hmmm ok, body is great and as i said i got a panel beater to have a look at it and get a quote. There is one tiny chip on the rear door where it meets the door jam. This an issue?? Also i am still at a quandry as to how the insides of the door jam etc gets painted? do i just take the doors off, get her painted and then whack the doors on for the final quote.
cheers all --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Provided the body preparation is perfect, i.e. flat, > no panel ripples, unfilled paint scratches or chips, > and the undercoat/fill is properly applied, a 2 pac > top coat will look great. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Little > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2002 9:07 AM > Subject: RE: (resprays) > > > cheers Ross and Andrew > > so i shouldn't worry about this guy just saniding > her back and then gong over the original acrylic in > 2pak? > > ok i am less worried now. > > will it make much difference to the final finish? > ie as compared to going back to metal and starting > from scratch? > > cheers > > > > > > Andrew Greenbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Jim, > > Yep I have heard similar to Ross. My car when > done in 2 pack was > not taken to bare metal where a good existing > foundation of paint > was. I thought it dodgy at the time but > apparently it is good > practice. > > Andrew > > > My mate who is the spray painter says that > only the top clear > > layer is true 2 pak paint. (ie witha hardener > added) The base > > layers are a modified acrylic so you can put > the top coat over > > them without frying up. He says that with my > car, we dont need to > > go back to bare metal, as the current 2 pak > systems can go over > > just about anything, so long as it gets a good > key into whats > > underneath. My car has had several repairs and > different panels > > from other cars, so i guess we will see how it > comes up when we > > spray it???? > > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Jim! Little > > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 16:36 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: (resprays) > > > > > > the guy who i bought my 1600 from had > recntly stripped his car back to metal, prime > painted etc..did the works. > > > > > > The final paint job ws not great, the paint > did not look too good. > > > > > > Anyway i recently talked to a spray painter > about getting a respray, he actually came out to my > house to give her a look over...second time he has > done this for me. He said that the body was good and > straight etc and he would be happy to rub her back > and give her a few coats of 2pak. thing is > the original paint work was acrylic and i > figured you would have to get a 2pak undercoat. I > offered to do the prep work to save some money and > he said he would have to do the prep work to make > sure it was good enough to spray ove! r. The work > would obviously be guaranteed so i am wondering if > this > is really posible. ie 2pak over acrylic primer > etc > > > > > > > > > > > > cheers all > > > > > > > > > > > > mark krawczuk wrote: > > > > > > hi, my brother works as a spray painter ( > thats all he does, no body work) > > > at bruce lellman crash here in renmark, he > said that it depends on what > > > type of undercoat u use ( i.e 2 pak or > acrylic) and over what u spray the > > > undercoat. > > > if you prime over bog repairs ideally you > should finnish rubbing yoiur > > > bog work with 120 grit or finer to minimize > any sanding scratch coming > > > back up thru the paint at a later date. > > > > > > 24 hours should be long enough for the > primer to cure, wether 2pak or > > > acrylic. > > > if you get any shrinkage coming thru or map > edgi! ng , its probally more > > > likelly to be from the prep work , more so > than the drying time. > > > you can also run innto trouble if you prime > over acrylic paint that > > > has not had the edge feathered properly. > > > alot of people tend to blame the undercoat > or dryingtime than the actual > > > prep work. > > > > > > something to think about .! > > > mark k > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "nat P." > > > To: > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 1:24 PM > > > Subject: Is there a Beater OR PAINTER > > > > > > > > > > Is there a Panel Beater AND/OR a spray > painter on the > > > > list!!! > > > > > > > > I need to know some info, I alway leave > the primer to > > > > dry for a least 24 hours before I spray > the top coat! > > > > Do I have to wait this long? > > > > Cheers NAT > > >! ; > > > > > http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au > > > > - Find yourself a bargain! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --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/me! > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > SOLD.com.au - Find yourself a bargain! > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > > OZDAT M! ailing 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]/ > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === message truncated === http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au - Find yourself a bargain! --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
