Brush painting a car??
28-10-2010, 10:02 PM
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Brush painting a car??
Has anyone done this and had ok results? Poor mans paint lob
I know it wont be as good results as spray. I am going to do the track car from black to orange.
I have painted boat top sides before but they are smooth to start with, I used a marine paint called toplac and a decent gloss brush.
Is it best to paint on an undercoat first (High build) then the colour, then flat and polish?
what paint is best to use.
I know it wont be as good results as spray. I am going to do the track car from black to orange.
I have painted boat top sides before but they are smooth to start with, I used a marine paint called toplac and a decent gloss brush.
Is it best to paint on an undercoat first (High build) then the colour, then flat and polish?
what paint is best to use.
28-10-2010, 10:11 PM
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Use some quality automotive paint (mixed with thinners of course) and a foam roller! 
That way you get a smooth'ish 'orange-peel' finish which can be mopped and polished smooth afterwards.
Seen it done a few times...
That way you get a smooth'ish 'orange-peel' finish which can be mopped and polished smooth afterwards.
Seen it done a few times...
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29-10-2010, 11:53 AM
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I have some foam rollers. Rounded ends fo you don't get a line build up like ones with flat edges. Think I may have got some marine polyurethane... rescue orange lol same as lifeboat colour.
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My old man painted a Land Tover 109" with a roller years ago, it was red one day then bright yellow the next.
It looked really good and didnt have a single run in it, he used JCB paint.
It looked really good and didnt have a single run in it, he used JCB paint.
29-10-2010, 12:56 PM
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We painted a mk1 fiesta last year in tak paint, came out pretty well!! Also painted a mk2 fiesta in poo brown a few weekends ago!! Just keyed up the blue paint and slapped it on, looks alrite to be fair!!
29-10-2010, 03:39 PM
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We done the "BeeDub" with house paint and it came out surprisingly well. We rubbed it down and primed it first then just went at with paint brushes.
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if you are useing house hold gloss i would put some teak oil in it this will make the paint take longer to dry = less brush marks and orange peel but its hard to keep dust and flys off.
that brown fez looks the dogs
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that brown fez looks the dogs
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31-10-2010, 05:32 PM
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my m8 painted his old transit about 10 years ago in brilliant white dulux. it wasn't too bad, but it was the white'est van you have ever seen, you couldn't look at it when the sun was shining. 
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N13los - Im not sure mate, the paint came with the car, was only cheap i think!!
mk1trb - Yea it probably would, dont think his gonna bother tho, its meant to look shit!! Tis running a cvh on 40's atm, but will soon be running a 2.0zvh turbo with 40's
mk1trb - Yea it probably would, dont think his gonna bother tho, its meant to look shit!! Tis running a cvh on 40's atm, but will soon be running a 2.0zvh turbo with 40's
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Hi all,
nice brush jobs , proves it can be done, I used to work with a guy taught me how to brush paint cars, hard work and time consuming also, but the finish can be better than spray painted for bog standard colours, non of the metallics etc. He used to recommend Tekaloid synthetic enamel paint, even used to do his home decorating with it
Mike
nice brush jobs , proves it can be done, I used to work with a guy taught me how to brush paint cars, hard work and time consuming also, but the finish can be better than spray painted for bog standard colours, non of the metallics etc. He used to recommend Tekaloid synthetic enamel paint, even used to do his home decorating with it
Mike
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