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| ford-racer46 |
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Love the comps
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| lowie57 |
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hey guys, im in the middle of painting mine at the moment, how long should i leave it to dry between the base coat and colour coat? i was thinking an hour?
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| ford-racer46 |
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a day!
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| XRfairmont67 |
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an hour should be fine...
and u mean between primer and colour or base silver and colour the latter u could repaint after 15-20 mins, same with clears watchout some paints will fry up/blister if recoated after a couple of hours, enamels especially |
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| ford-racer46 |
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Whatt! an Hour? you's trippen
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| XRfairmont67 |
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ford-racer46 wrote: Whatt! an Hour? you's trippen trippen.....lol ive been painting and panel beating for well over 26 years now, how much experiance do u have? |
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| ford-racer46 |
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I have a good 3 hours of rocker cover painting. So you win!
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| ford-racer46 |
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So you would no how much to anodize a rocker cover?? i want mine a redish colour
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| lowie57 |
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when it dripped on the cover, when i try and sand it back, it rubs everything arounf the drip away... but the drip is still quite visable..? how do i fix it?
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| ford-racer46 |
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Well in my expert opinion....ask the other dude
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| XR-Lane |
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Calling XRfairmont67
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Age: 33 Posts: 87 Joined: 20th Sep 2009 Ride: FG Falcon XR6, Nitro Blue Location: Gisborne |
hey all im currently in the midst of this 'mod'. ive already stripped the rocker cover of all the paint that i could get, there are still some places left with paint so ive started to sand it all down to get rid of these spots.
my question is, what stages did everyone go through of sanding their cover down? ie: what grades of sandpaper used (wet/dry?) is a primer necessary? ill be painting with just engine enamel (ford dark blue is the colour im using) any help would be much appreciated!! !Bilko!
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| XRfairmont67 |
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lowie57 wrote: when it dripped on the cover, when i try and sand it back, it rubs everything arounf the drip away... but the drip is still quite visable..? how do i fix it? to fix the drip, u will need to block it out of the paint, get a hard sanding block and some good brand 600 w&d, use lots of water. need to feather out the edges so u cant feel any lips etc is the paint u are using the anodised look type? did u need to use a silver basecoat underneath it? this could be a bit harder to try and repair... Bilko wrote: hey all im currently in the midst of this 'mod'. ive already stripped the rocker cover of all the paint that i could get, there are still some places left with paint so ive started to sand it all down to get rid of these spots. my question is, what stages did everyone go through of sanding their cover down? ie: what grades of sandpaper used (wet/dry?) is a primer necessary? ill be painting with just engine enamel (ford dark blue is the colour im using) any help would be much appreciated!! !Bilko! once u have the stripped it, just use some good quality 320 wet and dry, use lots of water too. the finer u get the finish the better the finished product will look.once u have done the 320 u could give it a quick 600w&d if u wanted. if theres any stripper left in gaps of ridges, give it a scrub with a toothbrush and soapy water, if u prime it u will see anything u missed, will show up as shiny paint once the primer is dry, these areas need more rubbing back. primer...read the instructions on the engine enamel can, some paint needs it some it doesn't. u could just grab some etch primer from supercheap and give it a couple of light coats, then when its dry, give it a scuff with grey scothbrite to help the paint stick... good luck and dont forget to post some pics of the finished products to inspire others..... |
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| Bilko |
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Age: 33 Posts: 87 Joined: 20th Sep 2009 Ride: FG Falcon XR6, Nitro Blue Location: Gisborne |
ok great!
 thanks for your help!!!Bilko!
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| KWIKXR |
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Some nice looking rocker covers in here, and great advice given by XRfairmont67
 Here's a couple of rocker cover's i have done for my EF.. Attachment: File comment: Groundcoat P1000658 (Large).JPG [ 94.76 KiB | Viewed 211 times ] Attachment: File comment: Anodized Red Top Coat P1000661 (Large).JPG [ 130.43 KiB | Viewed 224 times ] Attachment: File comment: Gloss Black AU cover P1010067 (Small).JPG [ 52.19 KiB | Viewed 232 times ] A painted rocker cover makes an engine bay look 11ty million times better. Well worth the time and effort 
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