Quote: Originally Posted by Skitzvk ok great is the paint shop in bayswater near enzed ??? not sure i know its on dorset road, not sure what else is around it 2/477-483 DORSET RD, BAYSWATER, 3153 9729 - 6886

sorry to hijak this thread but im just wondering what brand of paints are best and where to get them? and also how to mix the paint for use with a spray gun and air compressor.

all depends on how much you want to spend, there are alot of great brands/ products on the market, all really depends on the quality of the person using them glasurit,hok,alsa, ppg, standox, dupont, debeer, all in the pointy end of the market. all paints have different ratios all will have tech sheets available when you buy them to tell you how to mix them best is to ask what your painter likes using if using someone else, they will know where to get it, or google the brand it w will list the distributers near you. Painters always add to the price of materials, it can be benificial to get prices yourself

Over the coming weeks i'll with be posting up 3 tech articles 1. Body work 3. Priming 3. Painting to help the novice painters out there so they have some idea of whats involved with painting a car and preping it. They will be very detailed with lots of pictures and tips etc. I have broken them up into 3 articles due to size, they are pretty lenghty but full of info, i'll will put each up as I finish, I've already spent 5hrs on the 1st one and i'm about half done it should be up in a few days, so please don't rush me, any painters/beaters out there pm me and when im done i'll msg them to you and i'd appriciate the input etc to improve them with stuff i've forgotten or tricks you've learnt i don't know about. dave

Dave you are a legend, site could def do with a few well written tech articles by people in the know

thatd be sick. this thread should be called 'ask dave' lol does 2pak paint go 'off'? i bought my paint at the time cause it was too good a deal to pass up but its been basically over a year since i bought it, at what point will it be no good to use?

Quote: Originally Posted by misk thatd be sick. this thread should be called 'ask dave' lol does 2pak paint go 'off'? i bought my paint at the time cause it was too good a deal to pass up but its been basically over a year since i bought it, at what point will it be no good to use? as long as its sealed up so no air gets to it it will be fine, paint manufacturers say 12 month shelf life to cover them selves, i've used paint thats 2 or 3 years old, not a problem at all cos it was sealed up well so no solvents could escape

cool, thought that was the case might be 2-3 years old by the time i get to painting the thing lol

Quote: Originally Posted by misk cool, thought that was the case might be 2-3 years old by the time i get to painting the thing lol weak

heres my home paint job. first time painting with a gun pretty much. all done in my back shed. still needs to be buffed yet. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

this was my backyard effort on my old gemi. Actually came up pretty nice considering I sprayed it out in the open in my driveway! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by FATPSI Over the coming weeks i'll with be posting up 3 tech articles 1. Body work 3. Priming 3. Painting to help the novice painters out there so they have some idea of whats involved with painting a car and preping it. They will be very detailed with lots of pictures and tips etc. I have broken them up into 3 articles due to size, they are pretty lenghty but full of info, i'll will put each up as I finish, I've already spent 5hrs on the 1st one and i'm about half done it should be up in a few days, so please don't rush me, any painters/beaters out there pm me and when im done i'll msg them to you and i'd appriciate the input etc to improve them with stuff i've forgotten or tricks you've learnt i don't know about. dave never got around to doing this?? my and my uncle just finished some rust repairs on my rear 1/4.. we painted, cleared and buffed all in the same day and it was acrylic :/ lol.. we buffed because after the paint and clear coat the colour didnt match where we had tried to blend it up the pillar, so we are gonna block it back and spray it again.. my uncle reckons the paint went on too dry.. anyone got any suggestions? this time i think ill wait a while before buffing it, just read that thing about acrylic releasing solvents for up to 6 months :/

if the paint go's on to dry i think it might be gun settings ? or your not spraying it wet enough

Quote: Originally Posted by Wkd_Vl if the paint go's on to dry ... your not spraying it wet enough lol

yeah i thought that might have been the problem Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

when ur sanding ur car for prep, do u need to take it all the way down to the metal? as im doing mine atm...

you dont need to take it to bare metal. in some cases its best to avoid going to bare metal. taking it back to the original primer is good, but dulling the clear coat works fine in come cases heres my home job after being buffed Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

ok cool... yours has come up quite well.. im just gonna do all the body work and get some one else to cure some cancer spots and paint it on mine. Also... i have a wagon and ive removed the rails on top leaving the screw holes behind, whats the best way to fill them... becuase wont bogging them just fall through or is fibreglassing them the go.. thier only small holes but i wanna do it once and do it right. thanks in advance

take the roof lining out so it doesnt catch fire and go crazy with a mig welder! then grind them all flat, then bog over the top to get it smoooooth

sounds good now i just gotta leran how to weld lol