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Offline vdub virgin

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #30 on: 02 March 2008, 20:55 »
dont touch it with sandpaper after topcoat! n when you sandin primer be realy careful nt to rub thru it,or ul b primerin again lol!
no after topcoat,dont touch it with any polish/wax etc 4 at least a week,especially in cold weather,it mite be touch dry but it wont properly harden for about a week,
theyll be alright to fix on,just dont touch it with any solvents ie soap an wax etc!lol!
n no t cut,thats only for faded paint! the advice ul hav read will hav been to use it to blend old paintwork into new on car panels, to hide the join if that makes sense!
oh and i wouldnt advise having the fan heater on while ur spraying or while its drying,itl be blowing dust around all over your nice wet paint! u gt an electric radiator u cn plug in maybe?
apart frm that............its easy!lol! :wink:

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #31 on: 02 March 2008, 21:14 »
ok,

ill make sure i turn the fan heater off, i havnt got a radiator but its not too cold up there,

ill let you know how it goes, im gunna paint them tomorow and leave it to dry untill the weekend and then ill fix them onto the car

ill post some pics after im done tomorow

thanks again

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #32 on: 03 March 2008, 19:57 »
got home from work today and started spraying, ,   

it looks ok but the colour is currently inbetween the colour of the primer (dark red) and the colour of my car, i used one can of paint on the front bumper, i done three light coates and ran out of paint,
i am gunna get more paint and finish it and see wot its like.

at the moment im kinda thinkin wether too just buy another front bumper thats already painted,

if anyone can hook me up with one let me know

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #33 on: 03 March 2008, 20:33 »
you might as well carry on, you've done all the hard work fella. it'll look sweet when your done

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #34 on: 03 March 2008, 22:44 »
dont lose heart now dude,keep goin!  :wink:

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #35 on: 04 March 2008, 19:18 »
it seems i have a few imperfections from my fillering , i know i was worned :undecided:

ive only done a thin coat of paint so i just wanted to know if its too late to do abit more sanding before i carry on painting,

could i just sand the bodged bits abit more and then keep painting, or should i sand the whole thing again and primer it???


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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #36 on: 04 March 2008, 20:12 »
jst sand the messy bits,spray a bit of primer where uve sanded,then carry on painting!
dont mask the sanded bits off from the good bits,ull end up with lines when u take the tape off that ul have to sand again!
dont worry to much about overspraying primer onto the good bits,u cn soon blast over with topcoat again
its all trial and error dude! ul learn frm ur mistakes,
think how chuffed ul be wen u get em on  :wink:

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #37 on: 04 March 2008, 20:57 »
ok wiked,

do you know if i can get somkind of electric sander to get the fillered bits really smooth???  wet and dry doesnt seem to be doing it

thanks for your help

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #38 on: 04 March 2008, 21:11 »
are u using a sanding block or similar..??

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Re: LOOOOK I FIXED IT PICTURE UPLOADED!!!
« Reply #39 on: 04 March 2008, 21:30 »
im just using wet and dry sand paper and my hands,

is a sanding block just a piece of wood with sandpaper wrapped round it???