advice on spray painting

[Steve]

Had a flick through some of the sticky topics but a few questions:

Got some shock absorbers that are in need of a re-painting before I fit them and stone chips etc have taken some of the paint of and theres surface rust.

Obviously I need to remove the rust first and as some of it is pretty light im hoping I can just grind it back to bare metal, BUT whats the procedure after that? As the paints flaking off I cant just paint over it so do I need etch primer for the bare metal first followed by filler?

Ive done a bit of spraying before so im not a total amateur but i'd rather get it right first.:thumb:

[Mike]

Dont use a grinder to remove rust on a shock FFS!! If you some how manage to peirce one youll fecking know about it lol lol

[Iain]

I'd first wire wheel/brush and sand back the rust as you had planned. Then sand back the rest of the flaking paint, etch primer the bare metal then primer and paint the whole thing. I wouldn't waste time using filler on the shocks tbh.

[SharpeConcepts]

Had a flick through some of the sticky topics but a few questions:

Got some shock absorbers that are in need of a re-painting before I fit them and stone chips etc have taken some of the paint of and theres surface rust.

Obviously I need to remove the rust first and as some of it is pretty light im hoping I can just grind it back to bare metal, BUT whats the procedure after that? As the paints flaking off I cant just paint over it so do I need etch primer for the bare metal first followed by filler?

Ive done a bit of spraying before so im not a total amateur but i'd rather get it right first.:thumb:

To be honest any spray paint will come off fairly quickly and powder coating is your best option.

If you want to spray them

take off all the rust, so you might aswell strip all all back to bare metal.
fill if you want to
etch prime
then high build prime
sand
and then get some nice thick coats of paint on there, pref with a spraygun and compressor.

if you want me to go into further detail, just ask

Cheers
Jamie

[Steve]

Dont use a grinder to remove rust on a shock FFS!! If you some how manage to peirce one youll fecking know about it lol lol
My bad, I didnt mean a grinder lol just meant to take it back to bare metal with either a file or a wire brush as my tool supply is pretty limited!

Once its back to bare metal wont I need some filler to smooth it over??

[Iain]

I wouldn't have thought so unless you're particularly rough with removing the rust. SharpeConcepts' idea is good, high build primer should fill any tiny imperfections.

[SharpeConcepts]

My bad, I didnt mean a grinder lol just meant to take it back to bare metal with either a file or a wire brush as my tool supply is pretty limited!

Once its back to bare metal wont I need some filler to smooth it over??

you would be lucky if it holds buddy, to be honest a good coat of Hammerite would be a better option anyway.

[Mike]

Once its back to bare metal wont I need some filler to smooth it over??

Theres a big circle thing that hides your shocks out of site lol its a shock absorber, i wouldnt waste my time "filling out" any imperfections even if it was going onto a show car!!

[Steve]

Ahh well im on a bit of a budget so it will have to be rattle cans, havent got a compressor in the garage.

[Steve]

Cheers peeps, i'll be doing this over the weekend so hopefully my project page will actually have an update!

[just vaux trev]

just done mine literally yesterday i used wire wheel on grinder then used filler primer (few coats) then i used rattle tins they came up fine i used rattle tin laquer too to make them stand out more

[Steve]

Cheers kev, pretty much how i'll be doing mine (mega budget style) lol

[Mike]

Cheers kev, pretty much how i'll be doing mine (mega budget style) lol

Dude dont be ashamed if your on a budget, you can only do what you can afford cheif!

Everyone has to start somewhere, and not everyone has the time, money, room etc etc to build a concourse vehicle etc etc

[Stoo]

everybodys on a budget!!

just some people have no limits to that budget, and some people do!

[Steve]

Not ashamed, just thought i'd make a point that without a job its going to be mega budget style, i.e im using primer and an old can of jamaica yellow which have been in the garrage for about 2 years! lol

That type of budget lol at the end of the day as long as the rust is gone and it looks better than it does now, thats all Im bothered about.

[Mike]

Not ashamed, just thought i'd make a point that without a job its going to be mega budget style, i.e im using primer and an old can of jamaica yellow which have been in the garrage for about 2 years! lol

That type of budget lol at the end of the day as long as the rust is gone and it looks better than it does now, thats all Im bothered about.

Use what youve got to hand matey, i do it all the time :thumb:

[just vaux trev]

i was on a real tight budget with my current project 2.0 8v silky gsi looker
it now owes me around 3k, my red top nova owes me around ?450-500
and is near complete

[just vaux trev]

tis strange we both running 2.0 8v and painting shocks in the same week and guess what colour mine have been done

[Steve]

You put any pics on your WIP thread trev? havent seen it updated in a while.

That is a bit strange, what are the chances!? lol

Whats stranger still is we've both nearly got the same number of posts!