Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 9/9/18 at 01:40 PM |
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Great result!
That shows you learnt from your previous experience...
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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craigdiver
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| posted on 9/9/18 at 02:37 PM |
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Originally posted by Angel Acevedo
Great result!
That shows you learnt from your previous experience...
Yes Angel, wasn’t going to make that mistake again. Been back to check the paintwork and I can report that the paint has stayed on the car and not all
run off onto the floor!
If it ain't broken, fix it anyway (just because).
Building - BMW powered Haynes Roadster/442E hybrid.
Volvo C30 T5 Polestar
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 9/9/18 at 06:57 PM |
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Was the white 2k paint a cheap ready-mixed colour (as opposed to mixed to your paint code)?
It seems a lot of the ready mixed stuff is just 2:1, it certainly seems thinner than the far more expensivemied to code stuff I have bought.
I had some runs in a hardtop I was spraying for a friend. Turns out it is worth about £1500, and he supplied paint that is £20 a litre. I let it
harden off for 24 hours, flatted with 600 then 800, and wacked another coat on this time without the thinners. Job done....
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craigdiver
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| posted on 9/9/18 at 07:10 PM |
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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
Was the white 2k paint a cheap ready-mixed colour (as opposed to mixed to your paint code)?
It seems a lot of the ready mixed stuff is just 2:1, it certainly seems thinner than the far more expensivemied to code stuff I have bought.
I had some runs in a hardtop I was spraying for a friend. Turns out it is worth about £1500, and he supplied paint that is £20 a litre. I let it
harden off for 24 hours, flatted with 600 then 800, and wacked another coat on this time without the thinners. Job done....
It was colour matched to my GRP nose cone and custom mixed specially for me. The mistakes I made were adding the thinners and spraying too much paint
in one pass.
If it ain't broken, fix it anyway (just because).
Building - BMW powered Haynes Roadster/442E hybrid.
Volvo C30 T5 Polestar
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ArAKern
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| posted on 10/9/18 at 06:25 AM |
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Looking good!
I just finished spraying my phoenix first time DIY. The advice you have been given so far is spot on especially wetting down the floor.
Only thing I would add is read the data sheets for the paint and follow them.
One question did you swap back to a smaller 1.3 / 1.4 needle gun when doing the base coat ? May explain your Niagara falls issue.
Also just expect a fair amount of dust in the clear it cannot be helped.
Ps I learnt from "The Gunman" on YouTube.
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craigdiver
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| posted on 10/9/18 at 06:55 PM |
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Originally posted by ArAKern
Looking good!
I just finished spraying my phoenix first time DIY. The advice you have been given so far is spot on especially wetting down the floor.
Only thing I would add is read the data sheets for the paint and follow them.
One question did you swap back to a smaller 1.3 / 1.4 needle gun when doing the base coat ? May explain your Niagara falls issue.
Also just expect a fair amount of dust in the clear it cannot be helped.
Ps I learnt from "The Gunman" on YouTube.
Yes, switched back to small spray gun with 1.4mm nozzle. Also just mixed paint and hardner - never added any thinners. Watched a few of the gunman
videos - top man, definitely knows his way round a spray gun
If it ain't broken, fix it anyway (just because).
Building - BMW powered Haynes Roadster/442E hybrid.
Volvo C30 T5 Polestar
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