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fade-e Forums Junkie Location: Sydney Registered: June 2004	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem? Thu, 27 January 2005 16:50 if you read this before doing anything tomorrow then try this: if you have a spare part or large piece of metal then spray that, you dont need to prime it cause its nothing important but just a test piece. also when spraying keep the gun bout 20cm away at all times and spray using your arm and not your wrist. if you use your wrist then it will lay on thick in the middle where the wrist is closest to the car and less where the wrist is turned and furthest away from the car. also when spraying on the test piece use that to adjust the gun to your hand and spray technique. its always best to spray into the air to get initial adjustment of the gun that way you can adjust pressure, amount of release and spray effect (whether it sprays stright lie or gives the wide angle release). once you have done that then give the test piece a quick spray to really see how much comes out and how much of the piece gets covered. from there then you do your final adjustments to the gun to your desired rates. once your ssatisfied then spray the piece a few coates to get the hang of it (but since you have done the whole car you should have the jist of it) also you dont want to go too fast or too slow, keep it an even pace, on a rough estimate i would say cover a 1m length in about: - first coat 1second, that will give a dust coat and ggive the thicker layers something to bind to -second and third coat 1.5-2 seconds. that should be enough to lay on properly -fourth coat IF required will also be 1.5-2seconds to cover a 1m length dont give it more than 4 coats otherwise it will just get too heavy and cause issues later on. keep in mind although the thcker the paint the better it is but TOO thich will make it chip very easily and may even get too heavy that it eventually cracks and peals off. obviously leave bout 5-10min between coates depending on weather. with the clear you only need 2 coats, first one being a dust coat and then a proper coat... if she comes up well then leave for a week and then rub it back and buff it are you going to buff the car yourself? if so then be careful here cause you can burn the paint and you will need to start all over again and i mean from are metal and not just rub it back a bit. also the buffing compound is very viscous and rough. it basically scrastches the paint to shine it and also the buffing pad isnt any help either... buffing is a bit delicate in the sense that you dont want to press to hard or too soft, you dont want to over buff and burn the paint but you also dont want to under buff and leave massive scratch marks everywhere. once buffing is complete you can use some cust and polich to finish it off and then wash it... she will come up sparkling and shiny AS good luck and if you need any other tips let me know, iv painted heaps of cars in acrylic and 2PAC also so iv been through it all almost [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 05:39
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	ae86slaver	Thu, 27 January 2005 05:56
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 06:39
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	EVOSTi	Thu, 27 January 2005 07:03
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 07:10
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	twincam_ke20	Thu, 27 January 2005 07:47
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	fade-e	Thu, 27 January 2005 07:53
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 08:05
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	fade-e	Thu, 27 January 2005 08:23
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 14:27
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	rob_RA40	Thu, 27 January 2005 21:32
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	fade-e	Thu, 27 January 2005 07:51
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	gr8r-x	Thu, 27 January 2005 08:03
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Thu, 27 January 2005 08:07
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	fade-e	Thu, 27 January 2005 16:50
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	Azrael	Thu, 27 January 2005 21:02
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	BradW	Fri, 28 January 2005 09:08
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	Dale_ta22	Fri, 28 January 2005 10:47
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Fri, 28 January 2005 12:37
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	gr8r-x	Fri, 28 January 2005 21:20
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	TA22 GT	Sat, 29 January 2005 12:43
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	rthy	Sat, 29 January 2005 12:53
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	Dale_ta22	Sat, 29 January 2005 13:26
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	TA22 GT	Sat, 29 January 2005 13:29
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	rthy	Sun, 30 January 2005 13:18
	Re: Can someone help me with my paint problem?	RA28	Sun, 30 January 2005 15:17

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