Painting Techniques

[gldgti]

funny that all the rust prone ls'd had the acryillic....

interesting - farm machinery...... well, its a diesel.....not quite a tractor tho

[Golfwise]

paint

It was common for LS's to have surface rust through the top coat particularly on real early build ones, they got better but were never up tp the baked e on the German GLS which in their time were some of the best paint finishes around.
Enamel is not unlike modern 2 pac,looks great if painting conditions are good

[GoLfMan]

so what paint should i use. enamel or acrylic??

[brisvegas_golf2]

hey man i am a spray painter and to answer your question "what to paint it in" i would go either 2k or cobra, cause for enamel to be any good you have to add a special additive which makes it like to 2k,which has a chemical reaction to dry. acrylic is alright i use alot of acrylic at work on trucks and some cars. 2k gives a mush better finnish and it is not hard to paint just do be scared of it. cobra is the best to use cause you put your base colour down which is 50% paint and 50% thinners so it is like acrylic and it dries really quick and then all you have to do is put 2k clear over it to give you the gloss much better to work with and is a lot better quallity paint, and if you are going to respary it i would go with that cause you would have a much better looking car

[GoLfMan]

hey man its good to hear it from a pro. so a cobra base colour. and a 2k clear? also for a home job bris i was thinking about putting up some plastic sheeting around the car port to create a little spray booth but would i put the panel in the sun first? suggestions? also do you do anything with the base coat after laying it and how many layers?
cheers

[alex g]

thanks for all the ground work this is helping me out no end to

[brisvegas_golf2]

yeah i would go for that,but be care full spraying at home don't piss your neighbours off cause if they report you, it could be a big fine. get your self some of those cheap heatlight from bunnings and even a heat gun cause tey are good at quikly drying out paint as long as you don't leave it in one place to long.

[Belgianwaffler]

2 pack has a nice finish possibly the best if done right but you can't do that in your garage besides it is illegal in NSW to store the chemicals (2 pack) on a non commercial site (ie : your home or shed).

Acrylics is tidious but if done right can look great you have to make sure that there is no moisture in the air from your compressor (a large tank is better).
if your really keen make a secondary tank (has to be able to sustain the pressure required for spray painting) with a removable cover ..one end is attached to the compressor tank outlet (after the regulator) and the other end to your hose extension... fill the tank with toilet rolls(don't unroll them) ..what this will do is keep the air dry and improve the spraying.
An other thing is the spray job need to be done away from heat and sunlight, moderated day with between 17degrees C to 25 degrees C that is the best I found for the paint to be applied; also not on a rainy day or very dry day ...
Finally I'm not a spray painter so if you dissagre with the above I will not contradict you ..but this is what I have done in the past and it worked for me ..I don't anymore ..to much work and those solvent are no good for you.

[GoLfMan]

no its good to see different techniques. that way i can see which one works for me. thanks for your input