painting tips
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painting tips
hello guys after along winter of boring body work the day has finally came to paint my rs. i wil be starting it tomorro and i have never sprayed a car before so i was wondering if any1 had any tips dos and donts that kind of thing cheers
- iain6790
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Re: painting tips
dont rush it take ya time with nice thin coats and get a good overlap, also as you come to the end of your stroke flick the spray gun.
- leighk2010
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Re: painting tips
ryght thanks. i have just finishd priming the car and there is like the odd bobbly bit in it what can this be with
- iain6790
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Re: painting tips
The old saying "Two thin coats is better than 1 thick coat" apply like crazy here.
With the bobbly bit, I would suggest using 2000 wet and dry to gently take it down. This will also highlight if the surface below hasn't been prepared properly.
With the bobbly bit, I would suggest using 2000 wet and dry to gently take it down. This will also highlight if the surface below hasn't been prepared properly.
- DanFraser
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Re: painting tips
take lots of photos of the process and post
- SammyBoy_01
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Re: painting tips
cheers for the advice lads the bobbly bits got sorted with wet and dry and my top coat came out amazing. i was going to paint it diamond white again but i went with frozen white instead so glad i did it looks so fresh just for the big build now lol
- iain6790
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Re: painting tips
99% of a good paintjob is down to the prep work, prep, prep and prep some more, can't do enough prep work, the painting is the easy bit
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