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[fezzasus]

5 KG resin, 5 KG chopped strand 12 brushes 5 KG filler 1 Dremel 1 orbital air sander 1 belt sander 2 x spray guns should be enough to sort out 12 years of neglect.. I hope Matty, you and I are ridding the world of silver cars, the flashbacks have got to be worth it.

[fezzasus]

Another day, another body part.

[Tony H]

That looks fantastic. What sort of prep do you have to do before painting?

[fezzasus]

That looks fantastic. What sort of prep do you have to do before painting?

Thanks.

I'll try to put a proper guide together as I progress, but this is what i'm doing at the moment.

1. Key the surface with 240 grit.

2. Inspect surface for damage (stone chips and small damage), fill, sand back with 240 grit.

3. 2 x coats of high build primer (using U-Pol P88 equal parts thinner)

4. 1 x guide coat (1 part primer, 1 part base coat, 6 parts thinner)

5. sand back guide coat with 400 grit to remove high spots.

6. Base coat (number of coats depends on colour, I can get away with two with this stuff)

7. Clear coat.

[CocoPops]

Love the colour

[Claws]

Looks amazing, can't wait to see the progress

Edited by Claws, 06 May 2013 - 03:03 PM.

[ChrisS1]

Nice one looks like you've got a decent finish there Tom. Where are you spraying? In a garage or outside? I have loads of questions, might be worth giving you a ring.

[Tony H]

So do you take the old paint off or just rough it up then primer over the old paint?

[fezzasus]

So do you take the old paint off or just rough it up then primer over the old paint?

Just rough the old paint with 240 grit. No point taking it back to the gelcoat, actually I would strongly recommend you don't do that as it's easier for paint to stick on paint than it is to stick on gelcoat.

[fezzasus]

Nice one looks like you've got a decent finish there Tom.

Where are you spraying? In a garage or outside?

I have loads of questions, might be worth giving you a ring.

Just in the garden, since i'm using solvent based paint the drying time is about 10 -15 minutes so not much chance to get crap on it. Was considering spraying in one of these to reduce contamination further: http://direct.asda.c...default,pd.html

I'll be free tomorrow evening if you want to give me a call.

[TazN]

5 KG resin,
5 KG chopped strand
12 brushes
5 KG filler

1 Dremel
1 orbital air sander
1 belt sander
2 x spray guns

should be enough to sort out 12 years of neglect.. I hope

Matty, you and I are ridding the world of silver cars, the flashbacks have got to be worth it.

Tom what spray guns are you using? feed off an air compress?

[Tony H]

And where do you get the paint? At this point you will be regretting having teased us ...

[Andrew aka Stuwy]

THAT COLOUR

[Bargi]

Another day, another body part.

So you're pull off and replacing body panels 1 at a time from the car in the front yard, you're neighbours must be wondering what's going on

[fezzasus]

It gets worse than that, yesterday I was spraying the bonnet in the garden with a face mask and shield on, but no shirt, while my retired neighbour dug his garden.

[fezzasus]

And where do you get the paint?

At this point you will be regretting having teased us ...

ebay. Search P88 for the primer, high gloss cellulose for the clear. The base coat depends on what colour code you want - find the colour code and lots of places can make it up for you, these guys look promising http://www.paints4u.com/

[Wreelybro]

Looking good Tom you in MK atm?

[fezzasus]

Afraid not, this is all in Oxford.

[TazN]

Any more sneak peaks on this Tom?

 

If I had somewhere to work no the car I'd be highly tempted to try my hand at it. If I mucked it up it would still need a respray so would only be down on the cost of the mats.

[rik]

regarding under the sill.. a technique I've used successfully before is to cut some strips of low gram fiberglass and laminate them on a flat surface and let them cure

Once they're dry peel them off the flat surface and they are strong enough to be inserted behind something and also weak enough to be able to be cut with scissors to the right shape

I would them coat them with some fast curing glue and insert behind the damage

Secure with self tapping screws if on a vertical or upside-down surface and/or use a temporary plate of metal/wood on the outside with a self tapper through the center to "pull" it into place if it's on a curve

Once its solidly in place drill some small holes in it to make sure whatever you fill over them with will stick properly