mikeb
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 01:28 PM |
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Priming Chassis - Can's , Compressor or Roll On
I'm nearlly at the point of needing to paint my chassis.
The last one I did I bought Etchweld primer which was quite expensive but a good product, I then top coated it with standard black metal paint all out
of can's. It looked realy nice but was quite expensive £80+ probably and I don't think I had enough layers.
I have the cheapo aldi aircompressor that came with the standard accessories as part of the pack.
I've never tried painting with it but happy to give it a go if it will work out more cost effective.
So has anyone done their chassis using their air compressor? how much paint and any recommendations for primer and top coat? or should I stick with
cans.
The other option is the brush or roll on paint, I'm dubious but some people claim good results, any pics??
Thanks
M
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 01:58 PM |
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only problem with spraying with a compressor is, the chassis is mostly holes. , a small spray gun with a narrow spray pattern might be a good idea.
get them from ebay for about a tenner. i got one with a 125ml cup, would need re-filling a lot, but has a good narrow spray on it.
also, not tried, but i've heard of it, and it should work, but don't know how well. try and charge the gun with a negative charge (which
*should* negatively charge the paint passing through the gun), and the chassis with a positive charge, and opposits attract. in theory. not tried it,
so don't know how effective it is, or what equipment can be used to charge.
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mikeb
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 02:23 PM |
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something like this?
GRAVITY FED MINI SPRAYGUN / TOUCH UP GUN 0.8 NOZZLE on eBay (end time 22-Jan-11 11:18:35 GMT)
or this
Mini Jet HVLP Gravity Spray Gun Smart Repair on eBay (end time 05-Feb-11 09:31:58 GMT)
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 02:28 PM |
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yep, the 2nd one is the actual one i bought, from the same seller. its pretty good
you might find the cup a bit small for a chassis though, but the bigger ones tend to spray a lot wider
[Edited on 18/1/11 by blakep82]
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marcjagman
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 04:29 PM |
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I used hammerite, with a brush.
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 05:26 PM |
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I bought the hugspaint mini jet gun to touch my bike tank up after an accident and it is a brilliant little gun but for a chassis I would brush or
roller two coats of enamel. When all the bodywork is on you don't see that much of the chassis anyway.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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