Car Spraying
26-12-2005, 02:28 PM
#162
Interesting reading smit cheers 
While im here lol, whats the recomended mix for solvent basecoat 2:1?! as i was told by someone to use it 1:1?!
And whats the reccomended for the laquer 2:1 again?! and is it recomended to use 10% thinner like some?!
Work for McLaren Jez, amazing building to work in and a good bunch of lads in the paint shop (well bar a few cocks
)
Bit repetative thou as its more of a production line than anything working on the SLRs, same panels same process and same colours all the time but in reality the work itself is fookin easy!!
No worries rads, the retail on Gti's is around £300
How the fook he sells em so cheap when their made over here in the UK and he'd have to import them 2 germany then sell them i'll never know
While im here lol, whats the recomended mix for solvent basecoat 2:1?! as i was told by someone to use it 1:1?!
And whats the reccomended for the laquer 2:1 again?! and is it recomended to use 10% thinner like some?!
Work for McLaren Jez, amazing building to work in and a good bunch of lads in the paint shop (well bar a few cocks
)Bit repetative thou as its more of a production line than anything working on the SLRs, same panels same process and same colours all the time
but in reality the work itself is fookin easy!!No worries rads, the retail on Gti's is around £300
How the fook he sells em so cheap when their made over here in the UK and he'd have to import them 2 germany then sell them i'll never know
26-12-2005, 02:33 PM
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Nah mate went straight from college to there so never worked in an accident bodyshop, and all we do there is is build SLRs (and whatever the next project will be 
) and then next door they do the F1 cars but u have 2 suck like a dyson to even stand a chance of geting in there
) and then next door they do the F1 cars but u have 2 suck like a dyson to even stand a chance of geting in there
26-12-2005, 02:34 PM
#166
but in reality the work itself is fookin easy!!
Same here, Though when ido work the hours are shite
Most the time we're pissing about, or we do private work if there's none in
Other than that I spray , Planes, Trailers, Cars, Panels, Wood, Bikes, Helmets ( not airbrushing tho that is coming son
), Mag alloys.. you name it LOLAlso I can Etch Glass
26-12-2005, 02:34 PM
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just have a go mate its not like you can wrek any thing it would all just flat of ready to be re done dont get to do much painting at work im usualy buisy doing the hard work but if i can do it it cant be that hard
dont get to do much painting at work im usualy buisy doing the hard work but if i can do it it cant be that hard
26-12-2005, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
must just be me then Tone I found the fiesta, escort and van full paints i did much harder with limited tools and space than doing a small repair
I found the fiesta, escort and van full paints i did much harder with limited tools and space than doing a small repair 
26-12-2005, 02:39 PM
#171
So true mate!!!!!!!!!!!!
Got so many ppl wanting private jobs doing and got my own car 2 do, but after doing it all day its the last thing u wanna do
Specially when ive been doin anything up2 70hrs a week recently
Cheers smit, know who to blame now if it goes tits up
Got so many ppl wanting private jobs doing and got my own car 2 do, but after doing it all day its the last thing u wanna do
Specially when ive been doin anything up2 70hrs a week recently
Cheers smit, know who to blame now if it goes tits up
26-12-2005, 02:42 PM
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Same here mate! I got poeple wanting stuff building all the time, i could work everyday all day if i wanted but enough is enough at work. I get people saying ''i bet its great to stand back and look at an house you have just built isnt it? ''...im like no i just think 'thank fook thats up' and move onto next
26-12-2005, 05:06 PM
#178
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Ive just painted my shell. I fitted a new roofskin, new rearpanel, front panel, wings, scuttle, and front crossmember. I then had the shell gritblasted and etch-primed underneath. I then did all the preparation myself. All dents were DA'ed back to bare metal and filled. Whole shell was then DA'ed and scothbrited then I covered it in about 3 coats of 2-pack high build primer. This was then dry-flatted using freecut 320 and Mirka sanding pads with 3M guide coat. I basecoated it myself with DuPont Lotus Scandal Green and a friend whose bodyshop I am using put on the 2K lacquer. Pictures are a gun finish. It needs very little mopping in a couple of places due to a couple of dust particles that crept in.
As said previously all the work is in the preparation. It took me about 7 days work from 8am to 6PM to get it to a stage where it was good enough. If you're gonna do it yourself dont set a time limit when it has to be ready as you will end up cutting corners. Just keep going until your satisified. Just proves that it can be done by a non-professional to a high standard.
As said previously all the work is in the preparation. It took me about 7 days work from 8am to 6PM to get it to a stage where it was good enough. If you're gonna do it yourself dont set a time limit when it has to be ready as you will end up cutting corners. Just keep going until your satisified. Just proves that it can be done by a non-professional to a high standard.
