I think I'm going to paint my entire chassis in matt black military paint.

It's a stainless monocoque, so lots of smooth shiny panels... any hints or tips on how to prepare the surfaces and how to apply the paint?

I would prefer to do it by brush... can this achieve a neat finish?

Finally, I also have a few tins of black epoxy mastic lying about... would certainly make it a durable finish, but anyone had any experience with this? Does it dry smooth or rough?

Cheers!

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I would prefer to do it by brush... can this achieve a neat finish?


In a word " No" it never looks right, well when i do it anyway.

If you do then you may need to etch prime first

I'd leave it Shiney

Andy

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blakep82 - 25/3/10 at 02:02 PM

leave it shiney stainless

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scootz - 25/3/10 at 02:05 PM

But shiny silver clashes with my eyes and makes my bum look big!

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iank - 25/3/10 at 02:16 PM

I'd use a mini roller with a gloss sleeve in preference to a brush.

While you can get a good finish with a brush (that's how coachbuilders used to do it) it's a bit of an art. Matt or Satin military black paint is a lot easier to do than gloss though

This site has a lot of information
http://www.stephen.hull.btinternet.co.uk/traditional.html

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Davey D - 25/3/10 at 03:04 PM

For info on correct painting technique, there is a good guide on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R37pbIySnjg

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deezee - 25/3/10 at 03:27 PM

I've painted POR 15 on loads of car stuff and as long as it goes on evenly, you never see any brush marks when it dries. Awesome stuff.

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scootz - 25/3/10 at 03:28 PM

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BenB - 25/3/10 at 03:59 PM

You can but it would take more sanding and general faffing about than spraying....

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avagolen - 25/3/10 at 05:01 PM

What about some stickyback plastic?

I have heard that there is some good stuff out there just for the job.

AvagoLen

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Danozeman - 25/3/10 at 06:06 PM

I used to work with a bloke that used to be able to brush paint enamel and get the same quality finish as with spraying.

He used to leave the lid off over night and let it thicken up. He reckoned the thicker the better then you dont get runs and it just blends itself in to itself. Use a good soft brush aswell.

If you have large flat areas id use a roller.

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D Beddows - 25/3/10 at 06:25 PM

so you're not selling it now.........? it's so hard to keep up if you are selling it put that brush down NOW!

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scootz - 25/3/10 at 06:49 PM

Depends on what day of the week it is Dave! Right now, I'm keeping! Who knows what tomorrow brings...

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D Beddows - 26/3/10 at 12:50 PM

Are they rivited together? it would look cool satin (rather than a flat matt) black with shiny rivets if that's the case BUT that's going to be impossible to do now isn't it It'll look cheap/cr*p if you just paint it all matt black just imho obviously!

Not to mention reducing the value when you do sell it

Dave

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Vindi_andy - 26/3/10 at 04:34 PM

Hes going for the stealth look

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