Important! : gloss black panels

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 bristol Posts: 3385 1.1 desire and a saxo furio!
    #1
    right ive done one side but i dont think its come out the best but then im not a sprayer, do u think i should carry on with the other side and front and back bumper or stop now and go to a bodyshop??
    or is there a way i can like buff them up to make them shiny??
    jack
    pics..
  2. Newbie Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 16
    #2
    better pics needed
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 bristol Posts: 3385 1.1 desire and a saxo furio!
    #3
    have to wait till 2moz its in having a mot atm just thought u could say from that pic
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 bristol Posts: 3385 1.1 desire and a saxo furio!
    #4
    no1 got there opinion on it
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR
    #5
    mine have come up an almost matt colour if you got the clear coat from halfords its CRAP!!! you may as well just put back to black on them lol .. try a different paint which is a high gloss finish along with clear coat .. if all elice fails bodyshop sorry to say mate .. or if you know any one with a compresser .. buy a spray gun and the right paint .. that is what i am doing .. it works out cheaper
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 bristol Posts: 3385 1.1 desire and a saxo furio!
    #6
    hmmm ok so u think to try a different spray of gloss black yea?
    also how much do u think it would cost to do it at a bodyshop?
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #7
    don;t quote me but doesn;t a matt black spray come up shinier and glossier than an already gloss spray after lacquering? pretty sure i read this somewhere, the shineir and glossier the finish u want the more matt and dull u want it before the lacquer?
  8. Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150
    #8
    check my progress thread i did mine and came out really shiny alot of sanding and prep first and will be fine
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 bristol Posts: 3385 1.1 desire and a saxo furio!
    #9
    so if i use matt first instead of gloss it should come out better??
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #10
    If you want them propper shiny, go to a bodyshop
  11. Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Derby Posts: 1153 VW Passat 1.9tdi 150
    #11
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=260746

    progress

    i did it this way

    1.sand down with 400 grit
    2 sand down with 800 grit
    2 sand down with 1000 grit

    then spray with water and sand with 1200 grit
    and then wipe down and spray with primer 4 coats of then black i didnt use primer on mine

    hope this helps
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts
    #12
    Don't use a Matte black unless you want them to looks standard, cheek my thread I done them with gloss black from halfrauds
  13. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio
    #13
    Bodyshops after painting use a compound to buff and bring up the shine. Then polish. walaa
  14. Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by adamskiTNR View Post
    Bodyshops after painting use a compound to buff and bring up the shine. Then polish. walaa

    don't need to buff them if they painter is any good, generally buffing is done after wet sanding to remove orange peel/dirt in paint