Chris Thanks for the rap as a painter! I am just one who has back yard resprayed many years ago, and then learned a lot more from this list, put it into practice on a couple of Dattos (and one Mazda). I'm not an expert but I am pretty fussy about the finish on my bodies and happy with the results I've got using acrylic paints.
I have no experience using 2 pac, as you must use proper breathing gear to avoid inhaling the cancer causing fumes it produces. Chris, you are right in saying have a go yourself. You can buy all the good gear and get the job done for half the cost of a professional respray. Then you can always use the gear again to keep your paint job in top nick, or change colours if thats your go. Acrylic paint keeps for decades if properly sealed in its container, so you will always have matching paint for touch up work. The archives probably have all my experience recorded so have a look there first. If not, give me the word and I will detail how I go about a respray. Bruce Fergusson would also be a good advisor, wouldn't you Bruce. ----- Original Message ----- From: "FJ MAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 8 January 2002 21:54 PM Subject: Re: DIY Re-Painting > > Id definately have a go yaself > I'm currently doing my own right now and so far im up to 800 bucks, but > thats including everything > group 4 paint (custom blue)4 litres > filters, top of the range gravity fed gun, 3hp 50 litre compressor, hose and > attachments, 20 litres of thinners, 4 litres of clear and 3 litres of primer > surfacer and fillers, metal mend spot putty and sand paper . With the effort > im hoping to put in it should all be worth it :). After rubbin it back and > applying the primer im pretty happy and i was pretty lucky the car was > straight first but my honest opinion have a crack yaself, that way you can > put in the effort to the get the right result for the right price and theres > plenty of info on the list here (richard clough is the man i think :) > regards chris > s > >From: "Ken Abraham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "ozdat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: DIY Re-Painting > >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 21:00:02 +1100 > > > >Hi again listers, > > > >I have been very slowly trying to organise a 'quality' respray - it will > >cost about $2K. > >Realistically, the whole car is not worth $2,000, even with 12 months rego > >and a full tank of fuel! > > > >So I have decided, for a laugh, to have a go myself. > >Can any one offer any hints? > > > >What are the differences between Acrylic Laquer and 2 pack enamel paints? > >What type of compressor and spray gun do I need, CFM rating etc.. > >What is the difference between all the primers, i.e etch, surfacer, > >filler??? > >What temperature do you need to 'bake' 2 Pack enamel. > > > >The car is painted a particular colour (scarlet) that is not standard. I > >like it and would like to repaint it the same colour. > >I can get the paint colour matched, but is there a colour chart or > >something so I can check that it is not a standard colour for another type > >of car? > > > >Thanks heaps, > >Nick > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
