guys does $1200 sound good for a 2pak paint job.
That is over an acrylic paint job, recently done but stuffed up. Body is perfect and paint is about 70% perfect. Just looks like it needs the swirl marks buffed out etc. The guy said he would do all the prep work, sand and buff it back, prime and fill i guess then bang on the coat. it is only on the outside, no doors or engine bay. If anyone is in Canberra then the place is called Lockton smash repairs. The guy is good and honest and has helped me and my bro out before. Not a backyard job at all. what do people think? cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:44 PM Subject: Re: DIY Re-Painting > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
