Spraying Advice

[Robert]

Trip to the scrap yard yesterday resulted in new handles and prefacelift boot handle.. to finish the badgeless boot.

The plan is to spray these red and swap with the current black ones, and also spray the mudflap things to look more smooth/subtle.

First of all, will the prefacelift handles (door and boot) fit the newer facelift model?


The spray will come from halfords.. Due to me working there and getting discount

I'm assuming prep, primer, paint, laquer. How many coats of each should i go for? And which layers to wet&dry between?

 

[ash 80]

the black handles should be rubbed down with a grey scotch bright pad(like the green pan scoueres) clean off the dust and apply 3 coats of primer 3 coats of colour and 3 of laquer.
but as for the handles fitting i don,t know

 

[Ed]

Wipe down ANYTHING your doing to spray in celulose thinners before you do spray as well, and let it dry off.

 

[Robert]

hokaycokay..

Thanks for the help.

Will pick up some spray next time I'm working and let you know how it goes

 

[p11sr20]

dont forget to flat the primer with 800 wet and dry before applying the basecoat

 

[micra man]

Yeah, as people have said really, sand down between some coats and make sure you get as smooth a surface as possible to spray on, and to laquer on. The way I get a nice shine on things I spray is to put two coats of laquer on, about 20 mins apart or so, let that dry, sand it back with 800 thne dust a coat of laquer over again, then polish it up when its dry. Brings it up to a lovely shine. Everyone has different ways of doing things, but that works for me.

 

[Antony]

hehe, another halfords lad hey?....


which branch you from...

im ripspeed specialist at 516 in Grimsby... area 5.

got a k11 super S in red

 

[TONEY]

the handles are the same

 

[Robert]

Bikehut part timer, 369 in Bodmin. I should probably know the area, but i dont

 

[Ed]

Bodmin, ill be passing there tomorrow