Spraying my S14 from Home - HELP!!!

[kevy-s13]

ok mate, thanks a bunch. i will get my car back and get started on it! photos being taken all the way of course so keep an eye out!

would you recommend removing the windows and door handles etc or just mask over the windows and rub down and spray the handles as normal?

[dR Dan]

ok mate, thanks a bunch. i will get my car back and get started on it! photos being taken all the way of course so keep an eye out!

would you recommend removing the windows and door handles etc or just mask over the windows and rub down and spray the handles as normal?

Ya lad mask away.... You can take it off like but if your half tidy about the masking twould be perfect...

Just take ur time with it.... Once uv it based u must apply laquor within 12 hours...

Otherwise ul have to rub down again...

Also make sur uv plenty heat and put down plenty of water...

Leave on the heater for base but turn it off for laquoring...

Sum form of fan would be ideal cas once u start laquoring visibility is terrible unless the offsprays being extracted...

Oh.... and take ur time and go easy with the laquor, remember if its a little orange peely u can flat it and polish it to bring up a clear finish...

And for the base 2 light coats first, remember your building up the colous as opposed to just bateing it on..

Its ALOT easier to flat a bit of orange peal then flatting a huge run

[keith_b]

Sorry for the spam but when your thinning paint for spraying is there a set amount. Are they all nearly water based now so how much water would you add to a pot of paint. Can the paint be to thinned out? Again sorry for the hike.

[dR Dan]

Sorry for the spam but when your thinning paint for spraying is there a set amount. Are they all nearly water based now so how much water would you add to a pot of paint. Can the paint be to thinned out? Again sorry for the hike.

u dnt thin it with water u get a special thinning agent... Normally about 10-15 per cent of it.

[kevy-s13]

PdDan - is the painting procedure the same regardless of whether the paint is metallic or not???

[dR Dan]

PdDan - is the painting procedure the same regardless of whether the paint is metallic or not???

Pretty much except after uv it based u turn up the pressure of the gun a tad, hold it back a small bit further away and do a light quick flick over the whole car... It just brings out the metallicyness lol otherwise known as a drop coat.

[kevy-s13]

Pretty much except after uv it based u turn up the pressure of the gun a tad, hold it back a small bit further away and do a light quick flick over the whole car... It just brings out the metallicyness lol otherwise known as a drop coat.

Ok, so when you say 'based' you mean once you have applied all of the paint coats before the lacquer???

[keith_b]

u dnt thin it with water u get a special thinning agent... Normally about 10-15 per cent of it.

Could be why my bumper came out a lighter colour then . I just thought when water based use water and guy in the auto factors never said anything.

[dR Dan]

Could be why my bumper came out a lighter colour then . I just thought when water based use water and guy in the auto factors never said anything.

Im actualli not sure whether or nto u can use water but i doubt it... Open to correction doe...

[dR Dan]

Oh and make sure to panel wipe it before u base it so as not to get reactions and get a tack rag... After you'v the car based u can give it a quick light rub of the tak rag before laquoring to remove any little biteens of dirt sitting on the base...