sheepers Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 the more i look at it the more i like the colour. i reckon its just dark enough without being to black and its just black enough to be not to bright. its Rosso red. which has a couple of different codes. ill get the code for this particular version. its red base with about a quarter magenta and a drop of black. that's it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I may prefer it a shade darker but won't know until it's all gloriously complete on your selling Celica. Sellica. Silica. Sand. Sandy. I won't know until Sandy tells me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi man. Love seeing your work. I have a question. You spray in your garage. How do you set up your garage. Do you have a extraction system? I painted some furniture a few weeks ago and masked off the garage, over spray every where. Just looking for ideas from someone with a similar situation. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I put plastic over everything personally, those big rolls are like $100 and last for ages. A gun with a soft spray pattern makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 everything in my shed is covered in shit. EVERYTHING! i just blaze away and let the overspray fall where it falls. this protec paint im using doesn't stick to everything like durepox does so you can wipe it off latter. when i start doing colour ill have a clean up and put plastic over the top of most things. the plastic masking film comes in a roll that has lasted me ages so far and i just use some of that to cover things. i think the roll was 30$ or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Thanks . I have a set of full 2.4m curtains that I have up that seprate the half of the shed that I use. But it's the gaps in the rafters where it went up and over . My brand new lawn mower is covered in spray. Door open or door closed? I'm going to replace a window with some sort of fan set up to pull the over spray away from my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 i leave the bottom of the big door open about 300mm, if its super windy i close it. ill keep it closed while spraying colour just so the wind doesn't stir up the massive amount of dust there is in my shed. from past experience it takes about 6 months after finishing a car to get the shit of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yep thought so . I'm planning on changing the layout in the shed this summer and if I get it right I will not have as much of an issue as the curtains will be enough. So a summer of a turpy rag will be in front of me. So you are spraying the jams, engine bay, cabin and boot then your mate sprays the outside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 yep. same as the crown and the blue car. should be starting colour this week i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 rossi red? I like it, no orange, just a nice deep red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 possibly. thats not a very accurate representation of the true colour of that car but it is a good red. ill ask Scand if he knows what the code for his car is. it was painted when he bought it so he might have it, he might not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 true, dem fancy camera people know all the tricks! I've been on the look out for a nice red myself, so I'm keen to see how this turns out. has been a great thread to follow, keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 thanks man! ill have a bit more colour on things hopefully this week so that might help. your more than welcome to come over and have a look in the flesh if you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 If that is sprayed in the og colour it will be ar501 alfa rosso. If not, then no clue haha. When I sprayed my one I used the simpler of the two ar501 codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Vapour Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thats scary looking. I have read reports of the protec epoxys not taking paint very well, could it of been this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Straight away that looks like you didn't wait long enough? if thats not the problem then your paint system isn't compatible? I have wetted over epotec epoxy (the green one you use) with almost every kind of 2K urethane and base coat with no trouble yet. If you loaded up the thinners to get it to go down smooth it could take ages to gas? I don't really know. I leave like an hour between wet coats these days and I'm in a lusher climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 yea its probably that the primer wasn't dry enough. i waited the amount of time they told me (45 minutes when its cold) and it had gone all matt on the surface like it does when its flashed off but it still turned to shit. i guess ill have to wait longer? it was pretty cold last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Dunno, cant help, but is a sweet as colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Yea man if it's cold you should wait way longer, have another cup of tea between coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 yea, id been working my arse off all night so i didn't really grasp how cold it was. lesson learned. i reckon ill wait a minimum on hour and a half from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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