Chromed cars have been done quite often:
http://www.carztune.com/wp-content/u...ri-599-gtb.jpg
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Chromed cars have been done quite often:
http://www.carztune.com/wp-content/u...ri-599-gtb.jpg
That's paint tho..lol I wouldn't do it either...
I'd be interested to see what paint stripper does to filler, does it dissolve it?
Your roof must have Been terriblelol
No, it lifts the edges but that's it. Lucky there's none in that bit of the roof.
It was bad enough it pissed me off.
So then been, what's the best way to stop the primer/filler from shrinking after a while?
When I did my mini when I was first learning my dad told me to flat back the repaired area with 320's wetndry then mixed a small amount of cellulose thinners to some knifing stopper so that your able to brush it on with a paint brush then flat back with 320s again. It works brilliantly. People said that it will shrink over time, but it's never done in about 10 years. lol
My mates dad who's pretty funking awesome when it comes to spraying says that he would never wet flat over filler as it absorbs it. Which is true. And then use's a high build primer to take away any pin holes and fine scratches.
Are you having the whole roof sprayed and blending into the pillars?
"Must spread the love before I pass it on to benn again" lol lol
Its a very hard one, as it shouldn't at all.
I've been *taught to 320 dry high build primer, then 800 wet it. |But not too wet.
It was left to fully dry over a few days. But about 3 days after it was painted you could see sanding marks and marks under it.
But to rub primer down smooth you can use a guide coat, which i did.
But when it was painted it start to react under the base, so it was flatted off and re based, same thing. Left to dry, re based, this time it was ok. Lacquer on all ok. Day or so after you could it in patches.... (you cant feel or anything)
Only way to fix it is to remove it.... So if i strip to bare, etch and high build primer it then paint it should be ok.
Boot off, screen semi out, yes blended down the pillars. Mirrors re done at the same time.
Yes mate makes perfect sense to just totally remove the problem rather then keep trying to resolve it. This time you know it's not going to come back to hunt you lol
I had a similar thing with my mini It sat outside unused for about 18 months when I pulled it into the garage the roof had got 100's of tiny little bubbles in it. By time I'd flatted them back primered then noticed there were some more re-primered flatted back re-primerd again and again I wish I'd just stripped the whole lot back like you've done.
Do it right do it once.
10/10
Yep, do it fresh and clean. I have a small say 1mm by 1mm lump like bit too. Right on the edge by the sunroof. I dont know what it is (rust, filler lifting) so i wanna check that too. If it's rust. I'm gonna clean it out and fix it and maybe then change the roof skin later in the year.
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Sorry? Change the roof skin? lol lol lol lol
Crazy stuff, your one dedicated and talented man!