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« Reply #11820 on: October 13, 2020, 06:50:27 PM » |
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Every bit is one step closer buddy................apart from when you have to rub it back again!
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« Reply #11821 on: October 13, 2020, 11:14:59 PM » |
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Mostly flatted back. I'll check it again in decent daylight tomorrow & try again. I managed to sand most of the runs out without cutting through the green to the primer, so if I can get another coat on it, flat that then clear lacquer it, it'll do.
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« Reply #11822 on: October 14, 2020, 12:56:53 PM » |
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I admire your stamina sir, I run out of patience with sanding and can understand the patina cars
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« Reply #11823 on: October 15, 2020, 08:14:48 AM » |
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I run out of patience pretty quickly, but nobody else is going to do it so I just have to push on, one step a time. Gradually getting there.
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« Reply #11824 on: October 15, 2020, 05:38:15 PM » |
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I usually get fed up, think that'll do then regret it once top coat is on, the beetle roof nearly did me, the paint dripped on the finished roof , it's still like it
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« Reply #11825 on: October 16, 2020, 11:17:33 PM » |
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It's not as if I'm producing a perfect glass-like finish. It's just a very average paint job. I get annoyed at my own lack of ability. I think I can paint better than I actually can.
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« Reply #11826 on: October 18, 2020, 11:26:24 AM » |
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Several heavy-ish coats applied & the resulting runs flatted out. I've been over the whole bulkhead with 800 grit wet n dry, (dry. Wet would produce less swirl marks but cause a lot more mess). I've unmasked it so I can blend the edges into the existing paint. If I remember right, the final clear lacquer brings the depth of colour back & obviously adds the shine. At the moment there's quite a difference in colour, but it was mixed to the same paint code as the rest of the cab. Hopefully if there's a slight difference it won't notice as the bulkhead's a recessed panel, not really blending into the rest of the body -& will be in a shadowy engine bay. Although modern paint doesn't need a seperate lacquer coat, I'm adding it because a friend sprayed a couple of parts, (fuel tank, rad' grille etc), & lacquered those, so I need to match that depth of finish.
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« Reply #11827 on: October 18, 2020, 11:33:53 AM » |
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« Reply #11828 on: October 18, 2020, 02:29:46 PM » |
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What about a change in colour Mr. M!!......................yeah, alright, I'll get my coat..
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« Reply #11829 on: October 18, 2020, 10:26:08 PM » |
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« Reply #11830 on: October 20, 2020, 12:52:32 PM » |
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Completely & utterly lacquered. First coat on. One run & one dry patch, but enough coverage to flat back & add a second coat. This is how spraying in a cold lock-up seems to be -spray it, tidy it up, spray again, tidy again until there's a deep enough coat to finish/flat.
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« Reply #11831 on: October 20, 2020, 05:45:54 PM » |
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Looking very good sir
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« Reply #11832 on: October 20, 2020, 07:50:16 PM » |
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Agreed! Definitely getting there Andy
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« Reply #11833 on: November 12, 2020, 01:50:13 PM » |
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Spray another coat. Come back the next day to check on it. Find it's "bloomed", (reacted with the cold damp air). Now one side of the bulkhead's gloss & the other's matt -& both have run. Deep sigh. Go back to the paint shop & get another litre of green mixed.
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« Reply #11834 on: November 12, 2020, 01:55:23 PM » |
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I checked with Mr Lunatic to see if I could rescue the gloss, but as I need to flat the runs out anyway, it's easier to just blow a fresh coat of green over it. I'll be so glad to get this & the chassis done so I can get it back on it's wheels.
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