Painting With Acrylic Enamel

[chrisso]

Ok my keto is crying for some fresh paint,

atm it is the faded blue colour.

i was thinking of going over the top in a white acrylic.

i do know alot of prep is required just wondering if anyone has had any good/ bad experiences with painting with acrylic.

 

how much do i need to sand of? obviously i know I'm not going to get a flawless finish just want it to look good from a distance haha.

 

car has no bog amd only light surface rust in some areas, i was hoping to use my dual action sander on the boot bonnet and doors and then go over with wet sanding and the rest wet sanding aswell, then hitting a primer wet sand again 2 coats of white then a coat of clear.

 

any thoughts much appreciated thanks guys

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Wipe the whole car over with prepsol before you start, then wash off.

 

Wet sand all over with 600-1200 grit.

 

The idea is not to take paint off, but to roughen the surface, as soon as the shine is gone from the paint it is good to go.

 

I recommend to be careful with using machines, as you may ruin the surface flatness, will only take a few hours by hand.

 

Use a sanding block for all flats.

 

any rust spots need to be taken back to bare metal, treated and etch, undercoat used.

[Trev]

PM Murd 55, she is a REAL spray painters apprentice.

[SLO-030]

PM Murd 55, she is a REAL spray painters apprentice.

 

Oh dear god... :bash:

 

:laff:

Edited October 23, 2010 by SLO-030

[Trev]

Oh dear god... :bash:

 

:laff:

 

You negative rep'd me for that?

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

PM Murd 55, she is a REAL spray painters apprentice.

 

:lolcry:

 

:lolcry:

 

yep, disregard everything i said, i will never be a REAL spray painters apprentice :sob:

Edited October 23, 2010 by oh what a nissan feeling!

[chrisso]

ok this sounds easier then i thought, should i use a specific primer? or any automotive primer from supercreaps will do the job? aslong as its not a 2pak primer i gather.

 

 

and what about thinning is there a ratio i should follow or just whatever sprays nice without dripping?

 

 

thanks for info so far :happy:

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Yeah, whatever primer, (k+h sucks) you should etch prime bare metal before primer,

 

some products claim to etch prime as well though which would be ok on small areas.

 

Its been a while since i have used acrylic, i can't remember for certain how much thinners, all of the above people would know though.

[19914afc]

I got told 50/50 but no idea if thats true so don't go doing that :) Best to go to a paint shop to get your paint and primer I went with a mate and he got 4L of paint 4L of thinners, wax and grease remover and a mixing container with ratios written on the side for $200.

[chrisso]

ok cheers mate, so you use prepsol/ wax and grease remover, wash of let dry primer wet sand, 2 coats paint dry then clear?

 

thanks allot guys

[SLO-030]

For my paint job we used acrylic basecoat and that was mixed 1:1 with R198 basecoat reducer.

 

We used 2pac primer and clear on mine but the process would be the same i guess.

 

Layed the primer down, hit any runs with 320, then took of the orange peel with an 800 wet sand.

 

A few coats of colour

 

Then 2 coats of clear (i have a flake in the 1st coat, 2nd coat with straight clear so we could polish it)

Edited October 23, 2010 by SLO-030

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

Basecoat is 50/50, normal acrylic is more like 20%. Definately ask a paint shop before mixing!

[chrisso]

ok currently rubbing the car back i started with a 400 grit then going to go over with a 800.

 

picking up paint this sat ill let you guys know what i get and how it turns out :wink: