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Offline gm8

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painted my mirror covers :)
« on: 22 March 2013, 19:57 »
Been painting my mirror covers over the past few days , and came out really well.
was looking a bit sorry for itself to begin with


used a scotchbrite pad to key it , then a few coats of primer 15 mins apart. Then 2 hours to dry , flat down with 600 grit.
After that I appled a few colour coats , 15 mins apart, then waited 30 mins and applied a light coat of lacquer. After 15-20 mins I applied a wet coat of lacquer being careful to avoid runs.
I was left with this :


I let that dry for 24hrs then tonight I gently flatted with 2000 and polished with some g3 and a mirofibre cloth by hand :


Still a bit orange peely but im well chuffed with the results :thumb:

Offline Murrayedition35

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Re: painted my mirror covers :)
« Reply #1 on: 22 March 2013, 20:28 »
Looking a lot better...i bet your well chuffed with the result.. :smiley: