hitman2k
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Registered: 27th Aug 03
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Lo guys need to know if there is anyway
car is currently in crystal flakes ice blue rage! but need a another pot of flakes how do i paint them on??? there normally mixed in laquer been told would have to start from scrach primer etc??
cant i just do another coat of the flakes any advice would be great thank you!
And also how much should i be looking to pay for a lil fibre glass repair on my front bumper has a small crack underneath it or should i just leave it for the time being?
[Edited on 27-06-2004 by hitman2k]
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Kris TD
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use a grey scotch pad over the laquer, spray another coat of laquer . easy as that.
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hitman2k
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quote:
Originally posted by Kris TD
use a grey scotch pad over the laquer, spray another coat of laquer . easy as that.
okay wont it cancel out old crystals? what does the pad do?? as i'm not painting a little more detail m8 cheers
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JOPO
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it jus keys the surface u wood still see the old flakes but they might no stand out as much compared to the new ones goin on
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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The difficult part is in keying the existing lacquer. Any good painter will tell you that using scotchbrite or fine wet and dry shows through the new lacquer (only very slightly though). Maybe try using flattening paste or something. The new lacquer with the flake get sput on, but if you only did that, then the fiinish would be very rough and would be inpossible to ever get smooth, regardless of how much polishing you do, as the flakes would still give a rough surface.... so what you then have to do is add tonnes more lacquer to build up above the flakes and leave some leyway for flattening and polishing, doing this could cause runs or sags in the finish if your not a very good painter, simply because you would need to hit the car with so many litres to do this.
The other way to do it isa go for a second lacquer application, so basically how you added the flakes is how you do this. Key the surface and re-coat, but obviously without the flake.
hope this helps (in response to your u2u)
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hitman2k
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quote:
Originally posted by Colour-Tec Coachworks
The difficult part is in keying the existing lacquer. Any good painter will tell you that using scotchbrite or fine wet and dry shows through the new lacquer (only very slightly though). Maybe try using flattening paste or something. The new lacquer with the flake get sput on, but if you only did that, then the fiinish would be very rough and would be inpossible to ever get smooth, regardless of how much polishing you do, as the flakes would still give a rough surface.... so what you then have to do is add tonnes more lacquer to build up above the flakes and leave some leyway for flattening and polishing, doing this could cause runs or sags in the finish if your not a very good painter, simply because you would need to hit the car with so many litres to do this.
The other way to do it isa go for a second lacquer application, so basically how you added the flakes is how you do this. Key the surface and re-coat, but obviously without the flake.
hope this helps (in response to your u2u)
thanks m8 ur a star!! will pass on cheers!
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