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[phils sprite]

looking awsome mate!

I have to say that i definatley get the best finish with a rattle can! just finished laquering the front end too mine looks awsome!

well you think your top coat looks good when you flatt it then laquer it then t-cut it then pollish it you can times the end finish by 50!!!!!!! HEHE

what make of paint are you using and where from? cause its cost me about £100 - £150 on paint and i still havent finished!!!

im clearing halfords out of rover electric blue nation wide!!!! lol

yea mate 99.99% of the mini community are friendly, nice, kind, fun, considerate, polite and up for a laugh! just the very tinyest ammount that arnt!!!!!!

all then best with the spraying mate and trust me you learn so so so much from trial and error and experimenting! your paint finish will get better with every squirt of the can!!!!

best of luck and keep us all posted!!! PHIL.

[cooper_shaz]

no, can tell u know very little abot painting and just think because u didnt get a run u know how to spray, patchy paint is uneven spraying,

why dont u go ahead and wax those panels before u put on the lagour

And there was me thinking the mini community was a nice friendly one.

And what exactly is lagour anyway?

sorry laquer, and there was me thinking the mini community actually had a brain

Chicky mate... have been watching your progress, and you know what, your doing the right thing matey.. your learning..

Legend, no need to shoot him down in flames, if he was a pro painter, he would not be on here asking questions and sharing his experience would he ??

That is the point of a forum.. to spread knowledge and experiences..!!

Legend, why not correct him if you think he is going to make a mistake ? Instead of waiting to say "I told you so".

Come on guys...!

[Legend]

actaully my first post and any of my posts wernt anything to do with his paint job, i was just stating that someone asked about orange peely paint and work chicky said was wrong so i was said what does corse it, anything worng with that? didnt think so , like u say its a forum where people come to for the correct answers so i told him the correct answer in a polite way chicky whos sprayed some panels in cans started sying i was wrong, so go jump on him,

[Retro_10s]

Looking good chicky! Keep up the hard work.

[xchickyx]

Thanks for the kind comments guys! I shall ignore the non-constructive ones, and i didn't mean to upset anyone...


Anyway! Cars almost done! I've completely lost track of how much ive spent on cans, im guessing about 50 but i've been buying them whenever i've got spare cash, so it could mount to a lot more.

So yeah, all of the car has a final coat on it now, only part left to do is the front panel where the headlights etc are. It's been raining a lot recently so i've been concentrating on making my interior look nice (another bloody hard job!) but im hoping for a dry chance to get at least one coat on the front.

Oh, and i tried tcut'ing the boot door. Bloody good finish that gives! Turned the thing into a freaking mirror! I'm probably going to be doing the same to the rest of the area's i've sprayed today.

will have pictures up very soon i hope!

[Retro_10s]

Great GREAT news chicky!... can't wait to see your hard work.

[xchickyx]

cheers retro Half the car is now tcut and i've managed to get it started somehow. I have been working on making a custom homemade dash, pictures can be seen below!

Ive used a plastic dash cutout with holes cut and then covered in brown leather and then sprayed gloss black.





Ripped apart a 10 leather foot rest from woolworths!

[Bean]

Hey Chicky!

I think you're doing an awesome job

Dunno why people find the need to preach when the whole point in you starting this thread was to ask advice. Isn't that the whole point in a forum - to get advice from other people? - It's great that you've taken it upon yourself to do this

Keep it up

[cooper_shaz]

Chicky..
A little advice matey..

Let the paint settle for a week or so before T cutting / Polishing..

The solvents inthe paint continue to evapourate for weeks after painting.

This means that the paint will sink a little, also waxing the paint seals it
so alot of the solvents get trapped in there..

other than that... GET SOME PICTURES UP DAMN IT...!!!

[xchickyx]

I got the same advice from the motor panal shop where i buy my paint

I left it about 10 days before tcut so it should all be well.

Pictures you say?



I'm happy with it

Just need some new wheels, any offers?

Edited by xchickyx, 01 March 2007 - 01:22 PM.

[Retro_10s]

Flipping heck mate you've put somke hard graft into that. I'd be well pleased with the results, thumbs up buddy!.. I'm over the moon for you. My next spray job will also be rattle canning but not until my Lovely roller painted beaut is done.

Chick.... you should be very happy.

I think the wheels actually suit it mate... my not get some 5mm spacers or something just to make them stick out a tiny bit and it'd look beautiful.

[cooper_shaz]

Ok
here is one i did

Used rattle cans for priming, paint and laquer..

the finish you see here is straight from the can no polish



This was a challenge by a couple of friends (you can see them in the reflection) to see if
I can paint with cans as well as proper gear. The results are below.. It actually turned out
to have more of a shine that the other panels.. and that was before a polish up.



So yes, it is possible to get a finish of good quality with rattle cans..

6 light layers of metalic British racing green (To ensure no patches)
and 6 coats of laquer.. in total it was 4 cans of green £3 each and 3 laquer £3 each..

Door and A panel painted for £30 inc primer.. and that included blending paint into the rear quarter.

Why so many coats ?... because with a can the paint goes on thin.

Edited by cooper_shaz, 01 March 2007 - 08:59 PM.

[xchickyx]

Thanks retro, means a lot man

And is it just a matter of adding some spaces on the bolts that the wheels bolt on, to widen them? That's ace, i want them really wide

Edited by xchickyx, 01 March 2007 - 09:18 PM.

[Retro_10s]

dont go reaaaally wide. just wang some 1cm ones on or something for the time being if you fancy a laugh. Wont do any damage to your car as the spacers aren't really massive enough.... spacer are just a disk that go inbetween the wheel and hub.

[xchickyx]

Would these be suitable?

http://www.minispare....aspx?pid=34773