Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Want to do quite a lot of painting on the car.
Have done loads with rattle cans and think I have got pretty good at it 
So I would now like to buy myself a compressor and gun.
I don't want to spend much as I am not going to be spraying the full car etc , just panels such as tailgate and bonnet.
I'd also like to know what sort of paint I am looking for and how it is mixed etc...
Cheers
Gregor
|
STEvieXE
Member
Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
User status: Offline
|
it take professional painters years to serve their apprenticeship. 4 years in this country. At that a good spray painter is hard to come accross. plenty of average painters around. id honestly leave it to the pros. altho ifu really want to id say tom on here who works in eds garage would be a good person to ask
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
I can respect that but never asked with it in mind that I would leave it to the pros.
That was the job I did on my tailgate using rattle cans only. Thats whats "inspired" me if you like to get into using a compressor and gun and doing it properly.
Like I said Im not wanting to do big stuff that the pros do but its proven on this site that it can be done
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
+
+
=
etc etc. The finish on the mirrors is straight out of the gun, bumper is after flatting/buffing up. You'll find it much easier to get decent results straight from the gun than with cans, so it's well worth a go. As always, don't skimp on prep, and enjoy yourself
[Edited on 03-11-2006 by CorsAsh]
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Cheers, how much roughly does it all set you back ?
How are you getting on with the engine ?
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
gun was a present, but about £50 should get you something similar I think, compressor was a bargain, ex display in machine mart's cheapo corner, think it was £80 down from £130 or something.
Mask was a fiver (clearance from Homebase with filters).
Engine's back together, need to clamp up exhaust and fill coolant, then it's ready to start up!
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
You need a water filter too, you can get them on eBay for about £15 and they will do the job for small things...
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Cheers guys , what about mixing paint etc ?
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
I use cellulose, so you need it thinned right down. When I did my mirrors it was probably 60-70% thinners to paint.
|
sigibbons
Member
Registered: 10th Feb 04
User status: Offline
|
I use 2k, lovely finish on it compared to celly.
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Would the items below be suitable ?
Compressor
Gravity Fed Gun
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
And also have any of you used this site - http://www.carpaint.co.uk/automotive_paint.htm
It says they sell you the paint in single pack form ?
I take it this means it is already mixed ?
A good idea ?
|
STEvieXE
Member
Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
User status: Offline
|
have u somewhere decent to paint in??
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Yep , a nice big garage over at my grans
|
Graeme
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline
|
dont get a crap spray gun because u will realise when you come to spray that they just aint that good!
but a gd basic one will cost you around £60. or look out for a 2nd hand devillbiss or sata gun!
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
ttt
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
Try looking for a second hand gun over a new low quality one? Devillbiss ones go on ebay for a decent price. Sata ones go for a little bit more 
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Ok , cheers Ed
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
There is a Devillbis GTi for sale at the moment, it's £60 with no bids, but there are two days left. If you go down that route then make sure you get the GTi and not the SRi as the SRi is for things like smart repairs rather than normal painting....
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
(I say that because there is an SRi going for £5 at the moment )
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
Ah ok , what about the paint above that I have put the link to ?
Is that stuff good ?
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
That depends on what kind of paint it is. Seems quite decent prices though. I would say you are better off going to a Motor Factors like Brown Brothers if you have one close by as they have helped me out in the past to get the right stuff....
|
Gregor
Member
Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
User status: Offline
|
And that compressor would be ok yeah ?
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
I'm not sure, it seems very small, but Ash has a similar one which he is happy with so going by that you should be able to get away with it.
|
Dave Hay
Member
Registered: 10th Apr 02
Location: Aberdeenshire
User status: Offline
|
youll need 8cfm compressor for a good job of painting at home.
as for spray guns your looking at anything £60 and up that you can adjust as you spray (cheap ones cant be played with for spray pattern)
bearing in mind if your spraying your car and not doing it all youll need 2pac or itll look crap. celly paint is easier to use and less lethal on your lungs!
|
