home spraying

[elsey197]

right i am planning to spray the front of my car ie 2 new wings, bonet and bumper. ive got a compressor and gun just wanted to know what type of paint i have 2 use 2 get a good finish, ie 2 pack or cellulose. the colour is glacier white?

[Wiggie]

hehehe im doing the whole car in my garage too, well idealy you would use 2 pack as its feking luvly, however you will kill your self and the surounding area if you did, im doing mine in celulose, which isnt very nice to work with as it takes quite a while to get a nice finish, how ever you can get a mirror finish on it, but this does dull off, i get laughed at at work (local body shop) they hate celulose.

basicly you use thinned down celulose paint...but explain more about your gear what sort of compressor have you got and is it a gravity feed gun?

Wigz

[ade]

I used 2pak in my garage :twisted:

Built a spray booth, sealed the car in and everything.

Had to hire special gear (fresh air respirator), face mask etc etc from HSS (Safe n Sure).

If all you are doing is the wings, grill and bumper I'd use 500ml cans and lacquer.

You could use a spray gun but you need to know the consistency of the paint to mix, know how it behaves, have the right weather etc.

you can however get v good results from cans - especially for such items. I did my entire car with cans 4 years ago - it was mint for 3 1/2 years but stone chips took toll on front of car - HOWEVER I didnt lacquer it so it wasnt protected - I also did 120 miles a day on motorways!

Use cans for areas like wings, grill and bumper - they are small enuff to get away with it, easy to use (grill, bumper etc have intricate areas that a can can get too - dont need to worry about spray line etc...)

Just make sure the surfaces are properly prepped, smoothed back and you give each layer ample drying time. Flat back between layers to build up a nice deep shine. Smooth and seal with lacquer after a week (allows solvents time to evaporate). leave for 10 days and buff up.

For easy spraying put cans in hot (not boiling) water for 5 mins before use - helps contents mix better

Ade

[ade]

if you do use a spray gun and compressor - make sure your compressor is up to the job. If its a small capacity it will keep recharging and get hot - this can cause moisture in the line which gets into the paint and causes a right mess!

I had this when I sprayed my car last year with 2pak! A couple of drips right on the wing and bonnet!

:evil:

Had to flat it back and respray!!!

You dont get this with cans!