Shes getting there now people ;)

[Paulsimon8]

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Getting there now people


Fuck me tho, spraying in this heat is a bastard, the paint drys before it hits the car if the gun is too far away or not enough thinners are used :wall:


Still tho, not bad for a mornings work, and with only 1 run i'm a bit chuffed for the priming stages


The first show for her will be Ford Fair in August - where she will be on the Fast Ford stand and then on track too

[stuartgallafant]

what colour will it be when finished? i cant see the pics yet, coz the bloody firewall is gay!!

[Paulsimon8]

She'll be in deep gloss black once finished

Can't wait for the 3rd and 4th of august when my mate is spraying her with the final coat

(I don't trust myself enough on a final coat, priming is easy tho)

[maxfield]

Very nice should be at a BMW show tho

[stuartgallafant]

oooh, sounds nice!! cant wait to see the pics when she's done

[Jon_Bmw]

Paul, don't know anything about spraying really, but are you rubbing it down then recoating it, as it will probably only make it easier for the sprayer to get a good top cost finish. I don't know where you lot get some of your inspiration to do crazy things like this, i'm a bored student and i can't even be bothered to wake up in the morning! Bloody brilliant though.

You had better bring it to some e30 meets MR.

[Paulsimon8]

BMW show maybe, But i'm a ford man thru and thru

Jon - For prepping, I scotched the existing paint, applied 1 coat of primer to each panel and then gave it a quick rub with 800 grit. tack-ragged it down, and did the same again for each subsiquent coat.

Primer always finishes rough for some reason but once flattened off, the topcoat will apply very nicely

Then after 4 or 5 coats of that, a good machine polish to bring out the shine in the paint

No need to laquor as its a solid colour and not a metallic

[Jon_Bmw]

BMW show maybe, But i'm a ford man thru and thru

Jon - For prepping, I scotched the existing paint, applied 1 coat of primer to each panel and then gave it a quick rub with 800 grit. tack-ragged it down, and did the same again for each subsiquent coat.

Primer always finishes rough for some reason but once flattened off, the topcoat will apply very nicely

Then after 4 or 5 coats of that, a good machine polish to bring out the shine in the paint

No need to laquor as its a solid colour and not a metallic

Sounds like you have it all under control. Lacquer is nasty stuff anyway, very hard to use without getting runs due to the lack of patience on my behalf.

This is going to be a monster

[bmwe30mtech]

Should look great. I just sprayed my tech 2 kit, its a realy annoying job isnt it. . I had to lacquer mine as its metallic

Should look great, cant wait to see the finished car

[cliffybabe]

Paulsimon8

U've got to update ur site mate, she is looking good

[Paulsimon8]

I would update my site If the server would let me in, been having problems with it the last couple of weeks

[slideways]

surely you are going use laquer. doesnt matter if its metalic or not, with a good coat of lacquer u will always get a better finish even if it has to be colour sanded after plus un lacquered paint tends to fade... maybe i'm wrong but i think all cars are lacquered now..

[Paulsimon8]

surely you are going use laquer. doesnt matter if its metalic or not, with a good coat of lacquer u will always get a better finish even if it has to be colour sanded after plus un lacquered paint tends to fade... maybe i'm wrong but i think all cars are lacquered now..

you are wrong.

Not all cars are laquored - only metallics.

[toughyv8]

use a slower hardener mate your paint will flow better and overspray will sink into the paint and dissapear

[Paulsimon8]

Toughy - I think its purely due to the heat at the moment, the hadener I am using is medium air drying, should give plenty of time for paint to dry slowly

[fuzzy]

hi mate,i take it that shes up and running now that your on the paint?

[Paulsimon8]

Indeed she is fuzzmuster The little bitch started first turn of the key last week

[fuzzy]

nice one

[stuartgallafant]

Primer always finishes rough for some reason

thats so the other paint sticks to it better. if it was too smooth, it wuld run off!

[Paulsimon8]

True True Stuart, But i've never experienced it this rough before, mind you, different type of primer this one to what I normally use, might have some reasoning?

[Giggz]

Hi any update on this beast yet? Would be nice to see it although i will keep an eye out for you at Ford Fair! My mates a big Ford fan to and has got me going too! Where abouts are you based?

[Paulsimon8]

But i'Hiya Giggz

At the moment, I cannot update my website due to some issues with the apache server its all hosted on but i'l get that sorted soon hopefully

I'm based in west yorkshire, and at fordfair I will be on the Fast Ford stand - come say hiya

[Giggz]

Mr i will definently come and say hello! Liking your web page too! Nice work.