spray painting

[SMiFFAD]

Yeah, save the bonnet

 

Pop down a scrap yard and get a few spare panels, and get used to prepping and spraying. Get some paint from your supplier on the cheap, usually mixed for customers, stuff like that...and just play till you get a good finish.

 

EDIT : Get yourself a nice decent gun as well

 

i have an OK ish gun, its not a gravity fed one though, which appears to be the prefered!

 

I do have an old sx bonnet kicking about as well that i could practice on

 

Ill give it a go....

[SUPRALOOPY]

It is great fun especially after a high flake metallic, come out all glittery

 

I've found red quite disturbing..... Is it paint or is my brain leaking?

[JustGav]

i have an OK ish gun, its not a gravity fed one though, which appears to be the prefered!

 

I do have an old sx bonnet kicking about as well that i could practice on

 

Ill give it a go....

 

Get a HVLP gun, seriously, will make life SOO much easier.

[gavin.starr]

are any of the clarke spray guns from machine mart any good. im only goiong to be doing a few panels so i dont require any thing amasing.

 

is this any good.

 

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ap16gf-gravity-fed-spray-gun

 

remember i know nothing about spray guns it may be shite i dont know just looking at all options.

 

thanks

[Tricky-Ricky]

are any of the clarke spray guns from machine mart any good. im only goiong to be doing a few panels so i dont require any thing amasing.

 

is this any good.

 

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/ap16gf-gravity-fed-spray-gun

 

remember i know nothing about spray guns it may be shite i dont know just looking at all options.

 

thanks

 

I would say by a cheap one and practise first,

Personally i don't like HVLP guns, and IMO i think you need to spend in excess of £200 to get one that works right,

 

I have used cheap normal suction or gravity fed guns with no problem at all, in fact

i sprayed my car and somebody else with on with no complaints, in fact my favourite gun is 30 years old, cheap and constant air feed type and i always use it for door shuts and touch ups.

If you can achieve a good finish with a cheap gun, then it won't always be a case of getting a better finish with an expensive one, having it set up right has a lot to do with it, and thats where the practise comes into it.