spraying a spoiler

[lee_clio_mk2]

Ive just brought a prima racing trophy spoiler and im going to have a go at spraying it myself tomorrow, I just wondered if any of you have got any tips? so far ive been told to... prime it in grey primer, sand down with wet and dry 1200 then prime it again, leave to dry then spray it with the blue paint, at least 3 coats must be used, then laquer it and leave it over night to dry!What ive been told so far isnt very specific so i was wondering if someone could give me some more detailed instructions on how to spray it properly.

I think its worth a try because if all goes to plan then i could be laughin, but if it goes wrong ill just take it to a bodyshop and i wont have lost much, only the money i payed for the paint.

 

[Lunner]

When i did my bump strips, i rubbed it down wiht 600 grit wet and dry papaer to rough the surface up, throughly clean the surface then wiht meths. Spray about 4 thin coats of primer, leaving 15 mins between coats. Leave to dry over night. Give a fine runb down with WET 1200 grit wet & dry paper. Dry throughly. Give about 4 coats (or untill you have a decent coverage) of paint, remembering plently of thin coats. Rub this down with wet 1200 grit wet and dry paper, and then t-cut and polish for that showroom finish.

I found when i used laquer it lefta rough surface, used laquer on half my bump strips and didnt on the other half. Both are fine, also wiht the laquer it is alot harder to get that final shine.

If its metallic paint then you must use laquer though.

As you sed if it goes wrong you can always sand it right down and take it to a bodyshop.

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

cheers mate. so my shopping list will be:

grey primer

monaco blue paint

1200 wet n dry sand paper

600 wet and dry sand paper

 

[Lunner]

Plus meths, thats very important, if there is ANY grease etc on there the paint wont stick properly, forgot to do that to one of my hadles and i had a real job getting the paint off, it goes all blotchy

 

[KDF]

Use slighty soapy water when sanding, and plenty of water to was it down. Buy some sticky cloths (forget their proper name scotch pads or something) to remove dust/debris before painting and after sanding.

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

will white spirits work? or do i have to use meths?

 

[KDF]

You can buy an aerosol of spray cleaner in halfords.. along with the tack cloths.

 

[DirtyDiesel]

arite mate, im in the process of sprayin my sideskirts at the mo.

I can tell ya that the pearlecent paint is a pain in the ass, and applyin the laquer is a nightmare, but dont let that put you off.

Make sure the final primer surface is absolutley flat, any small imperfections, sags and cracks will magnified when you put the colour coat on.

Laquer never ever goes on smooth, best bet is to spray on a couple of light coats, leave to dry and then rub em down with 1500 grit with loads of soapy water. Then another coat or two and a rub down.

Then get a decent polish (autoglym) and polish till your blue in the face.

Then hey presto, factory finish!



Make sure you spray indoors in a heated room. If you spray in an unheated garage at this time of year the finish will be crap.

Oh and make sure the spray area is clean or youll get ingrained dirt in the paint.

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

thanks for all the help.

 

[GR7]

Quote: Originally posted by lee_clio_mk2 on 06 January 2004


Ive just brought a prima racing trophy spoiler and im going to have a go at spraying it myself tomorrow, I just wondered if any of you have got any tips? so far ive been told to... prime it in grey primer, sand down with wet and dry 1200 then prime it again, leave to dry then spray it with the blue paint, at least 3 coats must be used, then laquer it and leave it over night to dry!What ive been told so far isnt very specific so i was wondering if someone could give me some more detailed instructions on how to spray it properly.

I think its worth a try because if all goes to plan then i could be laughin, but if it goes wrong ill just take it to a bodyshop and i wont have lost much, only the money i payed for the paint.

A bodyshop would only charge you about £40 (if you offer them cash) to paint it properly, so it might not be worth you spending a lot of time doing it and then maybe not making a professional job! Looking at the list of stuff above, it looks like it will add up to the £40 to do it yourself!!

 

[DirtyDiesel]

£40 quid! no chance

 

[lee_clio_mk2]

the last bodyshop i went to... I offered them cash and they still wanted £150

 

[Lunner]

You want contacts, my m8s uncle offered to spray my front and rear bumpers for £100 inc. the paint.

 

[Daz]

I paid £160 for my spoiler to be sprayed and fitted... and that was the cheapest quote from bodyshops by about £40!

The lad I get all my bodywork done by now, says a spoiler to be sprayed and fitted would be about £80 including paint (2K paint, tho..)

Id rather pay someone to do it.. mainly because if it looks patchy or not 100% right, itll annoy you and youll probably end up paying someone to do it anyway!