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[SAL 821X]

Got a bit hazy in here!

[SAL 821X]

While waiting for the dust to settle I decided to adapt the timing cover breather.





Well guess thats it till i get some more paint.

Off to the pub I go.

[Ben_O]

Woo Hoo! Paint!!!!!

 

Looking great! soon be rolling mate!

[ryan22_lgm]

Nice job mate ! What type of paint are you using ? 2k? Celly? Or solvent basecoat ???

[hoody99]

YELLOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! Whoop whoop looking good bud catching me now lol wait till the whole floors done will look awesome when you see it

[SAL 821X]

Nice job mate ! What type of paint are you using ? 2k? Celly? Or solvent basecoat ???

It's cellulose mate.

Its looks better in the pictures trust me Ryan, it's patchy as hell got the paint to thin when i mixed it with the thinners. It wouldnt stick that well and has run in a few places. Hey ho learning curve.

I'll just lay it down thicker next time.

[ryan22_lgm]

Nice job mate ! What type of paint are you using ? 2k? Celly? Or solvent basecoat ???

It's cellulose mate.

Its looks better in the pictures trust me Ryan, it's patchy as hell got the paint to thin when i mixed it with the thinners. It wouldnt stick that well and has run in a few places. Hey ho learning curve.

I'll just lay it down thicker next time.

It's good mate! My dad always uses Celly as that's what he's used to :) we are basically at the same stage now!

[ryan22_lgm]

Wops double post!

Edited by ryan22_lgm, 16 February 2014 - 09:04 AM.

[hoody99]

Just don't lay it to thick lol

[SAL 821X]

I didnt have much paint left so it ended up about 60/40% tinners/paint. This was much too thin for a first coat so it didnt coat that well.

[hoody99]

Ah what kind of ratio should it be I have no idea with celly only just grasping 2k lol

More paint on Monday??? Lol what compressor you using just a wee jobby?

Edited by hoody99, 16 February 2014 - 04:40 PM.

[SAL 821X]

Sorry mate crap signal at my house and pain to write out long posts on my phone.

 

Basically I read somewhere that its advised that you start with a thicker paint to thinners ratio and then work towards less paint and more thinners. I can't quite remember but I think it's something to do with the thinners that give's it the shine. 

 

So if your aiming for something like 3 coats start at paint to thinners ratio of: 

 

1st coat: 70/30

2nd coat: 50/50

3rd coat: 40/60

 

If that make sense?

 

As I only had a small amount of paint I thought I'd go with more thinners and just try and blow a thin coat over a larger area. I think I got it too thin though as it wouldn't stick to the stonechip very well.

 

I might be wrong so I wouldn't take my word for it.

 

Compressor wise I'm using a 50ltr 3hp jobby I got for my birthday one year, think it was one of the Aldi special offer ones. It seems more than up to the job painting the floor, arches and bulkhead. Not sure that I would attempt to paint the body with it though. But I might yet get someone to paint it for me instead.

[Gadgets]

Whooopa !

[hoody99]

Ahh cool cool you could always adjust the gun to put out less paint also bud so that it will give you a thinner coat

[SAL 821X]

Cheers Hoody I'll give that a whirl.

 

I could probably do with getting a better gun and all really. Just using the one that came in the kit with the compressor.