a splash of colour

[Spongebob 172]

so over the last week i decided to have a go at spraying the engine cover...having never done any spraying before i had no idea what to do.so down to halfords to get the wet n dry,primer and paint and let the fun begin...so here is the outcome,let me know what you think either good or bad but go easy as it is my first ever attempt

what it looked like

then i sanded it down using 400 wet n dry

then once that was done i sprayed 3 coats of grey primer

then came the colour 3 coats which is a royal blue and finished of with 3 coats of clear laquer

im happy with it although i cant seem to get rid od the orange peel effect

 

[Michael172]

thats because you need to wet flat the primer using somehitng very fine.

 

[Hazza]

why did u choose royal blue

 

[Spongebob 172]

i did wet flat using 1200 wet n dry....maybe not enough tho

 

[Timmay]

good effort

 

[Spongebob 172]

why did u choose royal blue

i just liked the colour haz....was gonna go red but though no at the last minute

 

[Vish]

Looks good Ivan, cant see the peeling in the pics. Is that the same shade that Williams have?

Maybe try 3000 grit paper to sand it down.

 

[Spongebob 172]

Looks good Ivan, cant see the peeling in the pics. Is that the same shade that Williams have?

Maybe try 3000 grit paper to sand it down.

cheers mate im not sure what colour the williams is but this is a nice shade of blue and once i get the dremmel out i can start polishing up the bay

 

[Birdie]

i always get that once ive done spraying with the colour its so smooth and shiny and when i use laquer it either goes like that or as a matt effect, why??

 

[Pint]

Looks goot Ivan. Any pics of it fitted?

I stil dont know what colour to introduce into my bay. Blue does seem the obviousl choice with silver.

 

[Spongebob 172]

just waiting on the laquer to dry nicely then i will fit it...should be on in the next few hours as i finished it at lunchtime

 

[Leeshez]

Great.

 

[Spongebob 172]

and here is the finished cover back on the car...next up is to polish all the metalwork

 

[Pint]

Looks good. Dont suppose you've got any wider shots have you? So you can see how the blue contrasts against the silver wings etc?

 

[theduck]

Looks good Ivan, cant see the peeling in the pics. Is that the same shade that Williams have?

Maybe try 3000 grit paper to sand it down.

where sells 3000grit? i couldnt find it when i wanted some

 

[Spongebob 172]

Looks good. Dont suppose you've got any wider shots have you? So you can see how the blue contrasts against the silver wings etc?

gimme 5 mins and i will do another pic just for you mate

 

[Pint]

Looks good. Dont suppose you've got any wider shots have you? So you can see how the blue contrasts against the silver wings etc?

gimme 5 mins and i will do another pic just for you mate

Thanks.

 

[kic]

i always get that once ive done spraying with the colour its so smooth and shiny and when i use laquer it either goes like that or as a matt effect, why??

not enough lacquer, you really need to soak it with thick wet coats, a light dust aint good enough because it almost dries upon contact, making it rough and matt, putting it on thick lets it find "itself" and settle before drying

 

[Spongebob 172]

 

[Pint]

Cheers for that ivan. Looks good.


Hmmmm, wonder what RB would look like....

 

[Jamesstone]

Looks good mate, should have given me a shout, you have seen how much spraying i've done lol, looks like it needed a few more clear coats & could do with a run over of the G220

My mirror covers after they were painted & left to cure for 2 weeks

Then after some 3000 grit wet & dry a few runs over with the g220 using various products & pads

Some times annoys me how i try to get it spot on, i ended up doing the wiper blank again lol, looks ace now

 

[Spongebob 172]

i will do it again now that i know what im doing...so expect a phone call in the next few weeks mate

 

[Jamesstone]

Be carefully when doing the thick clear coat mate, have seen it run very easily when doing it that way, just build up around 4 light coats allowing at least 15 mins before going over again, quick guide

Starting from scratch

* Using 1200 wet & dry go over every thing untill you can no longer see any gloss from the previous paint job

* Use 1500 grit wet & dry on the primer after waiting ATLEAST 24 hours, make sure the whole thing is smooth, no force should be needed just keeping running back & forth being carefull not to go through to the old colour

* Then lay down your colour & leave it to cure for ATLEAST 24 hours

*Using 1500 wet & dry carefully smooth it back being carefull not to go through tto the prime, key to this is just to take your time mate

* then lay down 3 light coats of clear allowing ATLEAT 15 mins between each coats then on you finnal 2 coats lay down thicker coats, to the point where the clear will look very wet

* leave for 2 weeks then cut back throught the over spray

 

[Jamesstone]

Another bit of work on my car, using the above

Before

After

 

[Jamesstone]

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[kic]

that looks good james, my spoiler looks like your before picture

process please? lol