Station House
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Loads of threads re; guys using rollers and getting good results
I was happy using pre-mixed aerosols (auto paint st helens a good supplier)
Stephen Hull website also has lots of pointers (sticky under paint colour)
I was happy using pre-mixed aerosols (auto paint st helens a good supplier)
Stephen Hull website also has lots of pointers (sticky under paint colour)
Karlos28
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Station House
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Yep Karlos - good old 400 ml rattle cans
I started intending to just 'patch spray' but ended up doing everything except the roof!
Also sprayed the 5 wheels whilst I was at it!!!
Didn't spray any interior panels by the way.
Forget the exact number used, but think it was about 8 cans - at £6.99 a tin.
Certainly more expensive than buying a tin of cellulose paint and some thinners (about £12 for a litre of paint and the same again for 'decent' thinners), but not ridiculously so.
The main hassle was masking everything to prevent overspray (I cheated and didn't do too much dismantling) - the wheel arch eyebrows were the worse - and waiting on a warm dry day in Scotland as I can only get the front of the Landy in my garage just now!
Bonnet was taken off for spraying, as easier if panels are vertical!
I started intending to just 'patch spray' but ended up doing everything except the roof!
Also sprayed the 5 wheels whilst I was at it!!!
Didn't spray any interior panels by the way.
Forget the exact number used, but think it was about 8 cans - at £6.99 a tin.
Certainly more expensive than buying a tin of cellulose paint and some thinners (about £12 for a litre of paint and the same again for 'decent' thinners), but not ridiculously so.
The main hassle was masking everything to prevent overspray (I cheated and didn't do too much dismantling) - the wheel arch eyebrows were the worse - and waiting on a warm dry day in Scotland as I can only get the front of the Landy in my garage just now!
Bonnet was taken off for spraying, as easier if panels are vertical!
Karlos28
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hmmmmmm i really dont kno what to do with mine... the colour i want is metallic (epsom green) so i wont be able to roller it like i wanted to, so save me masking as you say!
do i rattle can, attempt to spray with compressor.. or choose a slightly different satin colour!?
do i rattle can, attempt to spray with compressor.. or choose a slightly different satin colour!?
Station House
Well-Known Member
Compressor approach will be cheaper and give a great finish - just need to experiment with the best thinners ratio and practice
Rattle tins can be more forgiving as pre mixed
If your looking at doing a complete colour change, compressor would make sense if not looking to use brush or roller
wanderlust4ever
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Preparation is 95% of the work, if you want it looking as new.
