I've just derusted and painted up my headlights. I started with a coat of por15 which i then flatted back and gave two top coats of hamerite
smooth from a can, as its hard and being spray should give a god finish. I used the same for the wing mirrors and they came out will and have
lasted.
However unless im doing something wrong, the paints an arse. It awful at covering, if you put any more than a drop on it runs, then it orange peels,
and tonight i even had bubbles! Never had that before.
Is there an alternative for spraying up parts thats more forgiving and or less time consuming to get right, not after 110% on the finish, just
something that looks fairly good and lasts a long time. I like it to look nice, but equally it gets used, 3K a year on mainly uk roads, mixed weather
use, etc.
Daniel
I tend to heat the can up in boiling water and also warm the surface to be sprayed this increases the pressure and also speeds up the drying process
Why not use the POR15 chassis paint - that sticks on to POR15!
Hugh
You could try a can of VHT Roll Bar and Chassis paint it's an epoxy paint so quite resistant to chemicals and knocks, not far off a fully baked
on coating. I use it on various brackets and chassis parts. I'm just in the process of spraying 4 17" alloys with it as well to give it a
proper test.
If you spray it in 2-3 light layers about 15 mins (no more or it dries and the layers don't merge) apart by the 3rd layer it will be similar to
Hamerite applied lightly with a brush but much more even and much less likely to run.
The downside is it's not the most cost effective way of spraying larger items as it's about £10 a can now 
VHT Roll Bar & Chassis paint
[Edited on 31-3-11 by bimbleuk]
quote:Might have to try that. This is with hammershite?
Originally posted by austin man
I tend to heat the can up in boiling water and also warm the surface to be sprayed this increases the pressure and also speeds up the drying process
quote:Well i did, for my chassis, but ive i am trying to aim for a highergloss finish than that!
Originally posted by hughpinder
Why not use the POR15 chassis paint - that sticks on to POR15!
Painted my chassis with Por 15 covered by Hardnose paint all put on by brush with hardly any brushmarks