painting
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Painting
give all you part you wish to paint a clean in fairy liquid, it will remove any grease and dirt. then dry and get some medium to fine wet and dry paper sand the surfaces down.
once smooth and prepped wipe down all the parts with a Tack cloth or paint prep wipe, i used a U-pol maximum tack cloth 59p from wilco direct motosave. this with get any dirt and grease off the surface.
place on card or something to spary on, i put some masking tape down just to keep it from moving.
then using a good quality PLASTIC primer, prime following the instructions i used hycote plastic primer in white. Try to do 3-4 coats, and never do too much on each coat otherwise it will run. allow 10-15mins between coats and 24hrs to harden.
now rub down with super fine wet and dry paper, that should be used wet for this and wipe again with a tack cloth. ensure the surface is clean, dry and smooth.
get you paint hycote double acrylic is best £3.79 from wilco direct motosave, for silver to match the centre console in a hgt or sporting use AUDI ALUMINIUM SILVER (MET).
Top tip:
before painting shake can as directed for 2mins, then using warm water in a mug place the can in it so around 2/3 of the can is under the water, leave for around 10mins. dry off and shake again for around a minute.
this should greatly reduce the risk of runs and allow the can to be at the optimum tempture for spraying
as with priming, remember lots of light coats not 1 thick coat. i did 4 coats, the best way to spray is long passes over the piece backwards and forwards, ensuring the whole piece gets some paint. again leave 10-15mins between coats and 24hrs to harden.
if you wish to laquer its up to you as these parts are not in high traffic areas im opting to not lacquer.
Painting
give all you part you wish to paint a clean in fairy liquid, it will remove any grease and dirt. then dry and get some medium to fine wet and dry paper sand the surfaces down.
once smooth and prepped wipe down all the parts with a Tack cloth or paint prep wipe, i used a U-pol maximum tack cloth 59p from wilco direct motosave. this with get any dirt and grease off the surface.
place on card or something to spary on, i put some masking tape down just to keep it from moving.
then using a good quality PLASTIC primer, prime following the instructions i used hycote plastic primer in white. Try to do 3-4 coats, and never do too much on each coat otherwise it will run. allow 10-15mins between coats and 24hrs to harden.
now rub down with super fine wet and dry paper, that should be used wet for this and wipe again with a tack cloth. ensure the surface is clean, dry and smooth.
get you paint hycote double acrylic is best £3.79 from wilco direct motosave, for silver to match the centre console in a hgt or sporting use AUDI ALUMINIUM SILVER (MET).
Top tip:
before painting shake can as directed for 2mins, then using warm water in a mug place the can in it so around 2/3 of the can is under the water, leave for around 10mins. dry off and shake again for around a minute.
this should greatly reduce the risk of runs and allow the can to be at the optimum tempture for sprayingas with priming, remember lots of light coats not 1 thick coat. i did 4 coats, the best way to spray is long passes over the piece backwards and forwards, ensuring the whole piece gets some paint. again leave 10-15mins between coats and 24hrs to harden.
if you wish to laquer its up to you as these parts are not in high traffic areas im opting to not lacquer.
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