paint ?

13th June 2011, 20:12

Im spraying my trim and bumpers gloss black ive sprayed them with plastic primer however can you use normal metal paint for the gloss black and clear coat ?

13th June 2011, 20:16

yes mate you can but without proper buffing it won't be proper gloss even with laquor

/\ that is proper gloss paint but you won't get that shine with cans

13th June 2011, 20:19

Right how could I get the best shine frm a can ? :-D

13th June 2011, 20:23

it is possible to get a sort of shine from a rattle can basically it is cellouse paint so the priciple of celleouse paint will apply.

add alot of coats flat it back and buff it, repeat using finer and finer wet and dry paper just make sure you don't go through to the primer and that the paint is dry before flatting just take it carefully and slowly. and use a decent compount to buff it back (t-cut with some polish in it)

13th June 2011, 20:26

Right next im going to filler primer it then gloss black then wet flat till dull then clear coat but may do that with a spray gun then wil I have shine ?

13th June 2011, 20:31

you don't wet flat till dull and then add laquor you need to polish the paint back to shine tbf it will always look better from a spray gun if you have one and a compressor just get some gloss black in synthetic will give a shine as above.

13th June 2011, 20:55

Grand will try that thanks oh an can you buy tinned paint from halfords

14th June 2011, 14:07

no idea mate i avoid halfords like the plague for paints

14th June 2011, 14:18

Is it only black that does this then? As I can always manage to get an almost bodyshop shine from most colours out of cans except for black, I am quite a perfectionist but can never seem to get black having a real wet look shine?

14th June 2011, 18:29

that black wasn't done from a can that is synthetic paint, cans are ok for small things such as interior partes ect but personally for stuff like gloss blacking the bumpers. spray black and laquer just isn't enough