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Roothy style paint job/my car painted ....?
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went to auto paint place today.
looking at acrylic paint 4l white at $100, colours at $150. but apparantly need to buff afterwards to get any decent shine. bugger that for a lark
then have synthetic enamel at $60 2l, $90 3l. guy reckons dont need to buff comes off gloss from the gun. he said prob 2l for my car . this seemed to be better option he reckoned, less fussing around and cheaper too
this does not include thinners, which range from $16 syn enamel to $22 for acrylic. then associated extras like masking, wet n dry etc
....so what do people reckon???? and, how hard is it for novice to set up gun for good result??????? so i go for red again (easy), white (less noticeable marks and cheaper) or another colour?
area54, paint job doesnt need to be bling bling, just bearable (as in, not complete shit ) this will be my drive to work car but as long as it looks average i'll be happy. and be able to afford more upgrades
also, can load any colour into aerosol for $11. bargain
looking at acrylic paint 4l white at $100, colours at $150. but apparantly need to buff afterwards to get any decent shine. bugger that for a lark
then have synthetic enamel at $60 2l, $90 3l. guy reckons dont need to buff comes off gloss from the gun. he said prob 2l for my car . this seemed to be better option he reckoned, less fussing around and cheaper too
this does not include thinners, which range from $16 syn enamel to $22 for acrylic. then associated extras like masking, wet n dry etc
....so what do people reckon???? and, how hard is it for novice to set up gun for good result??????? so i go for red again (easy), white (less noticeable marks and cheaper) or another colour?
area54, paint job doesnt need to be bling bling, just bearable (as in, not complete shit ) this will be my drive to work car but as long as it looks average i'll be happy. and be able to afford more upgrades
also, can load any colour into aerosol for $11. bargain
I used the color OCEAN from the Wattyl Killrust range. Comes in a 2 litre can from bunnings or wherever. Used one of those CIG easysprayers and just thinned it down until it went on smooth. I jut then bought 4 cans of the same stuff in the spray pak to do all the little fiddly bits.
You can buy the stuff everywhere. The job looks good, but not much wouldnt on a 30 year old FJ40....
would post a pic but looks like thats no longer an option
You can buy the stuff everywhere. The job looks good, but not much wouldnt on a 30 year old FJ40....
would post a pic but looks like thats no longer an option
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Bluey wrote:went to auto paint place today.
looking at acrylic paint 4l white at $100, colours at $150. but apparantly need to buff afterwards to get any decent shine. bugger that for a lark
then have synthetic enamel at $60 2l, $90 3l. guy reckons dont need to buff comes off gloss from the gun. he said prob 2l for my car . this seemed to be better option he reckoned, less fussing around and cheaper too
this does not include thinners, which range from $16 syn enamel to $22 for acrylic. then associated extras like masking, wet n dry etc
....so what do people reckon???? and, how hard is it for novice to set up gun for good result??????? so i go for red again (easy), white (less noticeable marks and cheaper) or another colour?
area54, paint job doesnt need to be bling bling, just bearable (as in, not complete shit ) this will be my drive to work car but as long as it looks average i'll be happy. and be able to afford more upgrades
also, can load any colour into aerosol for $11. bargain
Gun setup is not really the issue for this level of paint job, as long as the paint is at a good spraying consistency (bit more fiddly with acrylics, cake with enamels) around 30 psi or so from the compressor (but you can experiment with this - you don't want to vaporise the paint into excessive overspray). Just get the fan setting right, the rest is up to the technique and overlap.
Built, not bought.
bj42turbo wrote:Bluey
Just wondering how the painting saga is coming along.
Cheers Dazz
saga alright. everything is on hold atm, doing general repair around the house (you know what i mean, that huge "gunna to do list" that no-one does because you live there and put up with things ) so i can get some tenents in around 3 weeks. i'm moving south for winter , and now i need to find rental .
will post some pics on what i have done tho in the next few days
lance
paint
bj42turbo wrote:Mechman
Just seen the above pics of your truck very cool any updates
thanks bj42turbo!
i am pleased with how it turned out...
quick update... got a big bull bar on there now.. (never gonna rockcrawling...lol).. seats are in now, and the rewiring is 98% there.
im really staying with the army theame... going mad max way. i have found a great big tool box for the back.. its a guided missile container.. watertight... from the surplus guys.. still green with all the stenciling on the side...lol. will carry a cam net on the bonnet over the air intake (which has no hole)..
hey, what the hell.. im having fun with it...lol
Rob
ohhhhh shite... it really didnt look that deep!
well now don't laugh, but i painted my patrol with red killrust pressure packs, came out pretty damm sweet, and it was cheap. just gotta get the rego "kllrst" Anyhow it should come up good, just rub it back really well and start very light mist coats
Style Side Maverick Ute
4.2 Turbo Diesel
35" Simex
4" Procomp suspension
2" Bodylift
Fibreglass Stuff....
Now highmount & Plasma :d
4.2 Turbo Diesel
35" Simex
4" Procomp suspension
2" Bodylift
Fibreglass Stuff....
Now highmount & Plasma :d
Big Red Toy wrote:well now don't laugh, but i painted my patrol with red killrust pressure packs, came out pretty damm sweet, and it was cheap. just gotta get the rego "kllrst" Anyhow it should come up good, just rub it back really well and start very light mist coats
No laughing mate not all of us can afford two grand resprays and why would you bother with a fourby,
bj42turbo wrote:Big Red Toy wrote:well now don't laugh, but i painted my patrol with red killrust pressure packs, came out pretty damm sweet, and it was cheap. just gotta get the rego "kllrst" Anyhow it should come up good, just rub it back really well and start very light mist coats
No laughing mate not all of us can afford two grand resprays and why would you bother with a fourby,
I have seen it and it has come up pretty good.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY....
yeah, i did mine on cup day when it was about 30 degree's! i was out driving an hour later. now i've looked back at initall photo's it has gone a bit dull. next time it'll get a clear coat over the whole thing.
Style Side Maverick Ute
4.2 Turbo Diesel
35" Simex
4" Procomp suspension
2" Bodylift
Fibreglass Stuff....
Now highmount & Plasma :d
4.2 Turbo Diesel
35" Simex
4" Procomp suspension
2" Bodylift
Fibreglass Stuff....
Now highmount & Plasma :d
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