Ok...I promise this is the last post about my farking roof!...I have put in nearly 3 weeks of work....and I dont want to bugger it up at the last hurdle..


I have filler primed, sanded, primed, sanded, primed....

Then put on two coats of 'paint'.....let it dry....and now done another sand with 1500grit...

I plan to do another coat tommorow...with some over spray to try and blend the paint onto the existing bodywork...

But...

Do I need to sand the existing paintwork very lightly to allow the overspray to stick?..

And once the final "paint" coat has dried...do I need to sand it down again before I spray on the clearcoat....or just whack the clearcoat on over the paint?...

Its not going to be perfect....but shockingly it looks acceptable...

thoughts appreciated

hi
i would say that you need to scotch pad the whole panel that you intend to clearcoat so you can dust in the area that you need to then clearcoat the whole scotched area
you wont need to sand in between paint and clearcoat
cheers
colin

you will have to post some pics to prove you have done a good job

sounds like you are doing things right, but do put the car outside if you can and have a good look in the daylight to see if you have any patchy bits before committing to the clear coat. Spray the lacquer on in light coats, forget totally about getting it glossy, that will automatically happen when it dries. If something lands on the paint ignore it till the paint has dried then use a tack cloth to remove it. Wear latex gloves when doing anything on the paintwork and a no times touch the surface with your bare hands. Don't whatever you do spray on thick coats, only light ones. Once finished shut the door (an electric heater in the corner would be a good idea) and leave it alone till tomorrow.

[Edited on 4/11/08 by Mr Whippy]

Whats been said above is correct, I should just point out that spraying clear lacquer over what looks like a scratched up area is very confusing as your mind tells you the scratches will show straight thro! They don't, although I would suggest using 1500 after the scotch pad, then clean off with a spirit degreaser & tack b4 you start painting/lacquering - as Mr Whippy says, once done walk away it's really tempting to mess & that's usually when it all goes wrong

Hmmm...

Well I did the deed.... Its all clearcoated up...

However.... My blending between old and new paintwork doesnt look to have worked.... I have a nice crisp line between the new and old paintwork.... DOH!!!!!

Guess im going to have to polish that back with some 1500grit and then clearcoat it again lol