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« Reply #10200 on: February 18, 2018, 07:15:55 PM »

Took a look at the Pop this afternoon & blew another 2 cans of green over the bottom half of the cab back.
It'd dried well, but as expected, the cellulose has sunk -looks great when it's wet but very orange peely & the swirl marks from the sanding all show now it's dry.
Hopefully there's enough depth there now to hit it with some 1000 grit & see what that does.
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« Reply #10201 on: February 18, 2018, 07:39:37 PM »

could you clear coat it, made my old kit shine  Cool
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« Reply #10202 on: February 18, 2018, 08:03:53 PM »

You should be sanding in straight lines Andy ..no swirl marks
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« Reply #10203 on: February 18, 2018, 08:54:55 PM »

I was always told to go in circles & change direction regularly.
The swirls are quite deep, but I'm hoping there's enough thickness now to sand them out with a soft block & 1000 grit paper. This is only the base coat -just using some satin paint I had mixed but changed my mind about. I've got another litre of gloss to use yet. I did wonder about clear coat -should you need that with single pack cellulose?
I guess I should wet sand the gloss when I get that far, although I could really do without the mess that'll create in the garage, (can't wheel it outside cos the rear axle's not properly located at the moment -got some of the 4 bar link rods off to paint the chassis once the cab's finished).
Looks much better in photos than real life, but it's green, which is a start Smiley
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« Reply #10204 on: February 18, 2018, 09:28:05 PM »

scratch coat it with a fine mist of matt black then wet sand, any spots of black left are low spots or deep swirls and you can address those areas
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« Reply #10205 on: February 18, 2018, 11:55:06 PM »

Yeah, I'm hoping I can do that with the current coat of green -it's satin, but shows matt when it's sanded.
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« Reply #10206 on: February 19, 2018, 11:14:22 PM »

Bought some 1000 grit paper today & had another go at the paint.
I really didn't want to get the body wet, but think I might have to. The 1000 doesn't seem to be making much impact, especially on the roof, (the largest, flattest area so maybe just the easiest to see), & the 800 is gradually getting rid of the orange peeliness, but leaving more swirl marks, (tried sanding in straight lines as well as circles).
This is gonna be a long job by hand!
I've run out of 800 paper, so will buy some more & maybe try that wet before moving on to the 1000 wet. Obviously I want it as smooth as I can get it, but I'm not sure how far I have to go before I can put the top coats on.
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« Reply #10207 on: February 19, 2018, 11:17:55 PM »

What are those red streaks on the bodywork?
Oh, I've sanded my finger tips off. Again.
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« Reply #10208 on: February 20, 2018, 05:39:08 PM »

You need one of these!

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« Reply #10209 on: February 20, 2018, 05:52:51 PM »

Andy, have you been rubbing it down dry ??
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« Reply #10210 on: February 20, 2018, 10:58:57 PM »

Yee gods man - celly was pants years ago when that's all there was!
You really should hire some heat, an airfed mask and throw some two pack acrylic at it, then da the top off it and either laquer it or a nice wet topcoat, done in a weekend?
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« Reply #10211 on: February 20, 2018, 11:14:59 PM »

If I had the facilities & the know-how then yes, I would. I have a lock-up garage on a council estate & the IQ of a very dim Monkey.
Dry so far Mike, but trying some water with it tomorrow.
 
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« Reply #10212 on: February 21, 2018, 12:02:48 AM »

If I had the facilities & the know-how then yes, I would. I have a lock-up garage on a council estate & the IQ of a very dim Monkey.
Dry so far Mike, but trying some water with it tomorrow.
 
water with a little soap (washing up liquid) then rinse and allow to dry  is the best method I have used for many years  you get a far better finish and you're wet n, dry paper lasts a good while longer  just keep rinsing the paper out regularly,, its also a good thing to have a few sheets of wet n, dry soaking in the bucket  whilst you are working
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« Reply #10213 on: February 21, 2018, 12:30:05 AM »

I'll give it a go tomorrow.
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« Reply #10214 on: February 21, 2018, 04:43:45 AM »

Jeez Andy, rubbing it down DRY ? I hadn't realised that ? Cheesy
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