pleaseee??? HOW TO SPRAY????

1. danpep91 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413

   #1 6th August 2011, 23:57

   Does any one have a decent how to on spraying boddy pannels for a show room finish?? please i get the hole prime spray laqure but theres gotta be summin im missing to get the fulll on gloss shine?
2. kuli280 Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Heathrow Posts: 172 1999 Saxo VTR, 1983 Mercedes 250 LWB Lowrider.

   #2 7th August 2011, 00:03

   If you're painting with cans, it's harder to do. You get a better finish with a compressor & half decent gun. And some practice of course.
3. danpep91 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413

   #3 7th August 2011, 00:27

   Reckon it would cost alot for where my arial was and around my door lock where i had to smooth it all out to get it done professionaly?
4. AL3X_ Established Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1434

   #4 7th August 2011, 00:41

   Its all about practice mate, at first i was pretty crap at it, you just have to learn to know how much to put on , and once its hardened cut back and polish any orange peel.
   
   If you put too little paint on it will look dull and spattered, too much and youll get runs, spots in the lacquer and such, you need to spray it in even coats and make sure the part is perfectly smooth before even attempting to spray it. I also flat back primer once its dry...
   
   With a bit of patience and effort I can get a better finish from cans than some bodyshops with a gun(not being bigheaded), but i did first start spraying about 2 years ago.
5. user_51685 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2011 newcastle Posts: 484 saxo furio

   #5 7th August 2011, 15:57

   just take your time no need to rush
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 7th August 2011, 16:54

   Depending on where you live then another sax-p member bedford126 might be able to spray it for you as he`s a pro.
   
   Steve.
7. lilbenchy9192 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Swindon Posts: 943 Renault clio dynamique tomtom 1.2

   #7 7th August 2011, 17:03

   colour coding is the hardst part, making it all fade in properly so u dont notice it as a touch up
8. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #8 7th August 2011, 18:43

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by danpep91 Does any one have a decent how to on spraying boddy pannels for a show room finish??

   This is not possible without a spray gun and compressor.
   
   Aerosol paint is often acrylic or cellulose and both are shite for a good finish. Its also very soft and is easily dmaged.
   
   your best bet is to spray a hell of alot of clear coat on it then sand with 1500-3000 wet nd dry pper then buff up with a polishing compound.
9. AL3X_ Established Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1434

   #9 7th August 2011, 20:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bedford126 Its also very soft and is easily dmaged. your best bet is to spray a hell of alot of clear coat on it then sand with 1500-3000 wet nd dry pper then buff up with a polishing compound.

   I deffo agree with the bit in bold, the only way i would recommend spraying with cans is if you are very careful with your car, otherwise the slightest of knocks will damage rattle can paintwork.
   
   As you say though if you spray the clear coat thick enough just before it runs and do plenty of coats...then after leaving for a number of days until fully hard, you can ofte cut back with 3000 grit..then polish(I use loads of different polish....start with cutting compound, then cutting compound and water, then T-cut metallic, then T-cut metallic wet, then megs ultimate compound, then megs scratch x to remove all scratching from the flatting and compound/t-cut, then auto glym SRP once its totally smooth and no scratches remain to get a high gloss finish....it is a lot more effort but its worth it for a decent finish.