anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20530&p=485573#p485573 I need some tips with my painting on my car can anyone help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Aha! A discussion thread! I've found in the past when i've painted stuff that if i get a rough surface i can usually coloursand/polish it up pretty good. try rubbing down a bit between coats and then put a couple of steady clearcoats on the top and cut them back with fine grade sandpaper then buff out. Any good to you? This worked very well with the metalflake i put on my daily, its was very bumpy with the flakes so i put loads of clear on and cut it back to smooth - i even polished it by hand and it still came out good Any word on your bits yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 sounds like a plan I'll try it tomorrow I suppose cheers and magnum bits=fail haha at this stage my recond 1800 is just going to be sitting here so im on the look out for a donor car still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 What paint type are you using? If its an enamel it should come up nice and glossy straight away and you can't touch it with sand paper for a good few weeks as far as I know. It takes a while to harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 It says acrylic lacquer topcoat on the tin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Sweet, I haven't had much experience with painting myself but I've seen a couple of cars fresh out of the booth with a paint type like that and they do look dull until buffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 sweet as. shit dont have a buffer, whats cheap as place to get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 if the finish is dusty looking try getting a little close when spraying and going a little slower if its just slightly satin looking like this then its proably just a base coat and would need a clear coat on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 took me that long to type that youve already beaten me to what type of paint it is just go a bit slower get the paint looking nice and wet when you spray it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 yeah the black was dusty as but white as smooth as so im pleased with that but it does say gloss top coat on tin and it came up satiny like that xbox so im just gonna polish it hard as tomorrow see what it ends up like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 acrylic lacquer, best give it a week otherwise your polishing efforts will be wasted, the solvents that are still in the paint will 'dry' the surface out as the evaporate making it go dull again leave it outside in the sun a few times to speed it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 ah k sweet as i suppose ill just have to wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 you can polish it now if you just want to see results, but when you get round to the final paint job leave it as long as you can bare too same as the primer, give it plenty of time do cure before painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 yeah ill just do it tomorrow because this is just practice my paintgunning skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 ill spray somthing in acrylic tomorrow and try to get a picture of the finish you should expect before and after polishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 cool thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 i attempted to polish it today but i think the polish that i had was shit as, i didn't do anything at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 what are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anhonyb Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 i dunno this crappy polish stuff re-po or something ill get some proper stuff and a polisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 if your going to paint your car youll need a full bottle any way so get the good stuff, farecla G3 a 1L bottle should surfice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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