lukeytheduke

after weeks of debate i have finally decided to paint it white.

1.but do i paint or spray it?cant be arsed to powder coat it as i'd have to travel to far.

2. Would frozen white look shit against my diamond white saph?

3. Would hammerite do the job if i wet and dried it after? (its a long shot)

Cheers
Luke

stevieturbo

Not sure how white tins would apply.

But I painted mine black using "Fortress" satin black from B&Q. Mostly as it used normal thinners and hammerite is a pain in the hole.

But for best results I used one of those little square short bristle pad brush thingies they sell. Normal brushes were totally shit, those little ones put on a nice smooth coat.

When new test somewhere else first as there are some loose bristles and they make a mess. Once it's clean paint away.

Also found them impossible to clean properly, but new pads arent dear anyway for additional coats.

dingla rs

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hammerite is wank never mind the white they do would take 20coats to cover ,best to get some etch primer in tins and a satin black in tins ,

lukeytheduke

cheers gents i just text a mate to see how much it would cost for him to spray it.

BUT frozen white or diamond white?

stevieturbo

Again, I found it's all down to the brush.

using a normal brush was complete and utter rubbish even with black. I seemed to use loads of paint yet coverage was terrible and very streaky.
I even primered some and rubbed it down first to try and ensure that didnt happen after a friends cage didnt turn out well with hammerite.

Normal brush = shite.

Use those small flat square brushes. They're handy and quick too, and can be used off the handle for access into awkward spaces. Although for some corners a normal brush is still needed.

lukeytheduke

do u think frozen white will look to bright against my saph which is diamond white?

stevieturbo

WTF is frozen white ?

lukeytheduke

frozen white is the colour they use on the focus rs mate, diamond white is the older one on my saph

xr_craig

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frozen white will just make your car look cream

andy escos

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i think Andy will know more about paint than you will ever know as its his trade

why do you always hammer on about what you think is right time & time again, using a brush on a car is a total bodge .rant over.

lukeytheduke

ok gents so i love frozen white but will make my diamond white look even shiter

So what about this... Moonstone blue????

COCHYN

I've just done mine in high build primer with gloss black. Looks well and I'm not much of a sprayer

stevieturbo

Not everyone wants to spend a fortune painting some metal bars though. Have you spray painted every metal part of your car to a pristine concours finish ?

I rather doubt it.

And who is Andy ?

COCHYN

Gotta agree, brushed on looks shit. Even rattle cans are better than hand painting, at least it'll look even.

stevieturbo

Normal brush yes. And Ive said a normal brush is shit.

Those other ones are surprisingly good and very easy to get it even.

Just depends how much time and money you want to spend on something that is going to get scratched in use anyway.

dingla rs

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i would be andy,if your going to brush paint anything please get coach paint its made to be brush painted very old skool its what they used before celly an 2k paints ,any bodyshop suppliers will sell it and will give a far better finish with a brush and dosnt cost a lot less than hammerite anyway

andy escos

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Andy is Dingla rs

and as for paint every thing on my car to show standard then that answer would be yes

stevieturbo

Haha, Ive no patience for that at all !! They always look fantastic, but it just isnt for me.

andy escos

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The way i look at it Steve is the better i get the finish on all the car the easier it is to keep it clean .All i ever use is shampoo & a old t shirt some times multi surface cleaner for the bugs .i hate polishing bits thats not my thing either but i do like a clean car .

lukeytheduke

moonstone blue or diamond white?

Rollinz

Graphite grey

lukeytheduke

Its powder coated black already. I will either go white or moonstone blue as i think it will look nice against my white saph

R4N SS

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i would go moonstone but defo not white.

DanCossie

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pink lol

lukeytheduke

Pink or brown?

DanCossie

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meathead

just had mine shotblastered and sprayed anthracite in my s1 looks good against the white