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[Leekr89]

hey just wondering on how much paint im going to need to spray the whole of my mini, inc inside boot and floors etc, its got a fair few areas where its been rubbed down and has aerosol acrylic grey primer/ red oxide primer on it and just wondering on whether im going to have any reactions with the paint im going to be spraying over the top, im going to spray the car with 2k primer all over then white with a black roof also in 2k, any help would be very much appreciated, thanks guys

[Thorpey69]

I have just painted mine,i used 2k high build primer if i remember correctly,pretty sure i used about 1 1/2 litres of primer,this was for in and outside,but no bonnet,boot or roof as such,then top coat used another 2 litres,in hindsight i could've used another half litre to get it on a bit thicker really.

[jack_marshall]

You will find red oxide will want to react with anything you put over it. It is very much old school now and isnt compatible with modern materials. Alot of aerosol primers like to react too, but I cant say without knowing what it is.

Personally I would remove all oxide and grey primer and start your prep again. The only materials going on the car should be filler, etch primer, surface primer, seam sealer, top coat (or basecoat and clear)

To prime an entire shell inside, outside, underneath I would say you need 3 litres of primer plus hardener.

To paint an entire shell inside, outisde, underneath I would say you need 4 litres of solid top coat or 3-4 litres basecoat and 4 litres of clear.