hey dude my cars gettinmg painted soon too, im going for satin black instead of matt black though! eager on some pics when u finished!
post some pics of it when its done please!
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not meaning to put you off, but if you havent done spraying before or prep work id definetly stay away from matt black, just sprayed my car and did the prep work. and would not do it again lol anyways goodluck!
not meaning to put you off, but if you havent done spraying before or prep work id definetly stay away from matt black, just sprayed my car and did the prep work. and would not do it again lol anyways goodluck!
not meaning to put you off, but if you havent done spraying before or prep work id definetly stay away from matt black, just sprayed my car and did the prep work. and would not do it again lol anyways goodluck!
matt black is actually easier than a metalic or pearl colour.
well i must say this has been very educational.. in the process i found a way to give satin black a nice carbon look through scrubbing.. kinda a pearl gunmetal!!
DO NOT USE ANY LESS THAN 300GRIT TO ROUGHEN UP YOUR FACTORY PAINT!!!! It's a pain in the arse to level the smallest scratch which you'll notice after your first coat.
Pics below of my efforts today (2mp phone camera):
First Enamel Coat
First Enamel Coat - 30mins of 300 grit sanding
Second Enamel Coat - 30mins of 300 grit sanding
Third Enamel Coat - 30mins of 300 grit sanding
Fourth Acryllic Coat - Unpolished... 24hr drying time.
- As you can see theres streaks from me going up and down with the can... alo of effort in polishing will have to be done to remove this...
- It can be avoided if you do your Top coat under the following conditions which it wasn't really today:
- Not Windy
- Not Overly cold
- DO NOT do this in the sun, it will dry too quickly giving the streak effect when you start overlapping
- ALWAYS shake your can for at least another 30secs between 1-2 streaks
Sooo... with the success of this i think anyway I decided to do a quick photoshop of the rear..... yay or nay???
(Only pic i have of the rear taken the day i bought the car.. oh and thats cristian in the background lol)
Last edited by dsp26; 21-06-2008 at 03:47 PM.
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