should i ? should'nt i?

[wayneE30]

spray my wing mirrors red i've never sprayed any thing before is it hard? and is it a good idea?

[Sjoerd320i]

hmmm never ever sprayed anything?

not that hard just prep it good like sand it with wet n dry 600 grid ur summit close and use lost of water
and use a good primer and you can get a very very good result

[wayneE30]

ok so hows it done exactly????

[Sjoerd320i]

first you just take the mirror apart (I only do it properly)
then you sand it with wet n dry paper 600 grid and use plenty of water while sanding, then spray on the primer once or twice it depends how good it covers up the black but don't spray it to thick,

if you want to you can sand it again, just a whee bit tho to make it smooth and then spray the final collor, if it aint shiny enough spray a blank layer over it (what you call that stuff?)

[breadturbo]

lacquer

[Sjoerd320i]

:yeahthat:

thanks mate
Wayne hope it makes sense

[wayneE30]

cheers sjoerd i thin will give it a go tomorrow and post pics when im done

[johnono]

:yeahthat: but hang the mirror up on somethin so u can get around it( how many time ive printed myelf on a freshly painted peice )

also if u can get a finer paper for the buffing/polishing phase after the priming, it will give u a better result.

and try to find "plastic primer" so the paint doesnt flake in a month or summin, trust me that makes all the difference!! do this before the primer primer

and try to do it indoors if poss, so u can lay an even spread on it



and jobsa goodun

[wayneE30]

how much would paint primer lacquer cost

[johnono]

depends on wher u get it , how much u want to use

about 20 squid should get u one of everything, and be more than enuff to do 2 mirrors anyway

[wayneE30]

halfords is probly the best bet for me as i dont know where else to look

[johnono]

give it a go fella, should be ok , dont go on too heavy though with the paint as itԚ´ll run

[wayneE30]

i will if it goes wrong i can always buy more mirrors from the scrapper




i will post pics when im done

[johnono]

if it goes wrong, just sand it down when its dry and do it again

[breadturbo]

practice makes perfect

[wayneE30]

[Simon]

What colour red is your car mate? I've got a pair of brill red mirrors in my garage.

[wayneE30]

zinoberrot or what ever its called shame that.


it could of saved me a job

[Simon]

zinoberrot or what ever its called shame that.


it could of saved me a job

Oh well, get spraying!!

Maybe a quick trawl through your local scrappies first?

[wayneE30]

if i went to the scrappies i would end up paying more for the mirrors than i would to paint them

[Simon]

if i went to the scrappies i would end up paying more for the mirrors than i would to paint them

Yeah good point...

[wayneE30]

i went a couple of weeks ago to get a carb and the guy wanted Ԛ£65 for it bit of a rip off

[Simon]

i went a couple of weeks ago to get a carb and the guy wanted Ԛ£65 for it bit of a rip off

Was it gold plated?

[wayneE30]

it should of been

[wayneE30]

here is a few pics of my progress

[Sjoerd320i]

that looks very good mate

[wayneE30]

cheers mate im quite pleased so far but ive got to wait 12 hrs to put the red on and i dont want to wait

[billgatese30]

WAIT

it looks good so far, you don't want to mess oit up now by rushing it

[Sjoerd320i]

:yeahthat:

I should know as I just sprayed the rear fender of my bike and had to do it all over again, cuz I wanted to do it too quick

[wayneE30]

i will wait but im sure you know what its like


should i use a fine wire wool after the primer is dry to rub it down

[wayneE30]

man i bored i wanna spray em

[Sjoerd320i]

I know how you feel mate

hmm you could just san em very lightly with very fine sandpaper one theyre dry just a litle bit tho!

[wayneE30]

do i need to sand them or should i leave it and just put on the red??

[Sjoerd320i]

depends m8, if the surface is rough you can give them a very light sand, if I were you I'd do it anyway but just very light

[wayneE30]

how many coats of paint and lacquer should i put on???