Rattle can respray

andy625uk

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Finally got round to sorting out the laquer peel on my car that's been developing for about 10yrs. I did it all myself with custom mixed rattle cans. 6 cans of primer, 12 cans of colour and 5 cans of 2-pack laquer. I've still got the bonnet to do,but it's turned out pretty well so far.
 

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And top coat
 

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LOVE the color! Nice work too. I have been getting things ready to do my hood and rear trunck lid. Life keeps getting in the way. Now it is way too hot(mid to high 90's) and humid here in deep south ga.
 
LOVE the color! Nice work too. I have been getting things ready to do my hood and rear trunck lid. Life keeps getting in the way. Now it is way too hot(mid to high 90's) and humid here in deep south ga.
You have to pick the right day. Coordinating when you've got available time and suitable weather is very tricky. I was able to do it outside my company's workshop which is away from residential houses. You wouldn't want the overspray mist being too close to houses, particularly the 2-pack lacquer.
 
I was wondering where you took it to spray the color, all I knew is I didn't recognize the venue. It has been pretty hot and humid here recently... glad you found both good weather and a good location to give it a try. :)
 
May the weather be fair, no wind, and just the right moisture to guide the paint onto you hood.... :P

(some stupid proverb I made up from some other stupid proverb someone else made up....)
 
Looks nice, even for a rattle can. Much improved! Did you do a final wet sand with higher grit? That seems to be the trick to making it look good as possible.
 
Fuck my neighbors. If they have a problem with dust, they can close their windows.
LMOA! I was mowing my half grass, half sand lawn last night and the ground was a bit dry. The lawn mower did a great job at dusting my neighbors windows, cars and anything else the dust would stick too. I had to laugh cause I have to put up with her fricken Chinese elm "seeds" landing in my yard for the last 30+ years. And those friken "seeds" do not disintegrate in the ground, they stay there, for a long, long time until the wind or lawn mower picks them up. HA! Revenge can be sweet, says my God... :P
 
So I finished off the hood the other day. Came out really well, best panel so far.

Unfortunately before I started work, whilst uncovering the car which had been covered to protect the new paint from birds and the sun (we've had a heatwave here the last few weeks), I discovered that putting new paint under a cover is a REALLY bad idea, resulting in massive 1" diameter blisters! I've now had no option but to stripp all the paint off the roof back down to bare metal, and start all over again. The only good thing is I now know that my new paint and lacquer is much thicker than the Ford original, and very difficult to get off, so I'm hopeful that it'll last a good few years.
 

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When I finished the hood I cleared out the garage and I've had it in there ever since. Of course, if I hadn't been lazy and done that when I got home after finishing the roof and trunk, I'd have a pristine car by now, rather than a bill for another £200 worth of paint!
 
I've been told the cover would have made the paint (which wouldn't have fully hardened) sweat and bring out the moisture. I thought it had just got overheated, but apparently it's a known problem.
 
Its more of the solvents evaporating .. but there could be moisture trapped underneath the paint. Did you spray primer between sanding and top coat ?
 
Thanks, it's turned out really well. It's a bit better than the trunk, and the only difference is the trunk was very hot from the sun when I started painting whereas the hood was just warm.
 
Its more of the solvents evaporating .. but there could be moisture trapped underneath the paint. Did you spray primer between sanding and top coat ?
Yes it was a good coat of primer. Thats the white layer in the photos.
 
Next installment - This is the product of yesterday afternoon's labour. I stripped the bad paint last Sunday with stripper on the end, as it is reassuringly very difficult to get off. Much harder than the factory stuff.

Pretty pleased with the way it turned out - so far anyway. If no reactions occur by this time next week I'll be relieved! The car is currently in the garage, no covers(!) nice and safe.
 

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And a few more,,,
 

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