hi all... i am trying to paint my console.. im starting with the airvents as is early in the morning and cold so something simple to start off with... now my issues are... i bought some of that touch up paint in the primer & silver... i have done the primer coats already.. however, when i get to the silver coats.. its comin up bubbly, i am only doing light coats about 30cm away and it still ends up lookin crap..

can n e one help?

couple of things, did u clean the plastics from oil before hand, like with metho, or wax and grease remover, prepsol ???

then how many coats of undercoat did you do, and did you use a plastic primer or a normal car primer ???

then. dont do it in the cold

paint, Especially metalic silver like im presuming you chose needs to be applied in warmish temperatures. which might be a bit difficult for you now as its winter, if you have a small garden shed or garrage that you can heat up with a heater than do this.

couple of things, did u clean the plastics from oil before hand, like with metho, or wax and grease remover, prepsol ???

then how many coats of undercoat did you do, and did you use a plastic primer or a normal car primer ???

then. dont do it in the cold

paint, Especially metalic silver like im presuming you chose needs to be applied in warmish temperatures. which might be a bit difficult for you now as its winter, if you have a small garden shed or garrage that you can heat up with a heater than do this.

Dont paint to close!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Also yes, has to be in warmer weather, i know this can have an effect on clear coat but not to sure on color.

Its best to leave this till the middle of the day when its a nice and bright.

As for your pieces, try and wet sand them down with 800 until they are smooth and try again.

you only use normal primer, are you using the cheap $2 stuff?????? thats where it'll get ya, that stuff is nasty s**t don't you use it anymore.

Get the K&H Primer and top coat clear arcrylic and you'll be laughing best paint ive used

couple of things, did u clean the plastics from oil before hand, like with metho, or wax and grease remover, prepsol ???

then how many coats of undercoat did you do, and did you use a plastic primer or a normal car primer ???

then. dont do it in the cold

paint, Especially metalic silver like im presuming you chose needs to be applied in warmish temperatures. which might be a bit difficult for you now as its winter, if you have a small garden shed or garrage that you can heat up with a heater than do this.


i cleaned it with metho.... i prolly got the wrong primer... might go back down to s/cheap and the the plastic primer...

well seeing its now the middle of the day... i might have a crack at it...

thanks,

david

ok, ive gone down to s/cheap and got some of that sepetone wax and grease renmover as well as the plastic primer... now can i use just the normal aussie export silver paint after ive done the undercoats? coz they didnt have the plactic one in silver... actually now i think about it, they had it in bugger all colours.. oh well.. can this be done??

thanks

david

ok, ive gone down to s/cheap and got some of that sepetone wax and grease renmover as well as the plastic primer... now can i use just the normal aussie export silver paint after ive done the undercoats? coz they didnt have the plactic one in silver... actually now i think about it, they had it in bugger all colours.. oh well.. can this be done??

thanks

david

yeah you should be able to....if your after a gloss finish please dont buy the $2.50 clear they sell there.

Just saying you should put some arcrylic clear over the top to protect the paint.

As with that enamel s**t you touch it once and it scratches.

']yeah you should be able to....if your after a gloss finish please dont buy the $2.50 clear they sell there.

Just saying you should put some arcrylic clear over the top to protect the paint.

As with that enamel s**t you touch it once and it scratches.

thanks mate


with the acyrilic stuff i have got... the coats seem to come up rough, not smooth like i would think it shoud.. is that coz its just a light coat and it will even out over a few coats.. or am i still stuffin it up somewhere

thanks mate


with the acyrilic stuff i have got... the coats seem to come up rough, not smooth like i would think it shoud.. is that coz its just a light coat and it will even out over a few coats.. or am i still stuffin it up somewhere

sorry man im not to good with the plastic primer, i just used arcrylic primer from K&H (can get from repco)

give it a few light sands with 1200 WET (leave the paper on water for a good 20 mins, then use it on the paint) to smooth it out again.

The problem i found with that is that sometimes it bubbles, the arcrylic primer goes on good, no matter what i apply it to


:think:

Use proper damn paint spend $10 atleast for a tiny sized can!
Now piss off the primer just give a light sand and clean it good then paint doing lots of very light coats with a few minutes in between if you go too heavy or keep adding light coats too fast it will bubble and make little holes everyhwere grrrr, once its uniform colour and dried after an hour don't be a pussy and hit it with a thick coat of colour!
After the colour dries hit it with a thick coat of clear overcoat (carefull too thick and it goes hazy) then leave it 24 hours.

IT WONT SCRATCH OFF, mine looks professional, is very shiny and has lasted 6 months already wit constant touching, i need to basically force a screwdriver along it to make it scratch :D

hmm im using the expensive spray paint ($25 a can) and i dont do light cost or else it comes all rough.

if you do a few medium coats over the primer it wont run, but do one medium coat, dry, another coat, then apply about 2-5 layers of clear

Use proper damn paint spend $10 atleast for a tiny sized can!
Now piss off the primer just give a light sand and clean it good then paint doing lots of very light coats with a few minutes in between if you go too heavy or keep adding light coats too fast it will bubble and make little holes everyhwere grrrr, once its uniform colour and dried after an hour don't be a pussy and hit it with a thick coat of colour!
After the colour dries hit it with a thick coat of clear overcoat (carefull too thick and it goes hazy) then leave it 24 hours.

