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alex.wilson
7th November 2009, 11:54 PM
hey all,
im about to respray my car and i was wondering if any one had any tips on using a gun to spray it?
the car is going to be primed and ready to go, all i need to do is paint it.
cheers
Konakid
8th November 2009, 02:07 AM
Dont rush it.

Do plenty of thin coats.

Use 2 pak paint.

make sure its between 18-25 degrees and no wind.
todd
8th November 2009, 02:31 AM
try and close it off from bugs etc too.
they love getting themselves stuck in the paint, and ruining your fun.
alex.wilson
8th November 2009, 02:48 AM
thanks guys.
helpful stuff
Dylan
8th November 2009, 06:45 AM
Make sure the area your spraying it in is spotless. If your doing it in your garage or shed hose down the floor to stop dust being kicked up when your spraying. Check your spray fan, and paint feed and air pressure on an old piece of tin or something.
starni_boy
9th November 2009, 08:37 AM
Clean the surface!!
Dylan
9th November 2009, 06:09 PM
^ with this
http://www.derek.com.au/WAX&GREASE204LT.jpg
http://www.sauldharrison.com/image.jpg

Also make sure everywhere is masked off properly, 2 pack will stick to everything and is a pain to get off
alex.wilson
11th November 2009, 12:13 AM
thanks guys
Dom86
11th November 2009, 12:22 AM
try and close it off from bugs etc too.
they love getting themselves stuck in the paint, and ruining your fun.

I can vouch for that lol.
wax on and wax off with the grease remover. make sure you wax off really well.
and a tack rag is useful too for taking stuff off the paint between coats.
alex.wilson
16th November 2009, 09:23 AM
car got painted, came out pretty good, just needs a buff, but im happy with paying $200 for materials and doing it ourselves instead of paying $800 for someone else to do it.
Rice86
16th November 2009, 12:24 PM
pics please =D
Dylan
16th November 2009, 06:13 PM
I also want to see how this turned out. Much dust in the paint, orangepeel , etc?
blair
16th November 2009, 06:45 PM
:shocked: what place does full resprays for 800?
alex.wilson
23rd November 2009, 09:59 AM
here are the pics, the body has some orange peel effect but the doors turned out way better because we used a different gun, so im thinking about painting it again after the summer with a good gun.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/0/7/0/29555.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/0/7/0/29556.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/0/7/0/29557.jpg
Dylan
23rd November 2009, 07:57 PM
Looks great. Orange peel can be removed with wet sanding with fine sandpaper 1200-2000, then some cutting compound on the buff. Just be careful around the edges and on sharp lines