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Paint & Panel Tips

VKCOMMO

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Hey all

This thread is for any little tips you may have involving Paint & Panel work

Let us all know

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with a spay gun and compressor. dont cheap out on it. it really does effect the paint. it allwase brings out a better result.
for your compressor. get water traps so water doesnt get thru the lines on the wet paint!! it happens.. ALOT!!!
allwase try and use gravity guns they are easyer to use and give out a better end result
dont hold the gun too close the the pannel you are painting. it gives off runs and orange peel.
going to slow also effects that.
dont let go of the trigger on the gun mid pannel. it will leave uneven strokes.
spray straight and smooth through the pannel and go past the pannel as u paint.

dont touch it and allow extra drying time and get ur mixtures right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and when u **** up pay someone


if painting in a garrage or shed. wet the floor so no dust rises and make sure there is ventalation
a fan will give u this but it will also push over spray back onto the car leaving thick lumpy crap.

PRIMER IS A PAIN THE ASS!

the most common fark ups in painting is prepwork
take ur time prepping the car. wet dry sanding! dry it off and make sure its all smooth if therre is rough spots go over it again
this can take forever but its worth it..

we dont really bother using primer unless we are painting over bare metal.. some people disaggree but stfu. it works.

i dont take resposibility for ur shitness.
 

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Thanks for your input Jonno, I thought you would have said "Get dad to do it" LOL
 

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thats plan B
 

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Im respraying my bonnet bulge.

Primers on.
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Will hit it with paint tomorrow if its nice and then clear next week.

Anything special i should do when spraying clear coat
 

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if you have old paint, like really really old paint, don't bother just doing a repair on one panel. will look horrid. best to respray the whole thing....
 

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Make sure you leave rags with thinners on it on the ground and not on your bonnet! Learnt that the stupid stupid way!
 
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