Thingy's new clothes

Post by **Chadbrook** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:06 am

Thingy is progressing (slowly but surely) so I have to think about paint. She will need a complete paint job

possibly home spray... she will be a modified minor

so I'm not worried about exact shades, just a reasonable finish.

In our health and safety conscious world what is easiest / best paint to go for ?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:30 pm

Discussed many times over - and just recently too. Cellulose paint is by far the easiest for home use. However - after making myself ill spraying inside closed garage I now only do so outdoors on good warm still dry day. Not many of those about I hear you say!! The paint and it's thinners are also highly flammable - so take great care - no heaters etc and have the air compressor well away from the spraying. Good thing about Minor is - you can spray it panel by panel, just doing one at a time. The roof is obviously the biggest challenge and probably best done first, then mask it off (old sheets are good) while you spray the rest.

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:35 pm

Cellulose with an HVLP spray system is the way to go, as you get a lot less over-spray and spray 'mist'. Proper mask and coveralls are a MUST, as is proper ventilation of the work area. Cellulose is dry in 30 minutes, and all solvents will have flashed off after 24 hours at room temp (20c)

Highly flammable so any heaters used have to be enclosed ceramic type.

No smoking, and do not operate any equipment likely to cause a spark.

Do NOT try 2 Pack, it's lethal without proper equipment.

There are also very good acrylic paints available, but they are harder to spray correctly, and difficult to remove runs etc. Drying times are long, so more chance of dust marks.

Post by **youngun** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:13 pm

Go for Cellulose and an HVLP spray gun, 80 quid will get you a gun thats more than adequate. I wouldnt bother with a Devilbiss unless your looking to do many spray jobs, otherwise the price isnt justified.
Spray the body in one go, then start on doors and other panels. Spray them off the car if you can for a better coverage, but hang the panels as they would sit on the car.

YG

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:36 pm

I had one of these HVLP guns many moons ago - and had no success at all with it. But maybe they have improved recently. I just use a simple suction feed gun and keep the air pressure down as low as I can get away with. I have a gravity feed gun, but again I don't like it and prefer the suction gun.

Post by **alanworland** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:58 pm

When sprayed my Morris roof I had an awful run on the rear (more like waterfall!) but I let it harden off for a couple of days and managed to flat it all off!
Thats the wonder of celllose!

Post by **Chadbrook** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:57 am

Many thanks I will look for a classic cellulose shop then

all of my spraying experience (many years ago when I first started driving) is with celly but I wasnt sure how legal it is in these modern times

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:44 am

Celly is still available - " for classic car restoration " - so be sure to make that point when buying. There is always plenty on the internet!