Spray painting
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Spray painting
Well i have spent the day sweating and spraying my rear bumper with cellulose I now have the front to do I have put a few pictures to show the results The hardest thing was getting the paint match.
DIY Spraybooth ( Old Gazebo )
Finished product.
DIY Spraybooth ( Old Gazebo )
Finished product.
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The only tips I can give is plenty of prep work and if it is a diesel clean the bumper with thinners around the filler area and do the front fully as it will have all sorts of oils on it especially around the LHM tank area, Makesure you go to a good paint shop and get the paint as cheap stuff is really thin Mix it 50/50 with premium thinners you then need about 4-5 good coats of primer then leave for an hour then 4-5 coats of Paint Then i put 4 good coats of lacquer Make sure you leave enough time between coats for flash off usually about 15-20 Mins then leave about 2 weeks before compounding and polishing.
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Forgot to mention the best spray guns are the gravity fed variety as the suction ones require a very large compressor for a good job. gravity fed are the ones with the paint hopper on top mine only cost £23.
Keep the gun about 6 inch from the work but resist the urge to spray in an arc as you go over the bumper try and keep it at 6 inch all the way across your sweep or you will get Thin-Thick_Thin paint and it will run where it is thick.
Keep the gun about 6 inch from the work but resist the urge to spray in an arc as you go over the bumper try and keep it at 6 inch all the way across your sweep or you will get Thin-Thick_Thin paint and it will run where it is thick.
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