spray paint

[Laura]

i have a hologram grey clio and am goin to diy the bump strips, halfords dont do my colour! which is so annoying, any suggestions where to get it, renault do but for 13 a can

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ Go to a local motor factor shop or bodyshop supply place . They'll knock you up a can if you give them the colour code for your car . The one i used charged £8.00 for a can .

If you don't know where the nearest one is do a search for your town on www.yell.com

 

[b3nje]

just go to halfords u gay! ask them to mix you it up. say its called hologram gray and its off a clio. or just get a paint code. they'll make it up thewn and there for u...i work there unfortunatly!

 

[Adam_C]

Taylor, I just ordered some for my hologram grey clio today from www.auto-paint.co.uk. Think it was £6.95 for a 400ml can, which I thought was pretty good.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ Good price that . Normal spray cans have sh*te nozzles , i bet the ones from autopaint are alot better if they are anything like the ones i got from my local motor factor , they spray more evenly and don't spit .

 

[Laura]

Taylor, I just ordered some for my hologram grey clio today from www.auto-paint.co.uk. Think it was £6.95 for a 400ml can, which I thought was pretty good.

cool can u remember the colour code as im too lazy to get up and look!

 

[Adam_C]

Think it was NV603 taylor

Edit: you might want to double check that though, don't want you ordering the wrong one through me being wrong!

 

[Blue4Ever]

cool can u remember the colour code as im too lazy to get up and look!

Yes, get it from auto paint, very good.
Paint code is inside the drivers door on VIN plate, generaly starts with 2 letters e.g. NV followed by 3 numbers.

 

[Laura]

ordered

 

[Adam_C]

Good stuff! I'll be doing my door handles as soon as the paint arrives, then might try and do my bump strips as well.

Good luck with yours taylor

 

[Laura]

thanks im doin the bump strips 1st then handles as they look more tricky lol

 

[Ali]

Mayke sure you spend the time Prep'in them...

 

[Blue4Ever]

^ deffinatley, most important bit, sidestrips are harder than the handles from my experience. You have to get a perfect finish when sanding the plastic back first, I sanded mine back down twice and started again. Once after putting primer and paint on and then again after putting primer on, If you don't get the plastic 100% smooth before spraying it shows up twice as bad when sprayed.

 

[Adam_C]

^ So should I use 120, 240, 600, 800 grit wet and dry paper to get the plastic as smooth as possible? Then inbetween coats of primer use maybe 1200 grit wet and dry to smooth it even further?

And will I need to sand it inbetween coats of paint/ laquer at all?

Cheers, Adam

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ I'd just use some 600 grit on the plastic , not too smooth , then plastic primer , couple of coats , 1200 grit on the primer . 3 coats of top coat or until your happy with the finish , if you get a good finish you shouldn't really need to sand the top coat . Then 3 coats of lacquer thinly applied as lacquer tends to run if you put too much on , sand inbetween coats of lacquer if the finish isn't that smooth with 2000 grit

Make sure the surface is very clean , no dust etc inbetween coats , use a tac cloth .

 

[Blue4Ever]

What Billy said really although I'd start with 80 on the plastic to get rid of the 'bobbles' quicker, then go up the range like you suggested. You do need to get them smooth as poss. You need about 4 coats of primer otherwise it comes of when you wet sand with 1200, I then did about 4-5 coats of paint and similar with the laquer, after the laquer however I 1200 wet sanded to smooth the finish off perfect and then brought them back up with Meguires scratch x.