James_H
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Slough, Berkshire
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hello there, right i painted my rear arches yesterday (see my project) and i sanded them down, primed them, primed again with grey primer then sanded down with 800 wet and dry, then i sprayed with arden blue paint from halfords, waited a while and sprayed again, then sprayed laquer on them a few hours later and gave 2 coats of it, fitted them today and they look really flat and not that shiney like the body work, any ideas??
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j_man
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Registered: 12th Aug 06
Location: Woolston, Cheshire
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get a pro too do it lol
or put more laquer on and polish them , cellulose is a lot thinner than 2k so takes more paint
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mac1976
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Registered: 29th Dec 06
Location: tullibody , clackmannanshire
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put about 12 coats of laquer on and keep warm
[Edited on 02-01-2008 by mac1976]
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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Warm laquer apparently works better
Im shocking at the laquer stage, so dont take my word for it, just going on what ive read.
Marcy Marc
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Kenzie
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
Location: Burnley
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try four nice thick coats of laquer (mind the drips!).
Spray the next coat before the last is dry eg. still slightly tacky.
Then let it all dry for about a week or two (sounds a long time but it needs to harden).
Now use some 1200-1500 grade wet and dry paper, used wet, and rub all over the surface, making sure the paper stays wet.
Get out the original t-cut and polish up! (may need to be done quite a few times, but keep working it.
Then apply a polish (AutoGlym Ultra deep shine is ideal because it also containes waxes)
See how you go with that, oh, and sorry about the essay lol!!
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James_H
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Cheerd Kenzie! il give that a go on the weekend, see what happends, oh btw are you a sprayer?
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Kenzie
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Registered: 16th Sep 07
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Nah mate, thats just the way i spray parts. You should see a good result. It works spot on for me!
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James_H
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ah i see, will give it a go on the weekend
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