[Bling]

I get all my 125 sanding discs from Spaystore (Smits). They might just not list them online. I never had a problem sourcing them and I needed a fair few for the project. Often they just had to get them from behind the counter rather than the limited options on the store shelves.

[cletus]

Faded/dull clear coat

It has not bubbled or lifted yet but it's not far off 

Is there any magic jizz that restores this back to concours perfection? Or does a half decent job of slowing the inevitable march of time and deterioration?

 

Or should I spend my time on more productive things 

 

 

[sheepers]

You could try giving it a cut. 

If you're only doing the roof it probably won't take toooooo long. 

Pacer products super cut followed by ultra cut then a decent swirl remover and you'll be golden

[mjrstar]

Is suspect it could be too far gone to polish, I'd probably nail it with some 1200 on an orbital and blow some fresh clear over the top. Not exactly magic jizz though.

[ThePog]

I realised I have run out of Brunox convertor/primer, I had a ring around and it seems the only spray on equivalent is crc, does anyone rate this or should I hold out for the brunox?

[Bling]

Need to be spray on? I have brush on in CHCH I don't plan to use anytime soon. Kicker is would need to have someone grab it as posting it will be a ballache.

[ThePog]

Brush on would be ok for a lot of what I am doing...

I do know someone coming to chch in the next couple of days, what part of town are you?

Happy to flick some cash your way.

[Bling]

Flick me a PM, will dig it out. I'm based in Prebbleton so south area. Not worried about coin, better it gets used than goes to waste here.

[87creepin]

On 26/12/2023 at 16:40, ThePog said:

I realised I have run out of Brunox convertor/primer, I had a ring around and it seems the only spray on equivalent is crc, does anyone rate this or should I hold out for the brunox?

I would wait, brunox is much better than crc. It sounds like you need it asap and can’t wait for a courier?

[ThePog]

1 minute ago, 87creepin said:

I would wait, brunox is much better than crc. It sounds like you need it asap and can’t wait for a courier?

Yea I have been pretty happy with the results so far. The paint shop will probably be open on Wednesday, and I have plenty to go on with in the meantime..