E30 Zone

Is it fine to DIY respray a front valance because of the surface is different to the rest of the body work?

you can do but have you got a compressor or are you using arsehole cans i smoothed mine with primer so i kept the stone chip protector underneath

Arsehole cans

mums partner did his 325i touring with what we are calling "arsehole cans" and it came out fine but he done it in the wrong colour but it was better than it was before it was well shagged

make sure you prep it properly and use primer

here is a pic of it, was sprayed in audi silver or summin, they did't have larches silver in halfords

They still sell the cans at the dealer don't they?

yep

the only problem with aerosol is that the paint is like water and can run easily as you have no control over how its mixed and it has extra addatives to make it work for aerosol cans

town325i wrote:the only problem with aerosol is that the paint is like water and can run easily as you have no control over how its mixed and it has extra addatives to make it work for aerosol cans

What precautions should I take to stop this from happening?

What precautions should I take to stop this from happening?

There is a write up in this months practical classics about how to do good repairs using rattle cans. Or borrow it if someone you know is a regular reader.

Blitz wrote:

town325i wrote:the only problem with aerosol is that the paint is like water and can run easily as you have no control over how its mixed and it has extra addatives to make it work for aerosol cans

What precautions should I take to stop this from happening?

shake it well for a few mins

Because it has the stone chip(textured finish) you would have to be so heavy handed to get it totally wrong with a rattle can. The textured finish allows you a massive margin of error.

The only problem is that it takes a long time to remove all the old paint due to the different layers you get with stone chip. Once removed, recoat with at least 2 layers of stone chip, then paint with your lazer blue rattle can another 2 coats, then 3 coats of lacquer.

I am lucky that the stone chip is black so that when the stones inevitably chip the diamond black BMW colour its black underneath.

Blitz, done mine with a a rattle can. Rub down valance to get a key, spray with plastic primer.
Spray coulour of choice,then a clear laquer. Not bodyshop quality perhaps, but not bodyshop money either.
Happy with my results.

I'm going to be spraying my m tech 1 front spoiler soon and was planning on using rattle cans from the stealer, does anyone have an idea of how many cans I'll need for the job?

Cheers

best wat is heat the panel up a little so it is worm with a heat gun so the paint dries a little faster and worm the can up a little to make the paint worm (but not to much as the can will explode and paint will be everywhere)

clarko74 wrote:I'm going to be spraying my m tech 1 front spoiler soon and was planning on using rattle cans from the stealer, does anyone have an idea of how many cans I'll need for the job?

Cheers

many, i painted my mirrors with 4 cans and was still short. im talkin about the 150ml cans which i was told are the only size they have.

Ok, I'll stock up on a few then. Cheers.