painted my car last night!....updated
03-25-2006, 06:16 PM
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RE: painted my car last night!
03-25-2006, 06:53 PM
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RE: painted my car last night!
looks nice.. since you are a painter, i have some questions for you about wet sanding..
i need to wetsand my car due to minor orange peel and defects in the clear.
can you give me a step by step outline of the process. what i need?
thanks
i need to wetsand my car due to minor orange peel and defects in the clear.
can you give me a step by step outline of the process. what i need?
thanks
03-25-2006, 07:10 PM
#23
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RE: painted my car last night!
ORIGINAL: 88blackCONvert
damn links [:@] here is the correct one:
Trinity 1945 inc.
lets see if this one works
damn links [:@] here is the correct one:
Trinity 1945 inc.
lets see if this one works
79.99 1 gal Clearcoat lacquer + 79.99 1 gal (Color here) lacquer. Not too bad, i think
edit : I am currently wet sanding my car. 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and a bucket of water. It seems to be doing the job
03-25-2006, 07:30 PM
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RE: painted my car last night!
ORIGINAL: g2_5point0
I was looking at the link and asked old man about the paint, since he's done a couple of paintjobs a while back. Lacquer is the way to go. He says that Enamel would be like maaco's cheap stage 1 paint job, which imo, isn't too great.
I was looking at the link and asked old man about the paint, since he's done a couple of paintjobs a while back. Lacquer is the way to go. He says that Enamel would be like maaco's cheap stage 1 paint job, which imo, isn't too great.
I've seen lacquer jobs, and they doooo look awesome, but i havent painted a vehicle in like 9 years so i don't wanna splurge for the lacquer and screw something up and not be happy. The clear is coming off my car now is the reason im going to paint it. It was originally enamel paint with clear, and looked good when i got it, so this is why im leaning toward the enamel.
03-25-2006, 07:52 PM
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RE: painted my car last night!
ORIGINAL: 88blackCONvert
I painted my first ride (87 nissan hardbody P/U when i was 16) with enamel, and i was pretty happy with the end result, and i recently had my 93 grand am GT painted at maaco which came out sweet (integrated clear paint).
I've seen lacquer jobs, and they doooo look awesome, but i havent painted a vehicle in like 9 years so i don't wanna splurge for the lacquer and screw something up and not be happy. The clear is coming off my car now is the reason im going to paint it. It was originally enamel paint with clear, and looked good when i got it, so this is why im leaning toward the enamel.
ORIGINAL: g2_5point0
I was looking at the link and asked old man about the paint, since he's done a couple of paintjobs a while back. Lacquer is the way to go. He says that Enamel would be like maaco's cheap stage 1 paint job, which imo, isn't too great.
I was looking at the link and asked old man about the paint, since he's done a couple of paintjobs a while back. Lacquer is the way to go. He says that Enamel would be like maaco's cheap stage 1 paint job, which imo, isn't too great.
I've seen lacquer jobs, and they doooo look awesome, but i havent painted a vehicle in like 9 years so i don't wanna splurge for the lacquer and screw something up and not be happy. The clear is coming off my car now is the reason im going to paint it. It was originally enamel paint with clear, and looked good when i got it, so this is why im leaning toward the enamel.
03-25-2006, 08:54 PM
#29
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RE: painted my car last night!
must of been a while,laquer is old scool,its manly used for show cars because laquer polishes up realy nice,but it dosn't hold up well at all,unless your planning on keeping your car in doors and at car shows,dont use laquer..
ORIGINAL: g2_5point0
I was looking at the link and asked old man about the paint, since he's done a couple of paintjobs a while back. Lacquer is the way to go. He says that Enamel would be like maaco's cheap stage 1 paint job, which imo, isn't too great.
79.99 1 gal Clearcoat lacquer + 79.99 1 gal (Color here) lacquer. Not too bad, i think
edit : I am currently wet sanding my car. 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and a bucket of water. It seems to be doing the job
ORIGINAL: 88blackCONvert
damn links [:@] here is the correct one:
Trinity 1945 inc.
lets see if this one works
damn links [:@] here is the correct one:
Trinity 1945 inc.
lets see if this one works
79.99 1 gal Clearcoat lacquer + 79.99 1 gal (Color here) lacquer. Not too bad, i think
edit : I am currently wet sanding my car. 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and a bucket of water. It seems to be doing the job
03-25-2006, 09:01 PM
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RE: painted my car last night!
wash your car,get a CLEAN bucket of water,use 2000 grit to wet sand,I'd do one panel at a time,and you'll need a good polisher,no wallmart stuff,I use a wool pad,for the cutting,and a foam for glazing....DO NOT USE 400 GRIT TO GET RIDE OF ORANGE PEEL...try it on one pannel see how you make out,main thing is,make sure your paper is clean,its a lot of work!but it looks good in the end..
ORIGINAL: ben5.0
looks nice.. since you are a painter, i have some questions for you about wet sanding..
i need to wetsand my car due to minor orange peel and defects in the clear.
can you give me a step by step outline of the process. what i need?
thanks
looks nice.. since you are a painter, i have some questions for you about wet sanding..
i need to wetsand my car due to minor orange peel and defects in the clear.
can you give me a step by step outline of the process. what i need?
thanks