givemethebighammer
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 10:26 PM |
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Painting Aluminium sides - Coach Enamel
I posted this on the tiger forum, I'm sure it has been discussed on here (can't remember the brand of paint)
Has anybody any experience of this stuff ?
The Volks people seem to have hit on using coach enamel and foam roller to good effect.
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=234403&page=1&pp=10
and the products don't seem to be too expensive
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=130333&MAN=Rustoleum-7354-Combicolor-Paint-Smooth-Yellow-Orange-750-Ml
you'll need the special primer though because it it aluminium
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=130529&MAN=Rustoleum-3302-Combiprimer-Adhesion-Primer-Paint-750-Ml
A little time and patience could result in excellent results
http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
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nib1980
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 10:40 PM |
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can you use it on fibreglass? so I can ge the same colour on the rest of my car?
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 10:45 PM |
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I don't see why not if you prepare the surface properly. It just seems an easier proposition that trying to spray stuff at home and cheaper too.
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macnab
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 10:56 PM |
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I use this stuff on my cars.
Don't thin with cellulose paint, it will react. Use White sprit type to thin or preferably the same make as the paint.
Be warned it takes a long time to cure and will tend to pick up dirt. It also can be a problem flattening as it can literally change shade as you take
the top surface of the paint.
Best for small panels and is harder than it looks to spray a good finish with. To be honest I would recommend cellulose car paint for what you are
planning. I suspect you'll be disappointed with the results if this is your first go and I'd hate to hear you'd made a mess of
it.
If you still want to go ahead Halfords sell a good quality paint in tins, also have the thinners. It claims you can brush on but I've tried this
and the results are awful.
Oh yeah watch for run.
[Edited on 6/1/07 by macnab]
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thunderace
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 11:41 PM |
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i did a transit van in silver hammrite 50/50 petrol .i sold it for £2000 to my mate ,i done it with gloss foam small rollers from b&Q turned out
very very good (but the petrol melted a lot of foam rollers)he sold it years later for £2500 to someone who loved the paint job.i still see it running
around.
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thunderace
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 11:42 PM |
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my pal has sprayed a number of cars with japlac and they look good.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 11:44 PM |
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Also rolled paint tends to look rubbish unless you spend a lot of time with cutting paste, and any paint thats uses thinners will eat the roller if
you use a foam base.
IMHO you would be better off hireing a paint gun, compressor driven not one of those awful electric ones, pick a dry day and spray it.
You will be surprised how good an effect you will achieve and if you need to flat back it will be less work.
Regards Mark
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macnab
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| posted on 6/1/07 at 11:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
i did a transit van in silver hammrite 50/50 petrol .i sold it for £2000 to my mate ,i done it with gloss foam small rollers from b&Q turned out
very very good (but the petrol melted a lot of foam rollers)he sold it years later for £2500 to someone who loved the paint job.i still see it running
around.
Petrol
I have never ever heard of this before, truly frighting. Even still it sounds like it worked but I won't be trying it
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ReMan
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| posted on 7/1/07 at 10:55 AM |
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Under advice from an ex painter! I just used a small foam roller to do all the gloss paint in my lounge, with the exception of some of the really
fiddly bits and cutting into corners.
I'm pleadsed with the results, straight from the tin non-drip gavit an ever so slight orange peel finish, but at least its consistent unlike
some brushing marks I've seen!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 8/1/07 at 09:53 PM |
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Seems like mixed opinions then?
I must admit the cars in the links I have posted do look good in photos but how do they look for real?
I think I'm going to try and get a sample of the paint and have a play on some spare aluminium sheet.
Tekaloid was the stuff I was trying to remember.
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/1/07 at 12:21 AM |
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If you get the thinning right any coach enamel will run it's own brushmarks out. You need to use a good quality brush to put it on though, not 5
for a pound specials and wash it thoroughly before use to get any loose bits off before you start. Japlac gives a good cover but takes ages to dry.
[Edited on 9/1/07 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 9/1/07 at 11:15 PM |
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How long is ages ?
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 12:20 AM |
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4ish hours to touch dry, fully hardens in a couple of days. A lot depends on temperature.
These are the people who now make Tekaloid I believe. We used to use
another product called Valflash which was good in its day but these paints are old technology nowadays.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 06:10 PM |
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A couple of days, I thought you were going say weeks or months! I can live with a couple of days even a week or so.
thanks
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macnab
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| posted on 10/1/07 at 07:27 PM |
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yeah but in this tropical weather it might just take a week to get past tacky...
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