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Steve M Forums Junkie Location: Adelaide Registered: June 2003	Re: TA22 respray Thu, 19 February 2004 09:50 4 litres of solid colour will only just make for two coats on an RA28, RA23 would be similar (but on the safer side). So you can bargain on around 4 litres of under coat minimum (primer surfacer) minimum 4 litres solid colour, and if you want it to last for a while, you'd do a few coats of clear on top. We mixed colour and clear on a recommendation, but the paint is a bit soft and scraches easily. Paint stripper is always a time saver, just don't wait for it to dry again, or it will stick back down again. If any parts don't lift with the stripper, there's bog under it. and you've got some serious scraping and sanding ahead of you. tip, disc type power sanders leave deep gouges in the metal, and it takes a lot of paint or a fair bit of sanding to get them out after it has been painted. A good place to start if you're unsure is the front "bikini-bottoms" bit at the front of your 23. If you plan to use any sort of metallic paint, don't expect it to last as long as the solid colours, the flakes degrade. 2 pac paint (when sprayed correctly) will come up with a fairly good finish (easier polishing job, but it is really hard and eats buffing pads) Acrylic can mean lots of cutting back and polishing, this is where the time goes. If you're just going to strip it, then get stuck into it, just be wary of anything that might leave marks in the metal, and be aware that major panels of these cars (ie. roof - rear quaters) were joined by "lead wiping", meaning that the joins are neatened up with lead, be careful sanding, it is poisonous and it also sands really quickly to leave obvious defects in the cars lines, so be carefull around the top of the rear side windows and the rear window. Go for it. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	TA22 respray	finney	Wed, 18 February 2004 09:33
	Re: TA22 respray	people100	Wed, 18 February 2004 09:58
	Re: TA22 respray	Grega	Wed, 18 February 2004 21:39
	Re: TA22 respray	Norbie	Wed, 18 February 2004 23:08
	Re: TA22 respray	-=NiGz=-	Thu, 19 February 2004 03:48
	Re: TA22 respray	Norbie	Thu, 19 February 2004 05:27
	Re: TA22 respray	finney	Thu, 19 February 2004 06:14
	Re: TA22 respray	-=NiGz=-	Thu, 19 February 2004 06:34
	Re: TA22 respray	T APLUS 22	Thu, 19 February 2004 06:21
	Re: TA22 respray	T APLUS 22	Thu, 19 February 2004 06:37
	Re: TA22 respray	-=NiGz=-	Thu, 19 February 2004 06:42
	Re: TA22 respray	Siktoy ra23	Thu, 19 February 2004 09:29
	Re: TA22 respray	-=NiGz=-	Thu, 19 February 2004 10:03
	Re: TA22 respray	Steve M	Thu, 19 February 2004 09:50
	Re: TA22 respray	kohoy	Thu, 19 February 2004 23:43
	Re: TA22 respray	finney	Fri, 20 February 2004 07:10
	Re: TA22 respray	SeptemberSquallIndustries	Fri, 20 February 2004 08:22
	Re: TA22 respray	StuC	Mon, 05 April 2004 13:49
	Re: TA22 respray	Grega	Mon, 05 April 2004 23:11
	Re: TA22 respray	Azrael	Tue, 06 April 2004 06:10
	Re: TA22 respray	StuC	Tue, 06 April 2004 07:41
	Re: TA22 respray	Grega	Tue, 06 April 2004 10:00

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