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[Ben_O]

I tend to keep the spray pattern to quite a small fan when using primer

In tight spaces, I go just bigger than spot and on larger areas i have the fan about 2-3 inches high

 

It goes on much wetter then

Edited by Ben_O, 26 September 2017 - 09:29 PM.

[pete l]

What is OCTORAL ?

Edited by pete l, 27 September 2017 - 08:50 AM.

[pete l]

Found it, paint etc.

 

Is this the Rolls Royce of paint and laquer ?

[sonikk4]

Found it, paint etc.

 

Is this the Rolls Royce of paint and laquer ?

 

Pete, Ben_o on here recommended it. Now i have got the mixing quantities right its good stuff.

[Ben_O]

Found it, paint etc.

 

Is this the Rolls Royce of paint and laquer ?

It's a professional paint system which I recently switched to and have found it very good quality with excellent properties so recommended it to Neil.

 

Not cheap but not the most expensive either.

Cheers

 

Ben

[sonikk4]

Right, that was a day to forget. Everything went well with the flatting back.

 

So it at the point of now being ready for more coats of primer. Wheeled it back in and panel wiped it down. While i was waiting for the panel wipe to flash off, i prepped the compressors ready to start painting.  However the 100ltr one decided it had had enough of working and promptly blew up. Bugger.

 

Now luckily under the cabinet was a 2 1/2hp 50 ltr compressor we used for pumping up tires so that got roped into use as a supply for my air fed mask. Not the best and it is very marginal but it works.......just!!

 

So on with the mask and............................no bloody air  the connector had not seated so that was an easy fix. Started spraying and the primer mix was far far better and went on nicely. Then NO BLOODY AIR again. This time the connector on the mask had unwound causing me to leg it out of the workshop sharpish.   So reattached, tightened and cracked on again. 2 good coats all over then disaster, i must have caught the l/h quarter panel with the airlines and marked it. 

 

I gave it a heavy coat of primer and yup it ran but not that bothered as it will flat back nicely.

 

So ended up with this again

 

And the knackered compressor and its stand in

 

So the plan tomorrow is to flat back the outside of the car and the engine bay, the seat crossmember, the companion bins and waist rails. I will do the boot to a degree as well. Then its masking time so the boot and inside of the car can be top coated.

[73MkIII]

Shame about the quarter panel but looking good. Can't wait to see the blue go on.

[g111mds]

looking good.

[Daz1968]

Looking good, not sure what you have to use as a guide coat, but I bought some mirka dry guide coat powder and it was very good,

[sonikk4]

Looking good, not sure what you have to use as a guide coat, but I bought some mirka dry guide coat powder and it was very good,

 

Mmm that got me thinking, luckily i also bought two mixed aerosols when i bought the paint so used one of those as my guide coat. Seemed to work ok and used very little as it goes. 

[sonikk4]

So today was guide coat application and more bloody blocking, so guide coat on

 

Then it was all blocked and touched up where required.

 

Got to pick up and extra ltr of 2K tomorrow for a back up.

[Marco1972]

Looking good Neil
All that hard work is paying off
I’d have loved to have painted mine but loosing my garage space put paid to that
The small issue of me not having the first idea of how to paint a car may have played a part too
When’s the paint going on ?

Best of luck with it

Mark

[73MkIII]

So today was guide coat application and more bloody blocking, so guide coat on

 
Then it was all blocked and touched up where required.

Got to pick up and extra ltr of 2K tomorrow for a back up.

How much paint are you allowing for the complete paint job? And how much primer did you go through?

[sonikk4]

 

So today was guide coat application and more bloody blocking, so guide coat on

 
Then it was all blocked and touched up where required.

Got to pick up and extra ltr of 2K tomorrow for a back up.

How much paint are you allowing for the complete paint job? And how much primer did you go through?

 

 

I have bought 5ltrs of Topcoat, 5 lts of thinners, 2.5 ltrs of hardener. The Octoral, 3 ltrs, 5ltrs of thinners and 3 ltrs of hardener. I used 1.5ltrs of Octoral.

 

I reckon i will get through 4 ltrs in total of topcoat, with one as back up.

[sonikk4]

Well here we are at D Day or should that be Paint day.

 

So after flashing over the car with 800 grit discs and red scotch brite, it was time for some more masking

 

Not perfect but it will do the job. Then it was on with some colour

 

And the culprit that did the dirty deed

 

Ben, the gun worked perfectly, love it and i think its worth a punt for yourself.