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Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: How much paint? - Please comment people :(
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Wed, 02 July 2003 09:09
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When i painted my ke20, i bought 3ltrs of hmm..shit i cant remember the name, but it was a metalic blue colour, i had about 7-800ml left over, just enough for touch ups and stuff at a later date.
with acrylic's you have to thin in at about 1part acrylic to 3parts thinner, wether metalics have to be thinner to get the effect more i dunno, but its good to have it a bit thin anwyay, got a mate whos works at Castlemaine Street Rod Resteration (spray painter) and yeh, he got all the paint for me, pre-thinned it all and everything, was heaps easy 
How many 1sqm would a car be, 8-10sqm my guess would be.
Also, whites not a very good coverer over its self, and might take a few coats to cover properly, only put thin coats and allow it to tack off before recoating.
It would be quicker to use a base coat then a clear, can do it in a day (done a mates 1200 in a day, and was dry that evening)
it might be in 2pak which you might not like, i dunno, it all comes down to personal choice i spose, anyways, iv prolly just
ranted on a bit to much, good luck dude
and take your time, dont rush it cos it will show up.
also, wet and dry it with like 1200 or something really fine before the final coat.
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