Painting techniques
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rolesyboy
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Painting techniques
Would anybody mind helping me out please? I would like to know the basic steps of painting the various bits for my restoration that I am undertaking. I am using cellulose. Usually I bare metal the parts then start with etch primer, flat with 400, prime again, flat with 400, then apply a top coat. How many top coats are generally required and do I need to flat off between top coats? If yes then what grade of paper is best to use and do I use soap?? When I have added the final coat what do I do? Leave can-finish or flat again with 1200 and soapy water? Only bits and bobs but there are a lot of them and it is too fiddly for a painter to bugger about with to make it worthwhile. Cheers. Mark
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mk1rally
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Re: Painting techniques
To me, it depends where it is going (I.e what parts).
Your prep seems fine (keeping everything clean and dry. tack wiped too) but Id still apply a guide coat to rub back with a block and hand before external body panels got paint.
If it was a shell then I would apply say 6 coat's, generally thining out the last one before flatting off with 2000's and then buff. Depends on how it flows. Ideally you shouldnt need to cut back and buff but I'm not that good!!
Parts, well id try and get it right out of the gun, with the prep you mentioned previously though I would flat the primer before the top coat with 800's.
Also remeber, they were not that good out of the factory!!
A good gun and a decent, dry compressor is always a good start!!
Your prep seems fine (keeping everything clean and dry. tack wiped too) but Id still apply a guide coat to rub back with a block and hand before external body panels got paint.
If it was a shell then I would apply say 6 coat's, generally thining out the last one before flatting off with 2000's and then buff. Depends on how it flows. Ideally you shouldnt need to cut back and buff but I'm not that good!!
Parts, well id try and get it right out of the gun, with the prep you mentioned previously though I would flat the primer before the top coat with 800's.
Also remeber, they were not that good out of the factory!!
A good gun and a decent, dry compressor is always a good start!!