RE: paint prep

Wed, 02 Apr 2003 02:30:40 -0800

Title: RE: paint prep
I also like grey or silver grey - we've used what is called Hammertone or Hammercoat depending on brand. Damn good surface that goes on any sort of preparation within reason. It's even fairly reasonably priced if you buy it by the tin, pressure paks are very exy. I've even done my box trailer in the stuff, looks fantastic, best looking boxy on the coast last xmas. I got so excited about how good it looked, I even put a new set of lights and a riced up $10 set of silver grey Supercheap wheel trims on it - now that's class.
 
regards
Terry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Ross Goddard
Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2003 2:17 PM
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Subject: RE: paint prep

Grey could look good. Anyone remember a Yellow 626 a few year back in Fast Fours, it had grey detailing in it looked great. If you didnt want to go grey or silver, maybe go a lighter shade of the same green you used on the outside,different enough to look deliberate, but similar enough to compliment it.

Ross G

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    From:   Rob P
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    Sent:   Wednesday, April 2, 2003 13:16 PM
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    Grey (or silver, black or white) is a neutral colour that goes with
    anything. Unfortunately it looks like undercoat.

    Rob P
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    From: "Mark Firman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
    Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 5:31 PM
    Subject: RE: paint prep


    > Yeah i thought about that too, but i still thought it would be better
    black
    > because i know if i spend the money getting it sprayed like the rest of
    the
    > car then i will only scratch it or chip it or something when i go
    installing
    > my engine and other bits and pieces..  Also the colour of the car is a
    very
    > dark green, so it wouldn't be too crash hot in that colour either..
    > What alternate colour would be better than black but wouldn't look stupid
    > with a green body?? maybe silver... i dunno! any suggestions?
    >
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    > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lach
    > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:59 PM
    > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
    > Subject: RE: paint prep
    >
    >
    > The worst thing you can do to an engine bay is spray it matt black. If
    > you look at most race/rally cars that have been built by professionals,
    > white or at least a light colour is the way to go. If its black, you
    > won't see cracks in the body,it's hard to see what you are doing, minor
    > fluid leaks aren't as obvious and you won't see lost bits'n'pieces at
    > midnight! And it looks crappy anyway.
    >
    > Lach
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    > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark Firman
    > Sent: Tuesday, 1 April 2003 6:05 PM
    > To: Membersozdat
    > Subject: paint prep
    >
    >
    > Hi listers,
    > I am getting ready to re-paint my engine bay, and i was just after a bit
    > of advice...
    >
    > The whole shell was recently painted, but i am not happy with the job
    > they did in the engine bay, so i want to respray it in just a matt black
    > so that i can easily touch up nicks and scratches later on...
    >
    > I gather i will need to sand back the previous paint to get rid of the
    > gloss before i spray over it, is this true?? How far should i sand it
    > back?? it was taken back to bare metal before the current paint job so i
    > am assuming i wont have to go that far.. maybe just roughen it up a bit
    > and get rid of all the gloss??
    >
    > Also, what grade sandpaper should i use? keeping in micd i don't want to
    > spend days preparing it for paint...
    >
    > Any help or advice would be great,
    > Thanks heaps,
    > Mark
    >
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