respray nearly done

Post by **dustyfog** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 pm

hi just like to show the progress of molly as she is known a lot of hard work went into this lol just needs final rebuild cheers dusty

Post by **dustyfog** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:58 pm

not a bad shine for 5 liters of paint ouch !!!

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:29 pm

well done dusty, you doing the respray yourself? all power to your elbow

wibble

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:36 pm

Good spray job - is it cellulose ?

Post by **stag36587** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:52 am

Lokos fabulous

Post by **FrankM83** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:05 am

it really does look fantastic!

Post by **dustyfog** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:22 am

hi all, many thanks for the kind comments. i sprayed her myself, in my garage and i used red oxide as the first coat followed by grey fastbuild primer then 4 coats of top coat ah yes two pack 5 liters unmixed . will post a picci when its back on the road

regards dusty

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:39 pm

hey looking good

mine should be done by the end of next month

Post by **MGFmad** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:58 pm

Nice work there. I sprayed mine a couple of weekends ago, its a great feeling when the new paint goes on.

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:02 pm

Yes, nice job - do you fancy doing mine for me - same colour too if you have any left over

Post by **Dean** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:03 pm

Gorgeous!!!!! Well done.

Post by **Sidney'61** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:14 pm

Wish I could get round to painting mine

Anyway, well done dusty, looks gorgeous

Post by **dustyfog** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:52 pm

PSL184 wrote:Yes, nice job - do you fancy doing mine for me - same colour too if you have any left over

i have 2.5 l left over enuff to do another lol

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:06 pm

Right then, where are you - I'll be round at the weekend

Post by **Peetee** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:51 am

i have 2.5 l left over enuff to do another lol

Hmm, add a bit of white and black and you'd probably end up with 5L of clarendon grey - more than enough for a nice thick coat on a certain convertible.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:50 pm

I sincerely hope you have proper air-fed breathing apparatus - this is absolutely essential if spraying '2 pack' paint. It is NOT recommended for home use because it is so dangerous to health!

Post by **MoggyTech** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:48 pm

bmcecosse wrote:I sincerely hope you have proper air-fed breathing apparatus - this is absolutely essential if spraying '2 pack' paint. It is NOT recommended for home use because it is so dangerous to health!

I agree, it can even get into the blood through skin and hair so a proper spraying suit is also required. I hate the stuff, looks like plastic into the bargain.

Post by **aupickup** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:40 pm

but it is harder wearing

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:35 pm

V difficult to repair if damaged -and yes it sometimes has an unfortunate 'false shine' to the finish.
And seriously - HSE are clamping down HARD on this stuff - I believe it's not allowed for commercial use now either.

Post by **jonathon** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:26 pm

Not so BM regarding repairs, also 'out of the gun' the finish is very shiney but if colour sanded and mopped or just even machine polished then this knocks the shine back a bit.
It is still legal with the correct facilities to spray 2K whilst stocks last, in theory around 2 years , but it is still legal to import the stuff from Europe where it has not been outlawed, so it might seem to offer indefinate supplies to some of the paintshops who find the move to water based as another huge expense at a time when the trade is experiencing a huge drop off in work, and many bodyshops (even some large commercial repairers) going out of business.
If you are carefull and use the correct facilities the 2K does not pose a danger to the sprayer nor the surrounding area. Abuse the rules and yes , you deserve the consequences.