Anyone any ideas on where the best place to buy matte grey paint is?
Cheap and cheerful is all that s really wanted.
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Anyone any ideas on where the best place to buy matte grey paint is?
Cheap and cheerful is all that s really wanted.
Most paints with out a lacquer will be a matt finish but won't really last so if it's a road car I'd look into getting a matt lacquer. eBay do a matt paint kit with a lacquer and base 5l for 150 pounds but it's black.
what your looking for is matte lacquer, where are you based? think sparticus 9on here knows where to get it as he done a jetta a while back in it,
Use grey primer, a lot of people don't like it but I think it looks awesome, here is a look at mine
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Had a good look at yours over the weekend Kyle think it looks class but i d prefair something a bit darker!
Mix this through your lacquer/clearcoat
http://www.prosprayfinishes.com/sub....=products&id=9
ALL CITY RECORDS in dublin if you are ok with just using spray paint,
http://shop.all-cityrecords.com
they have a full range of Montana 94 Matte spray paint, shitloads of colours to choose and its very hardwearing and the coverage is very good as its made specifically for graffiti!you can also get different Caps so you can spray precicely or have a wide coverage cap!
iv personally used it and found it savage although the colour i chose was just worng but that was my own choice!haha
i do matte car paint its just mormal paint with a matting agent in it ,i done my s14 in matte looks the dogs dangley bits
plus using gray primer isnt a good idea as primer is pouris and will hold moisture
true,, fine though if youre not putting it over repairs,, any solvent base-coat will be grand also, wont come off but may shine up if you polish it,couple of good dry coats will stop that happening, matte laquer is grand also if youre not doing a cheep and cheerful job, will have a bit of shine to it though,, more satin than matt,Quote:
Originally Posted by suislide
theres a p-u matt available too with a 3;1 mix, great stuff and will never shine up if you rub or polish it , here it is on my own car,, theres also a dusting of amethist/silver pearl on top to give it a bit of sheen
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how many cans did you use on the skyline shane and did you have to prime the car etc also which colour did you use thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Shane_s
x2?? would nearly give it a shot meself this weekQuote:
Originally Posted by cooks86
Gonna lash the car(32) out of it with primer to see how it yurns out, anything is better than the green
id say 7-8cans of nitro on a fatcap woould have a car painted. could even be lessQuote:
Originally Posted by cooks86
Me an a friend of mine only finished painting his vento matte black, cheap was the name of the game because he bought the car buttons so wasn worth putting a cent more then needed into it! Anyway he found that a local place to us he north dublin sold cans for 2.50 so he bought 20 cans and 3 put 3 heavy coats on with them cans a fewsw days apart, all we did was clean the car used scotch pads to ruffin up the paint then panel wipes to take the dust out and it came out grand so much so he has now went off an ordered coilovers an deep wheels for it!! job done for less then 60 quid cant go wrong!
any link to where he got the paint man? pic of the vento,love ventos.haQuote:
Originally Posted by Big P
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Originally Posted by cooks86
i got 10/12 cans as far as i remember(whatever the deal was to buy in that kind of numbers on the site) and i gave it 2 good coats and still had some cans spare!Quote:
Originally Posted by dermot-r32
i sanded the entire car, filled any little dings and primed the spots with filler but other than that i used no primer, just washed, degreased and dried the car and sprayed it!
if you do buy the montana paint request a selection of Wide and Narrow spraying caps! makes all the difference, the wide ones will cover a panel rapid, and the narrow ones are handy for the awkward places!
the paint itself is savage as its a proper graffiti paint so it dries quick and is very hard wearing! brilliant finish off it too! and i used a matte black car aerosol before it and the finish was BOLLOX!
the colour i used was Ultravioleta, not to everyones taste but i loved it! just needed some better wheels!
anything else ya want to know just ask or shoot me a PM incase i dont see this thread!
Shane did you use any form of lacquer after youd sprayed it or did ya just leave the finish from the cans? I think I'll try rattle can it myself and if it come out shite ill just sand it back down and get someone to do it properly! For the sake of 60 quid or so.
Also take it, it was http://shop.all-cityrecords.com/prod..._12_Pack/15830 this pack that ya got?
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Originally Posted by diggerdolan
na mate i used no laquer at all, the finish was pretty savage straight out of the can to be fair! ya mate for the sake of 50 quid its no harm to give it a shot yourself!Quote:
Originally Posted by diggerdolan
i did the entire car from start to finish myself in about 3 days taking my sweet ass time!
and ya mate, that was the pack i bought!
the lads in the shop are sound out and helpful, best way to order is to call em up and do it over the phone so you can ask them to throw in some wide and skinny caps! they take Laser payment over the phone too and its pretty much next day delivery if you order early enough in the day
just in the door from spending the day spraying my car matt!!! shane is spot on in every way really! paint is very easy to use,good coverage,i bought about 12 cans and only used about 6 but i must redo the bonnet and roof as i rushed it abit!! boys are sound to deal with too!
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Originally Posted by dermot-r32
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Originally Posted by dermot-r32
2 pics beneath, works still in progress, pics taken after second coat!
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http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6a88931c.jpg