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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

Bluey wrote:
also, can load any colour into aerosol for $11. bargain

With about 20 colours available from Supercheap at $2 a can, who needs to load?

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

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.

Go the enamel. I did my MQ with it, easy to apply, comes up with a good finish, and you can do it with an electric spraygun. It was still shiny 3 years later even if it wasnt it so cheap to give it another coat. Good luck with it.

Bluey
Just wondering how the painting saga is coming along.

Cheers Dazz

Mechman
Just seen the above pics of your truck very cool any updates

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

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

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

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.

the only pain in the ass is that killrust takes about 4 hours to dry on a cold mebournes day......

but still looks good... $80 bucks for the whole shebang

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.

What ever you do don't polish kilrust type paintjobs when dull off a bit

yeah bj42, i noticed that. just a wash and wax is all you need. polish makes the paint look cloudy for some reason..

Can u clear coat the kill rust paint to keep it Shinning!!!!
Im thinking of giving my lux a new paint job and really like the idea of a nice coat of kill rust. sets hard, can take a knock and Really protects the body work!!!
CHEERS

SASS

would be good, i think white knight make a clear, i never bothered when doing mine thou. It isn't as hard or hard wearing as a good baked paint job