painting?? - pictures added

9th July 2009, 00:19

i went and got some paint made up from my paint code. i have put it on with grey primer as the base, then paint then laquer and it doesnt really look that good.
its came out as a real dark black and is not real shiney at all.
anyone know why this has gone like this, and am i doing anything wrong?

9th July 2009, 00:27

Get some pictures up of it, maybe a macro shot of it then we can figure something out

But you have to remember its new paint, the older paint on car will be slightly oxidised, it could benefit from a machine polish

the grill may need wetsanding down then machined

9th July 2009, 08:23

You need to put more lacquer on - I had the same problem yesterday. I was putting lacquer on my blue bumper and it was really odd looking and made it look patchy - what i was raging about - i got a bit pissed off and went a lil over board with the lacquer so the bumper looked like it had a really wet layer where id sprayed it - it dried lyk this and looks great!

9th July 2009, 10:47

get the pictures up, like said maybe a little more clear coat?

9th July 2009, 10:49

did you get your paint made up for you in halfords ? cos i have heard they arent brilliant.

post some pics up though

9th July 2009, 12:14

ok thanks guys, will get the pics posted asap

9th July 2009, 13:08

as said mate, more laquer, i had the same problem on my bumper, all sorted now though!

9th July 2009, 23:03

heres the pics for youlot to look at, u can notice how dull it looks to the actual car paint

9th July 2009, 23:10

its not wet enough

9th July 2009, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by smithy106

its not wet enough

what do u mean mate?

9th July 2009, 23:12

you need to apply more paint to make it look "wet"

9th July 2009, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by smithy106

you need to apply more paint to make it look "wet"

paint or laquer?

9th July 2009, 23:18

its applied in both cases mate just simple application of paint

9th July 2009, 23:22

ok cheers mate. i have started again as it looked rippled and didnt look smooth. waiting for primer to dry over nite now.

10th July 2009, 20:20

if you did not leave enough time between coats

its gone flat because it needs to flash off between coats ,

10th July 2009, 20:25

Orange peel ftw.

You need to do some sanding with something like a 1500/2000 grit between each stage to flatten out the paint. That way you'll get a nice smooth finish instead of them ripples.

Then it'll be nice and smooth, mirror flat and you'll get some nice shiny reflections!

10th July 2009, 20:40

I personally wouldnt worry about that. But if it bothers you then it will always bother you so your doing the right thing

11th July 2009, 00:12

well i have started again. i will sand between coats and see how it goes. im also leaving plenty of time between coats. thanks for the help

11th July 2009, 10:21

did you add lacquer???

11th July 2009, 14:15

yh i added 3 coats of each, im doing it all again and take alot of time with it, im waiting for the weather to clear up as i have no where to do it.

is it reccomended to add more coats of laquer??

11th July 2009, 14:29

its flat because its out of a spray can, you wont get a gun finish from it... the orange peel will be possible to fix if you sanded it down and polished it..

12th July 2009, 00:44

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Originally Posted by Powellyboi

its flat because its out of a spray can, you wont get a gun finish from it... the orange peel will be possible to fix if you sanded it down and polished it..

whats orange peel?

12th July 2009, 01:34

Look at the skin of an orange and you will see what orange peel looks like.
Your never going to get it to look much better than it does right now unless you get it done with decent paint and a gun. Only thing you can do is get some 2000 rub it up then compound it up with some g3 and itll look better.

12th July 2009, 11:22

ok thanks mate

12th July 2009, 12:28

I would paint it for you mate but it will cost £30 for the paint alone, then you got postage and that so its not going to really pay.. drop into your local bodyshop and see if they can do you a favour at a nice price??

12th July 2009, 15:03

no no no no no! hold it right there

get some 1800 grade wet and dry sand paper. sand it down lightly, till it looks veryvery dull!, then use a cutting compound like t-cut to bring the shine back up, at first you will think you have ruined it until you use t-cut, then using polish, do 3x layers of polish and it should like as good as new!

andy

12th July 2009, 16:55

If all fails mate, post it to me in a painted state and ill put it in the booth at work with another job and put some laquer on it for you aslong as you pay postage both ways.

13th July 2009, 00:39

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Originally Posted by blackvtr08

If all fails mate, post it to me in a painted state and ill put it in the booth at work with another job and put some laquer on it for you aslong as you pay postage both ways.

cheer mate thats real nice of you, ill let you know how it goes when i try everything else. but how will you know what the exact colour of my car is?

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammy105

no no no no no! hold it right there

get some 1800 grade wet and dry sand paper. sand it down lightly, till it looks veryvery dull!, then use a cutting compound like t-cut to bring the shine back up, at first you will think you have ruined it until you use t-cut, then using polish, do 3x layers of polish and it should like as good as new!

andy

ok ill give thins ago. do you sand the paint lights before laquer then do all the polishing or do you do it after laquer?

13th July 2009, 13:25

I wouldnt know the exact colour of your car, you send me it in a painted state, ill nib it off and scotch it then laquer it. I wont be putting any colour on so its up to you to have used the right colour.

13th July 2009, 16:56

ohrite ok. well the paint was from halfords from my paint code. ill see what i can do then ill pm you. thanks for your help mate