total fail at spray :(

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

   #1 29th August 2011, 18:32

   I smoothed over my arial just tried to spray it... looked ok.. then took off the paper and tape and it wad a perfected raised box I did like two layers of paint and it came out shocking total fail I don't got money to get it professionaly done
2. daveg1 Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1243 Saxo VTR

   #2 29th August 2011, 18:35

   Better get some wet and dry sand paper mate. Surely someone can do a cheap job for you, doesn't need to be perfect as you can barely see it there
3. danpep91 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413

   #3 29th August 2011, 18:41

   Yh so just sand it back off ? I'll get shoppong and asking about friends and shops
4. daveg1 Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1243 Saxo VTR

   #4 29th August 2011, 19:10

   That's what I'd do then get it touch up properly sure I could be done for £50
5. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #5 29th August 2011, 19:15

   First off how did you smooth it off? with filler i am guessing. so you need to block the filler back with smooth paper then mask the area off then prime it with a primer filler if it looks bad then let it dry and block it more. Then flat that down with 600 wet and dry and you should be ready for paint. You should never paint something unless it looks perfect in primer first.
   
   Personally i would wash off all the paint with thinners and start again.
6. kane_15023 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 newport Posts: 173 Bmw M3, off-road vitara Mini Cooper s

   #6 30th August 2011, 18:19

   TBH paint and body is for the spray shop!
7. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #7 30th August 2011, 19:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by kane_15023 TBH paint and body is for the spray shop!

   Not true!
   
   With practice any one can fill and spray. Not every one can afford to take it to a body shop and you never learn if you don't have a go at it.
8. deks36 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2008 Herne Bay. Kent Posts: 3881 Peugeot 307, Nissan Juke, 206 Grand tourisme

   #8 30th August 2011, 20:54

   to help avoid the raised box you described you will need to soft mask the area you want to paint if you paint to a hard edge like masking tape it will leave a ridge
   use 1"+ tape fold it over leaving a little sticky edge sitkc it down with that leaving the foleded bit facing into the area you want to paint
   make sure all the area is perfectly clean
   if you can get some fade out will help