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[grumpy xu1]

Hi Mate, looks great well done, & my advise would be to definately use the 2 pack all the way. I could go on all day of the advantages, but i will say you have to do whole panels with it just like you've allready masked so you shouldn't have any dramas. & heaps of paints give quite flat finishes nowadays ie ( flat orange peel i mean ) not to mention the hi end newer spray guns iwata ect. as for the run in the bay you can just rub down that small area & cut & polish it after 14 days preferably to let all the solvents escape & will help your finish to last longer. I've seen a eh daily driver (rain hail or shine ) in 2 pack last for 18 years before needing a resto including living near the coast & pretty much the only reason the acrylic is flat @ the show room is because they used to buff the living shit out of it with really coarse acrylic cutters & a lambswool pad no wonder the paint didn't last. & i've never seen a company not offer a flatening base for there paint. ie it might not be allready made up, but a proper paint sales shop ( preferably run by a qualified spray painter ) can make these up for you. I would suggest getting the flatening base mixed @ your favoured gloss level in your paint so as it is ready to stir & paint after mixing all ingredients of course prior to spraying. All the best, Gary.

[a9x868]

looks really good anton
can't wait for the body to be done in colour
orange and black oh yeah!

[StephenSLR]

Weren't the front aprons of LX the same as the body colour?

 

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[grumpy xu1]

Where the slr/5000's engine bay's body coloured on the lx ? haven't had 1 for years i thought this was just a a9x thing (colour coding bay) or is that only lh ? hmmm. just checking, Gary.

[a9x868]

Where the slr/5000's engine bay's body coloured on the lx ? haven't had 1 for years i thought this was just a a9x thing (colour coding bay) or is that only lh ? hmmm. just checking, Gary.

LH were black as were very early LX
not sure on date of change when LX range changed to body colour under bonnet
A9X being late LX run were as you say body colour
someone here will help with change over date i'm sure

[StephenSLR]

LH were black as were very early LX
not sure on date of change when LX range changed to body colour under bonnet

 

Mine's a 9/76 SL/R L32, it was pre RTS.

 

It has body coloured engine bay and front apron, it also doesn't have the black Torana 'smile' painted on.

 

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[notna]

I will double check, but mine is 8/1976 I think. I researched a lot of old photos and concluded that the apron was black, with colour overspray in places. I decided to stick with black, less the overspray. Happy to be proven wrong about that of course.

[StephenSLR]

I researched a lot of old photos and concluded that the apron was black, with colour overspray in places.

 

Actually, you might be right, just had a look at a photo of mine, albeit faded, it does look black.  The smile isn't part of that apron section.

 

 

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[Neils LX]

Mines a 77 body colour raditaor support with black inbetween headlight and radiator. Not that it realy matters mines not a SL/R.

[notna]

Looks like Sunday could be the day. Spent today getting the area ready. Hosed down all the walls and floor. Tomorrow I am lining every surface with plastic sheeting. Got a mates industrial grade compressor coming, because you can't paint a car with a small hardware job! Paint is here... bought it this week. 2K all the way!

 

Car looks like this now....

 

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Will update tomorrow with pics of my spray area. Then Sunday with.... COLOUR! Happy days!

[hanra]

Awesome! Got a good water trap?

[tuxedoss]

Not the best spraying weather in Sydney, it hasn't stopped raining since last Saturday and its still coming.

[notna]

Etch primed, yea... lol.

 

Agree about the damn rain. Will have the heaters cranking for an hour at least before I spray. Water trap? Yep... got a good one at the compressor, and another at the gun. I painted my concours Mini with the same compressor and gun, so it's not a new setup to me.

 

My biggest concern is putting a run in it. No worries other than that!

[hanra]

Nice one. Get some scrap steel to have a practice on beforehand for a little bit. Just to get into the feel of it!!!

[notna]

Brad... that's what the engine bay was for!

Edited by notna, 28 June 2013 - 10:07 PM.

[hanra]

Hahahaha. Lookin forward to Sundays update!!!

[notna]

Well, Brad... it's Sunday, and I have an UPDATE.

 

1 word.... COLOUR!

 

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Pics don't do it justice. It's the best 2K spray job I have ever done. No runs. 1 small sag in an inconspicuous place. 1 small bit of fluff or something that dropped in on my party.

 

It was really hard work, but I nailed it. Totally satisfied, but thinking... NEVER AGAIN! That 2K is nasty, smelly stuff. It's booth or bust from here on!

[Mort]

Wow, that looks puurrrrrty.  

 

Great work Anton

 

Righto, hop to it, get rid of the brown paper and start putting it back together.    

Edited by Mort, 30 June 2013 - 04:40 PM.

[torana_nick]

been checking for updates all day!! i love it. good job mate looks really nice. 

[hanra]

YES! Thats excellent!!!!! Nice one Anton. Its all downhill from here mate! Yes I bet the fumes killed ya! With the garage all plastic'd up and no means of extraction! Was the same situation when I did my engine/engine bay. I did set up my big fan to try and suck it all out, ended up firstly with red blades and then finally black blades! hahahahaha

[308 Sunbird]

Fantastic job Anton-well done looking forward to seeing come together.

[notna]

Cheers guys Appreciate the feedback.

 

I think while everything is masked up still, I will do the blackouts along the sills and rear valance. Maybe tomorrow, while the paint fumes are still smelling out the whole house

 

Anyone got pics of how far up the blackouts come on the rear quarters and valance? I haven't researched that yet.