Mr A's painting D.I.Y.
well did some work on the car today with a tiny D.I.Y. to go with it.
step 1 strip the door
step 2 blow the door off and clean it.
step3 buzz down the edges and any imperfections in the paint.
step 4 rub it over with a scotch bright.
step 5 blow it off and clean it (thinners or wax & grease)
step 6 mask it up.
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step 7 tack rag it.
step 8 spray some etch on it.
step 9 put a coat of primer on it.
step 10 paint it.
step 11 marvel in the awsomness!!!!!!!!
this was what i used to paint it just missing the tack rag and scotch bright.
all painting done with this 2.5hp 50lt piece of shit compressor. Some tools you will most probably use
mark out the dents. the quickly run over the panel with 240 with a interface pad. apply some guide coat.
rub with some 120 using a speed file. rub to the left nice big even strokes then to the right. you should see a crisscross pattern appear
keep rubbing till all the black is gone. if you have some ripples, you may need to apply another coat. if you have some chips like i did, you can buzz them out a bit then board file them flat.
i had a couple of small dents. grab a bit of 120 and scuff the dent. wipe over with thinners. apply body filler. when dry apply guide coat. board file till all the black is gone. have a feel if needed guide coat again and rub some more.
buzz over the panel with 400. making sure you get the edges to bare metal.
blow if off and wipe down with water. wipe over with wax&grease remover.
Last edited by Mr Awsome; 3rd February 2010 at 11:54 PM.
mask it all up, wax&grease it again, spray etch on it.
2k primer with normal hardener and normal thinners mixed 4.1.1, stan s4000 1.8 HPLV works a fucking treat on such a shit compressor. now sparying primer first with a half coat. let it dry for ruffly 3-5min. then apple a full coat wait 5mins, then another one wait 5mins and one more for luck. place in sun for a few hours.
once dry apply guide coat then block with 240. then buzz with 400 with interface pad. blow off and wet rub with 800, blow off and wax&grease.
mask up and wax&grease again. blow off and tack rag. apply etch if needed. then you paint it. now you start with your edges first. then youput down a half coat and let it dry3-5mins. then apply a full coat, followed by another full coat after 3-5mins of drying time. then make sure you pull off the paper.
BANG! AWSOMENESS BITCHES!!!!!!
Fuck yeah. Thanks for that.
no probs
great gun, and awesome little writeup. props
wow, i definitely missed a few steps when i painted mine! haha.
nice job man
nice write up mate! looks tops, just needs a buff
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