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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/01/08 01:43 PM
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I am planning on using the roller metthod but want to use the flat black tremclad. Understanding that the final polishing stage will be eliminated, I assume the wet sanding stages will still help give a nice smooth finished job? Any tips or advice with a flat paint?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/01/08 01:55 PM
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Right update of todays work. masked everything off and all that goodness. then when i had the car in the carport to start the wiping down. i went to turn the key for the radio on and slipped turning it too far. it was in gear :cry: quite a big dent has formed on the drivers side wing. didnt have tim to fix it as im on a limited time scale here so ill get another wing and paint it off the car at a later date. all the primer went on really well, didnt know what to expect as id never practiced with the primer but its not that much different. waiting overnight beforet the wet sanding starts! here are the pics of my first primer coat
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/01/08 06:08 PM
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quite a big dent has formed on the drivers side wing
And a wing is????
Primer looks great, I used Rustoleums rusty metal primer in the bed of my truck straight out of the can no thinning it went on great. If needed yiu can use a foam brush for the hard to roll area's Keep the progress pic's coming
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/01/08 06:38 PM
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not too sure what you guys call it over there, a fender maybe??!!
the panel above the front wheels!
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/01/08 11:18 PM
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not too sure what you guys call it over there, a fender maybe??!!
the panel above the front wheels!
Fender is correct, I did know what a bonnet and boot were though...
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/02/08 07:35 AM
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Thanks for the input! no iam not going the rollon looks like to much exta work.Iam going to shoot it on with a HVLP gun I have everthing lacquer primer / air /hvlp gun \etc. But need the paint and the price is right in my range color looks close to B5! Next should i clear coat it or not required and how much paint 1 gallon? Need to do door jams/trunk & hood jams/backside of hood&trunk/& rest of car & maybe bumpers F&R. `70 `Cuda mix 3:1 Thanks, JZ`Cuda
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/02/08 12:22 PM
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update day 3! did a quick wetsand today of the first primer, just mainly to get rid of the grit/dust etc that have got into the paint while drying. also put my final coat of primer on. i put a thicker layer on this time and im going to give it a mental wetsanding session tomorrow to remove orange peel and get it super smooth for the first coat of paint! one lesson ive learnt is poundland tape is [Edited by Moparts - Keep it clean], im going to have to paint alot of the black plastic black again. not too bothered tho as i was planning on doing this anyway! to the pics . . .
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/02/08 03:30 PM
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woww ,very impressive finish you got there few questions if i may ;
have you taken out the front and rear windscreens out for painting to avoid paint line on the rubbers ?
looking at the pics on your blog,i understand you have not done any wet sanding between coats ?? was the brightside paint able to lay down that good ?? if i am right ,how much of thinners did you use to thin down the paint ??
Thanks everyone for the comments.
I better answer these to clear things up.
I didn't take out the windscreen or rear window, instead I used a thick cord and placed it around underneith the window rubber, therefore when I painted, the paint was able to ge underneith the rubber.
I did wetsand between ever single coat, I didn't put any pics up of this as I felt they were pretty boring shots.
Brightside was great paint to work with, I still have almost a litre of paint left (used 3 litres on my car) so I have plenty to do any touch ups.
Here is my paint mixture I used: 375-400ml paint 100ml penetrol 75ml mineral spirits (mineral turps here in Australia)
Cheers all
i like the cord trick ,i will deffo use it
i think i will move onto bright side myself as well even though my test piece is not looking bad with a small can of rustoleum i used so far .
i have been reading about the penetrol stuff through out these threads . can you tell me if it makes the paint self level better and reduce orange peel ??
also could you tell me how you prepped the body before rolling the first coat ?? what grit papers did you use ,wet or dry etc ??
i would be well happy if my car looked like yours in the end
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/03/08 01:18 AM
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Has anyone ever tried to paint a school bus with this method? I bought a bus Im converting and it still has the school bus yellow on it, I plan on changing the color to a dark blue or maybe black. Just curious if anyone has tried this on a large scale yet?
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/03/08 11:00 AM
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just wondered if anyone knows how effective it is just doing a very light westsand inbetween coats and on the final coat doing quite a harsh wetsand to remove the orange peel.
its just ive got a limited amount of time for laying paint down (renting a garage to do it in) but i can do wetsanding as much as i need to on my drive.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/03/08 11:55 AM
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just wondered if anyone knows how effective it is just doing a very light westsand inbetween coats and on the final coat doing quite a harsh wetsand to remove the orange peel.
its just ive got a limited amount of time for laying paint down (renting a garage to do it in) but i can do wetsanding as much as i need to on my drive.
It's doable... BUT the end results will not be as good as if you had tackled the orange peel, when and as it appears. The secret to a highly glossy and professional looking end product is to be laying each coat of paint down on as smooth a surface as you can provide.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/03/08 02:32 PM
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right then, ill get up super early and sand off the peel then! here are the pics of my first coat. primered sitting in the sun . . . first coat on (a little to thick) i think the good mixing i gave the paint has really sorted the shine out! much more allready than my test peice had! tomorrow is a harsh sand to remove the peel and coat 2 (a bit thinner this time!) wish me luck
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/04/08 01:38 PM
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here is a pic of todays coat. i gave it a good wetsand before the next layer but the peel seemed to of come back. i only have one day of painting left so im going to attempt to give it a light sand tomorrow to remove the dust and get two thinnish coats on tomorrow giving about 12hours inbetweem. then im relying on there being enough paint on the car for me to sand it all level in a week or so! if not ill have to lay another coat on - just not going to be easy! im hoping that the pc 7424 copy im getting and poorboys polish ect will make up for the shine lost through the orange peel removal at the latest stage. any opinions would be great. thanks scott
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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04/04/08 06:30 PM
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Looking good dude
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Rolling Top Secret Epoxy Paint
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04/05/08 12:56 PM
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has anyone tried rolling TS-100 1-Part Epoxy? http://www.topsecretcoatings.com/ts-100_1-part_epoxy_4849812.htmfrom the description above it sounds great and comes in numerous colors. Although, the mfr doesn't supply a chip card. the price also seems pretty good. Notice they also have a hardener for this paint. Does this sound like a good idea? thanks for any ideas
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Flat black rolling
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04/05/08 07:32 PM
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I've started rolling flat black onto my car, is there a certain way to roll it so you don't see the outlines of the roller after it dries? Or is that part of the process?
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Re: Flat black rolling
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04/05/08 07:39 PM
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Yea. its called a paint gun.
I didn't ask about a paint gun I asked about a roller.
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