Morning all, it's been a while and after a rocky start to the the year, some super fault free months K11 motoring.
A couple of years back (when we had a hot few Summer weeks) I did a re-spray on the old girl. First one I've done in many years and it came out not perfect but amazingly well considering the limitations of my skill and equipment.
Glutton for punishment but I'm thinking to try take it up a level this year maybe and would appreciate advice and experiences please.
It's a solid colour and I've eliminated any corrosion and rust proofed the life out of it .... famous last words.
Last time I made the mistake not to drain standing water out of the compressor. didn't even know you had to! did it earlier this year and at least a litter came out ... kid you not. And yes as a result I've got 2 or 3 patches on the car that have bubbled and continue to ... shame as it was a good result otherwise.
Also although I did a reasonable amount of filling and sanding, I'm seeing a few small dinks and dents that I didn't see before ... all pretty small in reality.
So I'm thinking .... remove bonnet, wings, tailgate and spray off car?
Is it sensible to consider removing the sun roof or am I asking for trouble? Same with doors ... better to do off or is that adding complexity?
Any advice on best approach, best (budget) tools and materials would also be appreciated e.g spray gun type, easy to use paints, thinners, gloss coat etc.
I have a decent Festool 150mm sander with interchangeable backing pads which does a more than decent job
Any videos, any examples you guys have done yourselves, do's, don't do's and tips would be appreciated. I'm sure there are loads of materials and examples on MSC but being a K11 repair type of guy as a rule, I'm not so familiar with the rest of the site.
And all that said, if I were to do a strip down, de-grease and make the car as ready as possible ... would it be more time/cost effective to get a more skilled pair of hands to do the flatting out and painting? .... i.e I do the monkey stuff and make it job ready for a pro? And anyone any idea of a target cost to expect for a nice finish?
Thanks in advance as always. Must be a sign things are running well if this is a job being considered
A couple of years back (when we had a hot few Summer weeks) I did a re-spray on the old girl. First one I've done in many years and it came out not perfect but amazingly well considering the limitations of my skill and equipment.
Glutton for punishment but I'm thinking to try take it up a level this year maybe and would appreciate advice and experiences please.
It's a solid colour and I've eliminated any corrosion and rust proofed the life out of it .... famous last words.
Last time I made the mistake not to drain standing water out of the compressor. didn't even know you had to! did it earlier this year and at least a litter came out ... kid you not. And yes as a result I've got 2 or 3 patches on the car that have bubbled and continue to ... shame as it was a good result otherwise.
Also although I did a reasonable amount of filling and sanding, I'm seeing a few small dinks and dents that I didn't see before ... all pretty small in reality.
So I'm thinking .... remove bonnet, wings, tailgate and spray off car?
Is it sensible to consider removing the sun roof or am I asking for trouble? Same with doors ... better to do off or is that adding complexity?
Any advice on best approach, best (budget) tools and materials would also be appreciated e.g spray gun type, easy to use paints, thinners, gloss coat etc.
I have a decent Festool 150mm sander with interchangeable backing pads which does a more than decent job
Any videos, any examples you guys have done yourselves, do's, don't do's and tips would be appreciated. I'm sure there are loads of materials and examples on MSC but being a K11 repair type of guy as a rule, I'm not so familiar with the rest of the site.
And all that said, if I were to do a strip down, de-grease and make the car as ready as possible ... would it be more time/cost effective to get a more skilled pair of hands to do the flatting out and painting? .... i.e I do the monkey stuff and make it job ready for a pro? And anyone any idea of a target cost to expect for a nice finish?
Thanks in advance as always. Must be a sign things are running well if this is a job being considered