Root
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-do you need 2 guns? 1 for paint and 1 for clear coat?
-what size compressor is big enough to do a corsa shell?
-any other parts I need?
what about safety? are there any ways to ventilate a brick garage?
cheers
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scottyp1989
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would of thought one gun would be ok just wash it out before you put clear coat in. could be rong tho i know bugger all about spraying lol,
as for ventilation you can get ventilation bricks that are standard house brick size or bigger depending on what its built out of, and an extractor fan, i used an old radiator fan in mine connected to a 12v transformer plug and cut hole out of wall
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AndyCorsaSport
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Compressor for a shell, 100ltr might do it, id go for a 200 though if i were you. Use 2 guns yeah, just easier that way, then you know you have one for paint and one for laquer.
Fuck knows about ventilating garage, but id get a water trap for the compressor too.
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Eddx14xe
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How big is your budget?
i want to do some bits on my car but dont earn much money, so was looking at ebay ones for £115 with a hose and spray gun, as thats all i can afford.
From what ive read on here its more the CFM that you need to look at
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Root
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cheers people, i'll look at the costs of 100ltr vs 200.
what's a water trap and what's a CFM?
my budget, well, i'll be buying the parts bit by bit until I have the full set up ready to do my car. I'm not bothered about it looking the best paint job in the world, but as long as it's a good one, that's all that counts
[Edited on 31-03-2010 by Root]
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CFM is an imperial measurement of volumetric flow, the metric equivalent would be l/s or m^3/s (that's litres/second and meters cubed per second). The only difference between the two metric ones is l/s = m^3/s x 1000.
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Eddx14xe
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CFM
•CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) is the imperial method of describing the volume flow rate of compressed air. It must be defined further to take account of pressure, temperature and relative humidity
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ecclesturbo
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if your after a half decent paint job thats easy use a cellulose dont have to laquer it then
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by ecclesturbo
if your after a half decent paint job thats easy use a cellulose dont have to laquer it then
heard about this type of paint before, what's the difference? is it shittier quality compared to 2pack?
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BeArDy
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-do you need 2 guns? 1 for paint and 1 for clear coat?
NO i have always painted and cleared with same gun with 1.4 tip.
I do have 2 guns, 1 for primer (1.8 tip) and 1 for paint/clear BUT jobs can be done with 1 gun
-what size compressor is big enough to do a corsa shell?
You need a good size really, as you need to hold a good amount of pressure for the whole time, but people paint at differant pressures. I paint at 30psi.
150lt would be best in my eyes, but could do it with a smaller BUT could take some time to make sure pressure at the gun is always there.
-any other parts I need?
In line water traps
Pannel wipe
Tack cloths
mixing cuts
Ultra Clean area
Some way of removing the paint in the air
Half an idea how to mix and apply the paint as each one is differant (2pack, water base etc)
Mask
LOADs of little things, but list above is a good start
My advice would be find a local paint shop and ask can you sweep up for a few weekends, an watch them paint, prep etc
I went to collage for 4 years to learn
[Edited on 31-03-2010 by BeArDy]
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ecclesturbo
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its like a gloss doesnt really need laquer,i wouldnt say its a crap paint like an old style paint,pay good money for some ull get a top paint job,saves havin to mess around with laquer etc,have to be carful when using a 2 stage paint because it can react more and looks shite if it happens
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corsabsonny
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can react just as bad or worse in 2k, still get a nice finish though
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ecclesturbo
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thats true heat always helps alot
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corsabsonny
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yh dont paint in a cold room big no no
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Root
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summer time is perfect then 
I've heard after you do paint, don't buff it up for 1 month if you don't have heaters to dry the paint.
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corsabsonny
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nar mate is bullshit. 1 to 2 full days tops
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ecclesturbo
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who told you that as long the paint isnt tackey fire away just leave it to cure for a day or so if not using a booth or baker,if you have a roof that leaks anywere get it fixed if water gets onto the paint its nakerd.
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corsabsonny
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not nesecerally, ive painted cars outside before got spots of rain on before its dry and it flats right out, wouldnt suggest it though lol back in the day. just remember lots of heat, de grease properly one nice thin coat all over let it tack of then a couple of full coats
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Ant B
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i have only got one spray gun and i use that for painting colour and then i run thinners though it after and use the gun for clear,at the moment i use rattle can primmer but im buying a nother gun soon for primer,but yeah i just run paint thinners through the gun after changing from paint to clear and also after ive finishd and i also wipe inside and out side of the gun after to get rid of the exxes thinners,
and if im painting a small object like petrol flap i leave it indoors for about a week to fully dry a nd cure
[Edited on 01-04-2010 by Ant B]
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corsabsonny
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u dont need 2 guns for painting anyway, its just you can buy base and clear guns if u want to be fussy and get "perfect" finishes on both..waste of time unless you want to go pro
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