IT WONT SCRATCH OFF, mine looks professional, is very shiny and has lasted 6 months already wit constant touching, i need to basically force a screwdriver along it to make it scratch :D


u wanna do it for me:P

Where in QLD are you? Im in Brisbane this weekend i will do it for you for a 6 pack of XXXX, the whole thing even pulling out the console ect.
You supply the paint :P

im in warwick... a nice 2 hour drive away... but i gotta play footy in toowoomba on sat so prolly wont be able to do it..

i ended up doing the speedo surround... could be better.. but i will redo it again at a lter date i think... i will leave the rest for another time when im not doing it at 2-3 in the morning when i get home from work..

Really hey?

Do you know Kevin Cooper? he is only like 16 tho prob different age group.
The Mr's stepdad comes from Warwick :D its his son!

Really hey?

Do you know Kevin Cooper? he is only like 16 tho prob different age group.
The Mr's stepdad comes from Warwick :D its his son!

nar dont know him... mainly coz he is in a different age group to me... whats the dads name... might know him..

nar dont know him... mainly coz he is in a different age group to me... whats the dads name... might know him..


Mr Cooper :bowrofl: sorry someone had to say it.....

ROFL, and I'ts Sean Cooper, or shaun or shawn however the bloody hell u spell it :nuts:

ROFL, and I'ts Sean Cooper, or shaun or shawn however the bloody hell u spell it :nuts:

nar.. still dont know

On Topic hows the console going?

its not really.. i did the instument surround... and its shi*... coz i didnt see it where it didnt stick... so now im gunna have to sand it back... again.... and redo it... apart from that little part.. it actually looks good... will do the other bits when i get the time to do it..

if u want a good job, try a panel shop. They might be able to give u a decent pearl like paint job for less than $100. Saves u a bit of trouble if your not too confident, or sick of resanding :D

if u want a good job, try a panel shop. They might be able to give u a decent pearl like paint job for less than $100. Saves u a bit of trouble if your not too confident, or sick of resanding :D

might end up doin that... coz i suck at any sort of artistic stuff... yes i know its only painting the console... but, i dun wanna root it up.. i work 60 hours a week.. so i think $100 is good enuf... might have to try and squeeze a day off there somewhere so i can get it done.. thanks for the advise...

now im, giving some advise:P .... do not:

1. Work 60 hours a week in a room that gets no warmer than 8 degrees
2. Go and play rugby and be the captain when ure flat out talking as it is coz ure sick
3. Go out and drink after playing rugby with no voice coz ure sick.

Stick to those rules and u will be fine.

Sorry slightly off topic.. but i need to let it out, coz i cant actually talk right now.. so i may as well type it!!

its not really.. i did the instument surround... and its shi*... coz i didnt see it where it didnt stick... so now im gunna have to sand it back... again.... and redo it... apart from that little part.. it actually looks good... will do the other bits when i get the time to do it..

to me it sounds like your using either the wrong paint/primer or painting it to close....it should come up perfect.
are you using the el cheapo primer?

']to me it sounds like your using either the wrong paint/primer or painting it to close....it should come up perfect.
are you using the el cheapo primer?

i first got the cheaper one and it turned out crap... so i then went and got the more expensive one... and its still not right... i am painting it from about 25-30cm away.. so i dont know whats goin on... i will go and get some coarser wet and dry tomorrow and sand the cluster surround back and try again with a whole lotta new stuff.. if that doesnt work.. then its going to get professionally done

well now ive really stuffed up... i went to pull out the instument surround trim.. and i cracked it:(... a nice clean split in the middle of the bottom part of it... im hopin the part im gettin on ebay is what i want.. otherwise.. what do i do

wreckers?????

should be able to get a part cheap dood.

take a mental note down : never touch car again


lol only joking, practice makes perfect mate!

if you go wreckers, get 2 surround trims, one to use, and one to paint!

']wreckers?????

should be able to get a part cheap dood.

take a mental note down : never touch car again


lol only joking, practice makes perfect mate!

if you go wreckers, get 2 surround trims, one to use, and one to paint!

mental note taken:P

ive rung round the wreckers here... theres only 2 of em.. and neither of em have even wrecked a 3rd gen yet.. and the bit is ive been lookin at on ebay is from a 98 and it doesnt have the mode button for the trip computer (from what i can tell from the pic) so i cant really use that part

maybe put a WTD in the FS section? Someone might have one spare they can give you.

']maybe put a WTD in the FS section? Someone might have one spare they can give you.

smart thinkin 99!!