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DJ Compassion

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5th May 05 at 20:55

anyone got any advice, been going over the car found some bitsw and bobs taht need sorting out, rust patches, stone chips and anoyying light colour patches down the doors where the red go faster stripes used to be!!!!

just had a new wing mirror and had to spray it, done a phat job, just need to laquar it now.

my only worries are mid panel jobs where you have to blend it in. theres no way im paying some pikey garage bloke to do a job half hearted when i can do it.

anyway rambling on, anyone know much about blending in new paint to old paint?

also, the nasty standard arches and black bits on bumpers, any advice will be greatly taken on board.

my shed...

Gaz

[Edited on 05-05-2005 by DJ Compassion]

[Edited on 05-05-2005 by DJ Compassion]

sigibbons

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5th May 05 at 21:32

your not using cans are you?

Poot

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5th May 05 at 22:06

I'll be colour coding my bumpers in the summer, I was going to use cans of undercoat, flame red and laquer then?

DJ Compassion

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5th May 05 at 22:07

i did for the wing mirror

3CorsaMeal

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5th May 05 at 22:31

i been doing some repairs on my smoke grey corsa with rattle cans, not the best method but saves some money and stops the rust.

on plastics i use 80grit first, that gets it really rough, almost furry looking, then 120grit and then 400grit, until its smooth, then a plastic primer, then i use filler primer, let that dry 24hrs, then sand with 800grit, and repeat till very smooth, then paint it, rub it down lightly till flat, then laquer it

Kyle T

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5th May 05 at 22:38

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i been doing some repairs on my smoke grey corsa with rattle cans, not the best method but saves some money and stops the rust.

on plastics i use 80grit first, that gets it really rough, almost furry looking, then 120grit and then 400grit, until its smooth, then a plastic primer, then i use filler primer, let that dry 24hrs, then sand with 800grit, and repeat till very smooth, then paint it, rub it down lightly till flat, then laquer it

You mean with 800grit?

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slugger_54132

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5th May 05 at 22:39

higher than 800 if you have it!

Kyle T

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5th May 05 at 23:05

would 1200 be about right? or higher?

Im going to be respraying a mirror soon.

Also is the best paint to get the stuff from vaux? how much is a can of it from vaux?

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3CorsaMeal

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6th May 05 at 09:45

i have used 1200grit wet for the rubbing down of paint but just used plain paper this time.

will get some photos of the mirrors, they just drying now

i've used halfords and vauxhall cans, but have found them both to be slightly darker then normal

3CorsaMeal

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6th May 05 at 09:47

Here is some pics of the prepwork i did

as they came

sanded with 80grit

sprayed with filler primer

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6th May 05 at 10:25

DJ Compassion

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6th May 05 at 11:07

so how do i blend int he new paint to the old paint

do i have to sand the laquar down at all?

Gaz

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6th May 05 at 15:52

Looks good 3CM, Cheers

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Poot

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8th May 05 at 19:55

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i been doing some repairs on my smoke grey corsa with rattle cans, not the best method but saves some money and stops the rust.

on plastics i use 80grit first, that gets it really rough, almost furry looking, then 120grit and then 400grit, until its smooth, then a plastic primer, then i use filler primer, let that dry 24hrs, then sand with 800grit, and repeat till very smooth, then paint it, rub it down lightly till flat, then laquer it

I can use this method on bumpers? was going to colour code them soon, what sort of sander do you use? Orbital?

cheers

[Edited on 08-05-2005 by Poot]

3CorsaMeal

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9th May 05 at 09:10

i just sand it by hand

and it will work for bumpers, but is a lot to spray with spray cans

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9th May 05 at 09:20

When's best to apply the lacquer?

Soon after the top coat of colour is dry, like 15 minutes?

or

Wait unitl following day, lightly sand, then apply?

[Edited on 09-05-2005 by slugger_54132]

3CorsaMeal

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9th May 05 at 09:38

quote:
Originally posted by slugger_54132
When's best to apply the lacquer?

Soon after the top coat of colour is dry, like 15 minutes?

or

Wait unitl following day, lightly sand, then apply?

[Edited on 09-05-2005 by slugger_54132]

i wait 24hrs

3CorsaMeal

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9th May 05 at 09:40

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Compassion
so how do i blend int he new paint to the old paint

do i have to sand the laquar down at all?

Gaz

don't know i never done it, think u leave the existing laquers, and when u spray new stuff move the masking tape further out with each coat of paint, then laquer and use a rubbing compound

DJ Compassion

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9th May 05 at 15:43

got ya.....
mirrors come out really well

altho a little bumpy.

rubbing compound? tell me more? what sort, where from?

Gaz

CorsAsh

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9th May 05 at 15:49

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Compassion
got ya.....
mirrors come out really well altho a little bumpy.

rubbing compound? tell me more? what sort, where from?

Gaz

£1.99 metal polish from Morrisons, works just as well as more expensive G3 cutting compounds...

3CorsaMeal

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9th May 05 at 15:51

they not bumpy, thats the metallic bits shining in the camera flash

rubbing compund is just an abrasive paste, can buy it in halfords

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