farmershort
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thats not a Q yu want to ask on LZ
lol.... sorry, still feeling my way around.,...
bugger, did it again! all this innuendo!?
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lol.... sorry, still feeling my way around.,...
bugger, did it again! all this innuendo!?
quattro6999
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looking good. for that really shiny finish have a look at Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair
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Farmershort:
Few more details for you mate.
I never ended up thinning it in the end as i couldnt be bothered. Its the hammered finish, not the smooth one. And unless you just poor it on the car straight from the tin, you wont have any problem from drips. This stuff is like bitumen.
I did have to go round after with a brush and tidy up all the edges, unless you mask off your windows and window seals so you can just roller over them i'd advise leaving a 1/2" gap around all the bits you dont want paint on, then jus go round with a small brush.
Go to Toolstation and go to metal paint. Its just generic no frills white can paint
By the way. 1 litre of this stuff allowed me to do my boot floor. Whole car exterior (including sills and edges with doors open, under bonnet etc) And the front garden fence with two coats. Thats without thinning is, and i still have about 1cm in the bottom of the second tin. Its like energizer paint!!
Few more details for you mate.
I never ended up thinning it in the end as i couldnt be bothered. Its the hammered finish, not the smooth one. And unless you just poor it on the car straight from the tin, you wont have any problem from drips. This stuff is like bitumen.
I did have to go round after with a brush and tidy up all the edges, unless you mask off your windows and window seals so you can just roller over them i'd advise leaving a 1/2" gap around all the bits you dont want paint on, then jus go round with a small brush.
Go to Toolstation and go to metal paint. Its just generic no frills white can paint
By the way. 1 litre of this stuff allowed me to do my boot floor. Whole car exterior (including sills and edges with doors open, under bonnet etc) And the front garden fence with two coats. Thats without thinning is, and i still have about 1cm in the bottom of the second tin. Its like energizer paint!!
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Cool - thanks for those details!
I also very much enjoyed that link from earlier on:
Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair
I don't suppose we get that enamel paint stuff over this side of the ocean do we? or is it just the same as hammerite?
Thanks
I also very much enjoyed that link from earlier on:
Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair
I don't suppose we get that enamel paint stuff over this side of the ocean do we? or is it just the same as hammerite?
Thanks
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I think it may be the same at the smooth finish. But ALOT of work went into that thread. I jus slopped it on with a roller and called it a day.
If you can be bothered to sand, prime, and layer on 8 coats with sanding in between. Then feel free
If you can be bothered to sand, prime, and layer on 8 coats with sanding in between. Then feel free
farmershort
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yeah, good point.... I dont have patience for that much fine detail work... or the money for the sanding/polishing kit...
slapping it on with a roller it is
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rustoleum is available over here, just damn expensive - IIRC it was about £40 per gallon
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can you not get it in smaller amounts? according to the OP 1 litre of paint was more than enough if i have read it right
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rustoleum is from the weblink though - more than one coat, infact, quite a few - so probably why he calls it a $50 paint job - $50 per gallon over there perhaps?
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