26-12-2005, 05:58 PM
#181
Also what sanding pads did u use after 320?! we use 400 discs then superfine pads or 1000abralon wet which gives a mint finish 2 paint on!! but the abralon pads aint cheap Always thought 320 was a bit harsh to use just before topcoating but guess if u used pads after then should be fine 
Fair play 2 u thou, going back 2 bare metal is a fookin pain in the arse but results speak for themselfs as shown
At a guess smit, maybe something like a 500 cooler might be going there?!
Always thought 320 was a bit harsh to use just before topcoating but guess if u used pads after then should be fine Fair play 2 u thou, going back 2 bare metal is a fookin pain in the arse
but results speak for themselfs as shown At a guess smit, maybe something like a 500 cooler might be going there?!
26-12-2005, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Smit
Looks very smart pal Just a quick question...Why did you cut off the front slam panel in the middle?
Just a quick question...Why did you cut off the front slam panel in the middle?
01-01-2006, 11:48 AM
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Jesus this thread has escalated a little since I have been offline!!!
Nothing more needs to be said really... I will add I personally have never "trained" in paint spraying, I simply read books at the age of 14-15... tought myself....
This was the first car I sprayed (ICI 2k in erm 1997??) Even though I do say it myself it REALLY was the bollox, was as flat as glass... door shuts engine bay inside underneath the lot
Didnt have an oven and used a DeVilbiss JGA, which I still use to this day!!!
I have only done 3 or 4 full repaints
again I'm nnot a painter, but if you take your time and put your mind to it it can be done, though I will suggest there is a "knack" to it IMO,... Not just anyone can do it ..
Nothing more needs to be said really... I will add I personally have never "trained" in paint spraying, I simply read books at the age of 14-15... tought myself....
This was the first car I sprayed (ICI 2k in erm 1997??) Even though I do say it myself it REALLY was the bollox, was as flat as glass... door shuts engine bay inside underneath the lot
Didnt have an oven and used a DeVilbiss JGA, which I still use to this day!!!
I have only done 3 or 4 full repaints
again I'm nnot a painter, but if you take your time and put your mind to it it can be done, though I will suggest there is a "knack" to it IMO,... Not just anyone can do it ..
02-01-2006, 10:40 AM
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I find you cant get enough paint for ALL jobs in the gravity guns.. though I do fancy a nice gravity GTI for basecoat, I usually just paint in high solids if single colour
I have got some lovely spot pots which go in the cup of the suction JGA too, they are the bollox, can put very little paint in them and very little wastage for smaller jobs!!
I have got some lovely spot pots which go in the cup of the suction JGA too, they are the bollox, can put very little paint in them and very little wastage for smaller jobs!!
02-01-2006, 10:48 AM
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I've not got a suction yet.., But am after one in the next few months, As the bike club on my base is wanting a few frames/Panels done etc etc
All in different colours
So im going to get a few pots etc aswell
Damo.. Do you know how much a suction can hold?
Not used one for a while
All in different colours
So im going to get a few pots etc aswell
Damo.. Do you know how much a suction can hold?
Not used one for a while
02-01-2006, 10:58 AM
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The JGA you posted a picture of is over 1 Ltr IIRC.. but the spot pots which fit inside are prob as little as 300ml, but the pickup is less than a centimetre from the bottom as opposed to the usual 2-3cm with the big pot..
Wouldnt you be better off using the gravity anyway?
Wouldnt you be better off using the gravity anyway?
02-01-2006, 12:21 PM
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i have a cheap gravity fed gun which has produced acceptable results... im investing in a new gun soon as im painting Lizas 2i & my mums Orion Turbo bumpers!
02-01-2006, 12:49 PM
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ive worked in a bodyshop for 3 1/2 years,
ive never been to college to learn, just picked it up.
u can have your head buried in a book for years but you cant beat experiance
i repaired, prepped and resprayed my whole car. normally at work i do whole sides, or rear or front ends but not whole cars, im chuffed to bits how it came out
[img]https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/mikeem50/000_00411.jpg[/img
ive never been to college to learn, just picked it up.
u can have your head buried in a book for years but you cant beat experiance
i repaired, prepped and resprayed my whole car. normally at work i do whole sides, or rear or front ends but not whole cars, im chuffed to bits how it came out
[img]https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/mikeem50/000_00411.jpg[/img
02-01-2006, 01:20 PM
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Wicked thread. Passion ford info at its best.
im really thinking about this as a new job when i can just one question lads do you really need to neal down to paint motas? do you bend down from the waist? strange question i know but i got jon wayne knees and cant neal
