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9th July 2005, 08:02 AM
#1
painting tips for river
some tips - for what they are worth. (dont read this if you own a late model disco or rangie )
etch primer - i found the super cheap auto septone spray can stuff to be really good. covers well. but if you spray it over existing paint it does not dry ? top coat asap after the etch primer has dried.
army trucks - mine was fairly straight - until i started to strip it back to bare metal. every panel had been bogged to buggery. those army blokes really gave it a hard time. should've just painted over the existing paint work.
dont get over spray on the brake master resevoir. it eats the plastic.
house paint - i used white high gloss enamel house paint for the roof, the finnish was super glossy but it took a long time to dry.
grease - slop some on your headlights then after spraying wipe it off. too easy.
rear windows - dont bother masking them, pop them out and put new seals on after painting. You dont need special tools to fit the rubber. its all technique.
bunnings speacial - spray can paint $2.98 each, i forget the brand but the ivory color is realy close to the interior color of the series 111
dont get too caried away with the finish - it only has to look good from 100 feet away. series trucks are bush pigs. they look stupid when they are pretty. dont bother bogging dints - they look stupid when they are straight.
dont get overspray on your neighbours lexus.
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9th July 2005, 04:46 PM
#2
Prep
Don't use sand paper on aluminium, use Brillo pad.
With paint
Several light coats is better than on heavy coat, especially if the paint is known to sag or run easily. Does not look good in any light or distance.
Be uniform in paint application or it'll have 'stripes' which is easy to do with epoxies and urethanes.
Make sure you coat all visible panels and try to end on folds or joins to keep it tidy. So taking the bonnet off and painting the entire tops of the guards will always look better than painting with the bonnet on.
Use contrast paint to highlight certain parts but don't go overboard. Stick with two or three colours. Using only one colour makes it look sterile and more than three other than military colours is pushing the boundary on acceptable unless the colours really work together.
Most of all................ have fun !!
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13th July 2005, 09:25 PM
#3
River,
Chat to me..... i might be able to whip it in a Panel shop for a few days and as i was a Panel beater (now i bend them) i have some skills 8)
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14th July 2005, 06:41 PM
#4
another tip -
if you dont want to remove the rear windows, just remover the locking strip. run some cord around the outside of the rubbers seat to lift it away from the tin work. then mask up as usual. this will allow you to paint under the rubber seal area.
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