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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: theviper on 21 January 2006, 08:40

Title: respray
Post by: theviper on 21 January 2006, 08:40

how much paint would you be look at useing on a full respray ??? 3/4 litres ???
Pete :evil:

Title: Re: respray
Post by: shaft69 on 21 January 2006, 11:35

Best ask a bodyshop mate.

Title: Re: respray
Post by: mk2_singh on 21 January 2006, 14:17

a micra sized car needs 1 and 1/2 litres. but he said 2 litres would be better quality.

you COULD do a 3/4 litre respray with loads of thinner, but paint wnt come out as good quality, if you use more.

Title: Re: respray
Post by: ...joe on 22 January 2006, 12:12

^^ didn't he mean 3 or 4 litres? not 3 quarters of a litre?

Title: Re: respray
Post by: theviper on 22 January 2006, 12:18

yes 3 or 4 litre i see i write it down wrong what am i like lol
Pete :evil:

Title: Re: respray
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 January 2006, 12:40

The amount of paint depends how many layers you want, I used 7 1/2 litres of colour about 8 coats and 4 litres of laquer about 5 layers on my Mini when it was resprayed only used enough thinner to get it out of the gun and it was the deepest shiniest paint I've seen for a long time.

All depends what you want really 3 or4 litres on a golf will probably do about 3-4 thinnered coats so wil be relatively thin compared to show cars etc.

Get as much paint thrown on as you can afford you will not regret it, speak to hardcor3 too he's a magician!!
:)

Title: Re: respray
Post by: mk2_singh on 22 January 2006, 12:46

Good advice! More paint = Better Finish

Title: Re: respray
Post by: theviper on 22 January 2006, 13:04

so for a golf i will need about 9-10 litre then ?? and about 6 litre of laquer ????
i take it Hardcor3 is the man to talk to about paint then ???
Pete :evil:

Title: Re: respray
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 January 2006, 13:14

I would say that will set it off nicely, Also the hi build primer will fill many of the little imperfections in a 17 year old car.
This is how mine is going when it gets done more than the mini.

Three layers of hi build primer flattened down,
Three layers of standard 2K primer flattened down,
Three layers ofThe correct basecoat colour mine is silver the base really sets the paint off as it is semi transparent.
Then 9-10 coats of colour with extra metallic flake in the last two coats.
2 layers of 2k super clear metallic laquer
4 layers "glass shine" 2K laquer
Hand finished by very good bodywork guys ;)

I use House of Colours for my Laquers as they do all the American hot rod colours expensive but really really good.
My Mini nearly went electric cobalt blue but at £200 a litre it went Kawasaki violent pearlescent blue which is a really nice colour bit girly tho!!!

piccy :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/sharemaster/MVC-337F.jpg)
 

Title: Re: respray
Post by: ...joe on 22 January 2006, 13:23

were you a skater by chance monza?! :P

Title: Re: respray
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 January 2006, 13:55

Was indeed Joe good spy! Destructo trucks ;)