has anyone had the colour of their patrol reproduced by the bunnings paint department? just wondering how it turned out if so? Thanks. Dan.
Meathead
If you are going to paint any part of your car with off the shelf enamel surface prep is the key.
Make sure you wash down with an appropriate thinner prior to painting. Solver has a hardener you can add to your paint which makes it harder than normal after the curing process. Apply with a foam roller, keep a wet edge and if you F up leave it and sand it back when its dry.
I have painted doors and shop facades to a mirror finish with this technique in the past (trade qualified Painter).
Glort, just get some semigloss or flat enamel, regardless of your application style (ie roller or spray) it will dry down to the paints respective sheen.
A mate of mine just resprayed his WRX (qualified spray painter) with black flat automotive paint and it looks insane.
I should add that it was a spray finish, no buffing etc involved.
Make sure you wash down with an appropriate thinner prior to painting. Solver has a hardener you can add to your paint which makes it harder than normal after the curing process. Apply with a foam roller, keep a wet edge and if you F up leave it and sand it back when its dry.
I have painted doors and shop facades to a mirror finish with this technique in the past (trade qualified Painter).
Glort, just get some semigloss or flat enamel, regardless of your application style (ie roller or spray) it will dry down to the paints respective sheen.
A mate of mine just resprayed his WRX (qualified spray painter) with black flat automotive paint and it looks insane.
I should add that it was a spray finish, no buffing etc involved.
"Roll and tip" is a painting method using a roller and brush that can produce near spray quality finish with the right paint and a bit of practice. Basically, you roll the paint on with a roller then drag a dry paintbrush over it to bust the little air bubbles left by the roller. I painted my boat using this method a couple of months ago and the results were pretty darn good.
Don't laugh too hard about roller paint jobs.
Scroll down to the 9th post, there's a photo at post 12
moparts: paint job on a budget!?
Scroll down to the 9th post, there's a photo at post 12
moparts: paint job on a budget!?
My 1st car was an FB Holden, which I did some work on changing guards and the like. I was at high school at the time and wanted to tidy the old girl up. So I painted her Dulux 'Orange' House paint - applied with a brush.
For a young 16 year old with no money growing up in a fairly economically challenged environment - it worked a treat.
As there were only a few guys with cars - the old FB became fairly popular.
She ended up being dubbed 'Louise' - which was printed on the front right guard just behind the wheel arch.
Ah the early 70's
Cheers
Guido
For a young 16 year old with no money growing up in a fairly economically challenged environment - it worked a treat.
As there were only a few guys with cars - the old FB became fairly popular.
She ended up being dubbed 'Louise' - which was printed on the front right guard just behind the wheel arch.
Ah the early 70's
Cheers
Guido
Don't use house grade enamel! Aside from fading, it goes on too thick and dries too slow for spraying. Spray it in single pack acrylic which isn't too expensive. Most shops that sell auto paint can tint from the colour code for the vehicle well enough for blending in.
Get Auto One to mix you up the colours in pre-pack pressure cans, cheap easy way to go. Just give them the code off your compliance and bingo, your in business!!!
Surprise surprise, I have no idea about paint.. I was planning on using enamel paint and applying it with a cheap a$$ sprayer (about $30). It's only to cover some bog that I will apply to the side skirts after some rock adventures.
I take it I should go to a panel beater to get it mixed up then? It's not metallic - it's a green '95 GQ.
Omit no detail - I am as ignorant as I sound in this area.
I take it I should go to a panel beater to get it mixed up then? It's not metallic - it's a green '95 GQ.
Omit no detail - I am as ignorant as I sound in this area.
I'm 99.99999% sure that if it's a green and a factory colour then it's either a metalic or a pearl as I don't ever remember the GQs coming out in a solid green of any type.Surprise surprise, I have no idea about paint.. I was planning on using enamel paint and applying it with a cheap a$$ sprayer (about $30). It's only to cover some bog that I will apply to the side skirts after some rock adventures.
I take it I should go to a panel beater to get it mixed up then? It's not metallic - it's a green '95 GQ.
Omit no detail - I am as ignorant as I sound in this area.
Cheers Mick.
I painted the Roof of my first car (72 Toyota Carolla) with Red House Paint using a Brush and the bonnet and boot with White boat paint :victory:
House paints are pretty good these days.
They will match for colour unless it's a metallic but it really won't look the same when applied.
How will you apply the paint?
Obviously not after a top finish then? As in it won't look like automotive paint? As in it will be obvious it's been done in house paint?
Personally I reckon you are a bit crazy but yes you could use house paint. Probably an enamel I guess.
Cheers
Justin
They will match for colour unless it's a metallic but it really won't look the same when applied.
How will you apply the paint?
Obviously not after a top finish then? As in it won't look like automotive paint? As in it will be obvious it's been done in house paint?
Personally I reckon you are a bit crazy but yes you could use house paint. Probably an enamel I guess.
Cheers
Justin
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