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Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:29 pm

phone mkpe rob and see what they have i've used upol laquer and was impressed with the results avenue panels in rushden sell it
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:49 am

Hi Rob if you need an info on prep,and spraying your car you are only a couple of miles from me call over and I will help you out.
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:30 am

RJB6 wrote:Hi Rob if you need an info on prep,and spraying your car you are only a couple of miles from me call over and I will help you out.
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Thanks for that Roy, would be nice to meet you anyway.
Dave,(318 ) always speaks highly of you. :thumb:
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:58 pm

gooner1 wrote:Was asked to supply this for the sprayer
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

but have just been informed my the seller that it is NLA.
Anyone reccomend a good alternative?
Yeah that shit looks shit to tell you the truth... Spend the money and do it properly..

If you ask a question on here and someone who knows what they are doing answers you, take there advice.. This is what I do for a living.. Dont use cheap shit or you will be doing it again a few years down the track.

Mike
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:02 pm

initial_g wrote:ive been spraying for 9 years now and will only use standox i used standox standofleet paint on my e30 (2 pack) purly because its a track car and the standofleet is so so strong i mine looks nice and glossy, even using cheapo thinners and activators can make or break a finnish
Standox is also good add that to the list I gave earlier
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:27 pm

m_jermyn wrote:
gooner1 wrote:Was asked to supply this for the sprayer
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

but have just been informed my the seller that it is NLA.
Anyone reccomend a good alternative?
Yeah that shit looks shit to tell you the truth... Spend the money and do it properly..

If you ask a question on here and someone who knows what they are doing answers you, take there advice..

Mike
Thought that was exactly what i was doing Mike. :?
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:41 pm

m_jermyn wrote:
gooner1 wrote:Was asked to supply this for the sprayer
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

but have just been informed my the seller that it is NLA.
Anyone reccomend a good alternative?
Yeah that shit looks shit to tell you the truth...
Mike
have you used it before mike?
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Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:58 pm

In australia the sun can kill a paint job in a year.... Alot of the cheap paints dont have a UV rating, that is the paint will fade very fast and then delaminate or peal. I see it all the time. I have to do alot of rectifications on this..

I fix family and friends cars all the time aswell but I will refuse to do the job if they want cheap products. They tell there mates that I did it and look how good it looks, they then refer me and then a year later their paint turns to shit.. I then look shit.

To give you an idea the glasourite 4ltr clear kit over here costs $400.. That stuff linked cost $100 I have never used it but I have seen it and it was under the bench for the tightest of tight customers who are selling their cars anyway jobs..

You cannot take short cuts in prepping and painting cars...

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This is my mates Corvette im building, I have put around 120 hours alone in the bonnet and probabaly more then 300 hours on the body, and the car still isnt ready for paint. The car is fibreglass and was as ripply as a boat. "WAS". It is now 100% gun barrel strait. This shows just how difficult and time consuming it can be. However I am a perfectionist and the car is a custom job and I am building it to show off my skills so people know what im capable of.

If its to good to be true it ususally is. Paint is the same.

Mike
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