just wonderin if anyones got any tips on sprayin metallic paints, the colour im using is venetian red, and im using a gravity fed gun, main areas im worried about is bonet, boot and roof.
cheers
the paint is acrylic also
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Originally Posted by giantbrandon
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na its not worth that much just tryin to tidy it up a bit, ive done some pretty good jobs with solid colors but this is my first metallic
I personally think that sparying metalic is heaps easier than a solid colour. Spray it much the same way just make sure you do a couple of mist coats at the end before you spray the clear. It helps to get rid of the tiger stripes and makes the little metalic particles stand up. All the best with it and let us know how you get on with it
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Originally Posted by larry
I personally think that sparying metalic is heaps easier than a solid colour. Spray it much the same way just make sure you do a couple of mist coats at the end before you spray the clear. It helps to get rid of the tiger stripes and makes the little metalic particles stand up. All the best with it and let us know how you get on with it
by mist coat do you mean thin the paint out more
get the base coats on nice and even, clear over it asap, then wait for a few days and buff the clear.
have u painted before?
if your using a gravity feed gun its prob a 1.4/1.6 tip, thin it to the consistancy u feel comfortable with, its acrylic so its easy to work with.
remember, the finish is only as good as the preperation
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Originally Posted by spewbt1
warm the surface area with a heat gun or blow dryer and sit the paint in hot water for about 5 mins.
not bein a smart ass but why do that, its usually pretty warm here anyway
By mist coats he means, hold the gun far away, and literally dust the paint on.
Do them diagonally each way, and straight across, up and down etc.
It helps get rid of mottling etc.
yeah always finnish with a light coat with metallics, but not to light or you'l get dry spray, then ya pour the clear over to bring up the shine. work as quickly as you can to keep the paint wet, and youl have less over spray to buff off.
thanx for your advice, ive already primered the car wet rubbed it and put down a few coats to get the colour right and was thinkin of wet rubbin that tommorrow to make sure its nice and smooth and then gettin stuck into it saturday mornin, so anymore suggestions would be good before saturday
there is a small patch of paint thats cracking (crows foot) near the passenger door handle, its probably twice the size of the door lock, any suggestions on wat to do with that other than bare metal
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Originally Posted by steves86
thanx for your advice, ive already primered the car wet rubbed it and put down a few coats to get the colour right and was thinkin of wet rubbin that tommorrow to make sure its nice and smooth and then gettin stuck into it saturday mornin, so anymore suggestions would be good before saturday
there is a small patch of paint thats cracking (crows foot) near the passenger door handle, its probably twice the size of the door lock, any suggestions on wat to do with that other than bare metal
What's the rest of the paint like on the door? Is it pretty good or is it faded/worn? If the paint was good and looks pretty clean/vibrant, it's possible to sand back the clearcoat, repair the damage by sanding it out, (if you hit bare metal, remember to puff some etch on it) then blend the colour back in and re-clear. It's a bit of a muck around, and tricky to do if you haven't done it before. If the door has a few dings in it and any other small cracks or crows feet, then its worth re-doing the whole door just so you know it's all sweet again. Would be annoying to fix one area, just to have another area crack due to age.
With painting the Metallic, don't try and go for a full wet coat straight up. Spray a light coat on horizontally, let it dry, then a light coat vertically, let it dry, re-apply the same way (can be a touch wetter) and you'll notice the colour covering the job. Once the job is covered in colour, your final coat will want to be cross hatched (much like SYKO3L stated). Start off from the lower left of the panel, and work diagonally towards the top right of the panel. Then do the same, but from the lower right to the upper left. Hope that makes sense. Don't spray metallic like a solid colour, it'll look sh!thouse and go all spotty/mottley. Then obviously, apply your clear. Don't forget, clean it down with prepsol and a tack rag!
One last thing, a mist/dust coat generally means a very light coat. You don't need to thin your paint out any more. There's a few ways you can do it. Adjust your air pressure, adjust your material or adjust your spraying speed. The easiest way is to just spray faster. Just a couple of quick sweeps over the job so there's a bit of colour on it. It's hard to explain without showing you. My advice, google "Spray painting tips" or "spraying with acrylic metallic" -or something along those lines. You might be lucky and find a video tutorial, or at least some pictures with information under it.
Goodluck.
yeah im sure a few people will find this thread useful, you may not get a show finish but you might be able to do a pretty good job yourself and save some cash in the mean time
hey guys sprayed the car today and cleared it come up real good pretty happy with it, but was wantin to put some more clear on it tomorrow, but theres a bit of overspray dust sittin on the car now, wat do i do with that just wipe it of or wipe it off wet rub it and then clear it again, dont know if ive explained it well enough hope someone can help.
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Originally Posted by steves86
yeah im sure a few people will find this thread useful, you may not get a show finish but you might be able to do a pretty good job yourself and save some cash in the mean time
hey guys sprayed the car today and cleared it come up real good pretty happy with it, but was wantin to put some more clear on it tomorrow, but theres a bit of overspray dust sittin on the car now, wat do i do with that just wipe it of or wipe it off wet rub it and then clear it again, dont know if ive explained it well enough hope someone can help.
Firstly, good on ya mate for doing it yourself!
Why do you want to put more clear on the car the day after? Is there any particular reason?
If you have a bit of over spray or dust in the clear, you can generally block the car back with wet&dry 1200 to get rid of the over spray or dust and buff the car back to gloss.
If you really wanted to clear the car again, you're still going to have to block the bar back once the clear is nice and dry. 1200 wet&dry again, sand all the imperfections out, clean it down, tack rag, and re-clear.
cheers
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Originally Posted by steves86
how long should i wait before cutting back and polishin the clear coat
Well i'm no guru on Acrylic paints (no any paints for that matter). I've heard of blokes leaving the car sit for 3 weeks or more before sanding and polishing. Could be a good start.
Best advice for any paint questions is the Maguires Online Forum
http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/index.php?
It has a boot load of useful tips and facts. Very helpful people.
Cheers
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Originally Posted by larry
I personally think that sparying metalic is heaps easier than a solid colour. Spray it much the same way just make sure you do a couple of mist coats at the end before you spray the clear. It helps to get rid of the tiger stripes and makes the little metalic particles stand up. All the best with it and let us know how you get on with it
yeah your right after a few pointers found the metallic much easier. started polishing it up today so far its come up awesome
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