AuthorTopic: Latest mad scheme- need spray paint advice  (Read 1470 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline brixworth-alan

  • Posts: 162
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • The new acquisition
  • Referrals: 0
Latest mad scheme- need spray paint advice
« on: September 21, 2010, 22:11:31 »
Hi- now all the big mechanicals on my s2a are slowly accelerating in the direction of the new chassis, I'm turning to the bodywork. This is in pretty undented order, but has a few coats of rubbish looking handpainted cracked faded paint. I'm loath just to sand flat and overspray as I suspect it may not have etch primer under it, but has anyone got any top tips?

Offline bobtailed disco

  • Posts: 452
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
Re: Latest mad scheme- need spray paint advice
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 10:25:13 »
Dont do what i did...
shot blast it got wrinkled pannels now lol.
But nice clean surface for 3 coats of acid etch primer then (when i get chance to finish it) 4 coats of bronze green.

Offline Range Rover Blues

  • Moderator
  • ***
  • Posts: 15218
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +3/-0
    • South Yorkshire
  • Referrals: 0
Re: Latest mad scheme- need spray paint advice
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2010, 01:43:39 »
I have a mate who resprays classic cars and when possible he starts a bare metal respray with a hot air gun of all things, far less mess than paint stripper, far less damage than shot blasting and far far quicker than sanding down.
Blue,  1988  Range Rover 3.5 EFi with plenty of toys bolted on
Chuggaboom, 1995 Range Rover Classic
1995 Range Rover Classic Vogue LSE with 5 big sticks of Blackpool rock under the bonnet.

Offline brixworth-alan

  • Posts: 162
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • The new acquisition
  • Referrals: 0
Re: Latest mad scheme- need spray paint advice
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2010, 21:22:54 »
Thanks- I did have a go with a heat gun but it takes AGES unless its on the flaky bits- probably the etch coat doesn't want to let go. But it was worth a try.

Has anyone used a self-etch high build primer? Someone suggested that could eb agood idea, but I haven't tracked down a high build primer that also etches yet.

cheers

Alan

 






SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal