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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:52 am 
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Hi nlbxr6,
sweet thread, if your still around wanna start it up again?

Im currently prepping an ebgt kit (front and rear bumper and side skirts only) for paint in cobalt blue(c9) the kit is fibreglass.
If i were to have the ready for paint what would you suggest is a good ball park figure for:

the paint?
the painting?
and the labour?

i would do the painting myself but only have s**t gun and a pissy 40ltr compressor, and reckon a good gun would cost a good portion having it done professionally. Nor do i have a baking oven.

thanks for any info you can give

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:15 am 
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gday nath, nice thread you really do seem to know your stuff.

anyway i was wondering if you chould point me in the direction or perhaps tell me yourself to a from start to finish spraying guide.

i whould belive there wshould be quite a few other users interested in this,with things like what to spray guns to use, pressures, paint types,techniques, ect

i was also told it is common to have the hose spewing water allover the foor while painting, is this true.

only reason i ask is becuse im about to respray my EB GT and whould like to know where to start
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:20 pm 
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Hey guys, my car is a white AU, i was planning to respray a different colour, but would it be more effective to throw a pearl over the white? im not too sure ive never seen a white car with a pearl.

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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:08 am 
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koperety wrote:
gday nath, nice thread you really do seem to know your stuff.

anyway i was wondering if you chould point me in the direction or perhaps tell me yourself to a from start to finish spraying guide.

i whould belive there wshould be quite a few other users interested in this,with things like what to spray guns to use, pressures, paint types,techniques, ect

i was also told it is common to have the hose spewing water allover the foor while painting, is this true.

only reason i ask is becuse im about to respray my EB GT and whould like to know where to start
cheeres

Sorry guys I been pretty usy with a mew job but lets go again
If I had to do a full how to paint your car i think I would insane and you guys would get sick reading but have a look at this site its pretty useful.
The idea of water on the floor is to keep dust down but if you want a good 2 pac job use a booth with ull down draft air flow

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:13 am 
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RuchEa wrote:
Hi nlbxr6,
sweet thread, if your still around wanna start it up again?

Im currently prepping an ebgt kit (front and rear bumper and side skirts only) for paint in cobalt blue(c9) the kit is fibreglass.
If i were to have the ready for paint what would you suggest is a good ball park figure for:

the paint?
the painting?
and the labour?

i would do the painting myself but only have s**t gun and a pissy 40ltr compressor, and reckon a good gun would cost a good portion having it done professionally. Nor do i have a baking oven.

thanks for any info you can give

Some shops will quote realy cheap some will quote dear all depends on what you want to pay for a cheap s**t job or a pro nicly done job.Alot of shops wont even quote a paint only job because if the prep aint right the owner usually complains to everyone about the s**t job that was done.
Expect around $1000 for a decent job

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:17 am 
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dyno_phoenix wrote:
Hey guys, my car is a white AU, i was planning to respray a different colour, but would it be more effective to throw a pearl over the white? im not too sure ive never seen a white car with a pearl.

Thanks

if only it was that easy I wouldnt be cruising in a standard coulor white car
If you want to throw a pearl over it just throw a couple of coats of white on there before the pearl too.This way you dont need to do all the insdes

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:59 pm 
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what type off paint is used for a stanard ef ford is it enamel,acrylic ,2 pak
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:34 pm 
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what type off paint is used for a stanard ef ford is it enamel,acrylic ,2 pak

2 pack

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:07 pm 
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G'day mate, was just wondering roughly how many litres of paint would be needed for a full respray on an ED Fairmont sedan? its white at the moment but im looking to go Phantom purple. Any idea?
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:53 pm 
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ok the red stripes on the XR's how do i get them to look like new again?

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:49 pm 
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G'day mate, was just wondering roughly how many litres of paint would be needed for a full respray on an ED Fairmont sedan? its white at the moment but im looking to go Phantom purple. Any idea?

approx 4 litre base coat
3-4 litres of purple
depending on what clear will determine how much you will need

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:54 pm 
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ok the red stripes on the XR's how do i get them to look like new again?

give them a polish using a mild cutting compound then coat with a plasticrubber protectant such as auto gleam rubber gel
If this doesnt wrk buy new moulds
After all thy are plastic and plastic will only last so many years

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:20 pm 
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Where can I get replacement stripes for my XD S Pack ? The ones that go over the wheel arches.

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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:30 pm 
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thinking of painting my car soon (not metalic) and have been told to mix clear & colour to the final coats for a better finish. I have in the past just done the colour but do want this to really shine and have depth.

or just do the base coat then do clear over the top.
Whats the best??

 

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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:14 am 
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AU99 wrote:
thinking of painting my car soon (not metalic) and have been told to mix clear & colour to the final coats for a better finish. I have in the past just done the colour but do want this to really shine and have depth.

or just do the base coat then do clear over the top.
Whats the best??

The process you refer to was used yaers ago on metallic colours to eliminate mottle.This is where the paint looks to have steaks or is patchey from being applied to thick or uneven in areas.
IMO you are better off using a clear over base as it will give the deep look you are after as well as withstanding any light scratching and the clear also helps reduce pigment breakdown and the paint going all chalky after a few years in the sun.Just be sure to use a good quality High Solid Clear.

 

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