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Offline bobbieboy69er

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Re: Spray paint for Alloys
« Reply #10 on: 03 May 2012, 21:28 »
i used cheap simoniz stuff for my old wheels worked great,its all in the prep,i did 2 coats primer,3 colour and 3 laquer and a littler tip if your painting in a cold garage have a little tub of warm water to sit the tins in to keep it at room temp get a better spray

yeah i will be and i will do  :wink: cheers mate.  Yeah everyone says its all in the prep so ill spend a couple of days getting them ready and wet and dry in between coats, i was thinkin 2,3,2 myself? do you reccomend 3 coats of lacquer or was it just an extra layer to seal?
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Re: Spray paint for Alloys
« Reply #11 on: 03 May 2012, 22:14 »
i just thought the 3 coats couldn't do any harm,i found the laquer harder to spray than the paint or primer so plenty of thin coats to stop runs

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Re: Spray paint for Alloys
« Reply #12 on: 03 May 2012, 22:33 »
i just thought the 3 coats couldn't do any harm,i found the laquer harder to spray than the paint or primer so plenty of thin coats to stop runs

Nice on :wink: ill keep that in mind
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Re: Spray paint for Alloys
« Reply #13 on: 21 May 2012, 23:38 »
The finish with cans all depends on the nozzle. I prefer the large fan type spray nozzle. Not sure of the technical term.

Spraying with the halfrauds cans just leaves a patchy finish but I found by changing the nozzle you can get a very wet glossy coat without runs.
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