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[sibhs]

Rubbed back the bonnet both sides. Then when washing it off I noticed how nice it looks. I'll be wrapped if I can get a finish like this.

[S pack]

Looking great Marty. You've gotta be feeling chuffed about that.

 

Was that a wet sand and buff or a buff only?

[sibhs]

Hi Dave,

that's a 1200 wet sand and water poured over it. Very cheap 'flow coat' but only lasts 5 mins. :-)

[S pack]

Haha, now give it a buff to bring up the gloss but I'm thinking you're planning on applying a few more coats first.

[gad05]

Looking good Marty.
Love the colour.
Cheers Graham .

[jd lj]

Looks good, we might all have to put our sunglasses on to look at your car from now on.
Grant has been prepared for this for a long time now ;-)

JD

[frash da bucket]

Hi Marty,

 

Lovely colour looks great outside,will look a treat when all the colour is on the car....

 

Regards John.

[sibhs]

Did another 3 coats and rub down on boot and bonnet, both sides.


Picked up my engine after rebuild, looks a bit ordinary with-out paint.

So it was washed and prepped for etch.

The engine builder commented on how tough the epotec etch was. He chucked my etched rocker cover in the acid bath which normally removes most paint. Didn't touch it, just changed colour slightly.
Epotec'd the block.


Next is white 2 pac then rocket red 2 pac.
Has been a bit too hot to paint car lately.
Marty

[jd lj]

You've got to be happy with that finish Marty. I bet you can't wait to see the whole car like that.

[stevemc32]

Looking good!

[Potta]

Wow!

 

Looking great Marty!

[Ice]

Bonnets not shiny enough do it again










Joking of course that looks good marty your actually getting good at this spray painting capper take my hat off to ya

[LJGTR6]

Gotta love the 202. Great engine Marty.

can't wait for the coloured up Pics and fresh alloy bolted on.

That does it for me.

Steve

 

[N/A-PWR]

With those Mirror Images of the Palm Tree Marty,

I feel like you are in Hollywood.

 

Also, never knew 2 Pac was good enough for an Engine, Cool as. Dave I

Ha ha, all you need soon, is some other Torana's that can complement your's on a Cruise

[S pack]

Did another 3 coats and rub down on boot and bonnet, both sides.



Has been a bit too hot to paint car lately.
Marty

Making us suffer the old water torture again eh Marty!

[sibhs]

Thanks All,  

Making us suffer the old water torture again eh Marty!

Yes Dave, once the water dries it all looks pretty ordinary.

Also when it dries you can see the lows in the paint peel have not been sanded, feels perfectly smooth but isn't like glass.  I'm not sure how smooth this has to be before more paint is applied or will the next layer cover it then sand the last coat like glass.

I'm going to experiment on undersides of boot etc and see if these marks disappear.

When wet sanding it's very hard to see if you have it all smooth until totally dry, i've tried chamois but still difficult to see as your sanding. 

Any tips?

 

Cheers

Marty

[madtoranajzedded]

hi marty.i use to do the ol water trick when rubbed back me two door 15yr ago,

 

loved that mirror finish,i used 2200 micron paper then just cleared it,usually you can feel

 

it when rubbing like starts of biting the paint then it feels like you have the paper upside down

 

 

   Maz

[71xu1]

Use your soft rubbing down block as a squegee to dry the water as you are going. What grit wet and dry are you using?

[S pack]

Marty, if you have bad orange peel then you need to smooth it out before applying more coats.

Forget the 1200 grit and get into it with some 800 grit. Be careful not to over sand edges and crease/body lines though.

[sibhs]

Thank you thank you. Great advice
Using 1200 at the moment, it's not bad orange peel and almost rubbed out, just needs a little more work. the squeegee block idea sounds good.
Thanks LX SS EFI, think I'm more trying to save money and gain experience and extra self satisfaction than guts.
Cheers
Marty