Richard,
Thanks for the tips.
I think this paint is going to take alot longer than expected adn cost more
too.
Thanks again guys, this mailing list is a fantastic group of knowledgeable
people.
Cheers,
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: paint question
> Adam,
>
> Bruce's advice is spot on, but here are some more tips.
>
> To fill paint chips and scratches after undercoating, use a tube of the
> right type of spot putty and apply the putty with a putty knife. Let it
dry
> (i.e. shrink), then rub it back with wet 320 using a sanding block, until
> you are back to the original paint around the chip and the putty
completely
> fills the scratch/chip, Reputty with thin layers a number of times to
build
> it up if necessary, allowing drying between layers. Spray over with
> undercoat and rub this back using 600 wet. Don't be surprised to have to
put
> 50 or 100 spots of putty on a panel to fill all the stone chips and paint
> scratches. If your eyes are as bad as mine you will have your third
> undercoat sprayed on and you will still see another chip you missed!.
>
> As Bruce says, you will see every blemish with topcoat as it will follow
> every contour. A bit more time on preparation to get the body skin
perfect
> before top coating will convert the job from amateur looking to
> professional.
>
> For small dints, try pushing the panel gently back from the underside with
a
> broad curved dolly (a block of shaped soft wood is OK) and tapping to near
> its original position before using bog. Some thin bogging will probably
be
> inevitable for a good looking job on a dinted panel, its rare to be able
to
> hammer or press it back to its original shape . Take the whole of the
> dinted area back to bare metal (I use a rotary paint stripping tool in my
> electric drill - it will also remove any light rust) and use a quality bog
> from the auto painters supplier, these are finer and rub back smoother.
If
> its an "outward" dint from objects in the boot hitting the panel, tap it
> back very gently using an almost flat panel hammer and a dolly behind it,
> dont hit hard as you will thin the metal and stretch it. Even if you
leave
> it lower and fill back with bog this will be better than a painting over a
> raised dint. If you leave raised dints you would buff off the paint when
> you polish the top coat.
>
> I use an orbital sander to rip off the excess bog and get it down to the
> approximate hight. But you should use a long bog file (looks like an old
> fashioned woodworkers hand plane that uses long strips of sand paper) to
> finally smooth the bog back and feather its edges so you dont have any
> ripples or obvious bog patches. Then its undercoat, putty, undercoat, rub
> back, feel for surface ripples and fix any by repeating above, finally
> topcoat.
>
> You might hate doing it, but a good bog job looks ten times better than
> lousy paint preparation. Even top panel beaters use some bog or lead
> filler. After a while you get to like bog for the small problems it fixes.
I
> have done bog jobs on rally cars that have lasted more than ten years
> without showing any sign of the repair.
>
> There are more sophisticated techniques for shrinking metal to bring it
back
> to original shape but I am not experienced on these skills.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, 5 February 2001 16:38 PM
> Subject: Re: paint question
>
>
> > Adam,
> >
> > The final coat will make them stand out more !!!!
> >
> > Rub it back again, 320 sounds fine, and if they are
> > only minor, spray putty would be the go, but make sure
> > you let it cure for a couple of weeks, as it tends to
> > shink a little.
> >
> > Rub the putty back until smooth and then undercaot
> > once more before rubbing it back again. Check it and
> > if OK then shoot the final coat.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
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