how much do i need?
how much do i need?
hey guys, how much paint, undercoat and clear coat do i need? (for the galant) cheers
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Re: how much do i need?
Your local paint shop should be able to advise you. I bought 4lt of colour but I will give you a tip, buy 20lt of thinners, you WILL use it for washing up equipment as well as thinning the paint.
What type of paint are you using?
What type of paint are you using?
Re: how much do i need?
lol my closest paint store is 100 odd k away i know so far i need the 20L reducer/thinners, 4L of topcoat (crisp white) (or until i see a gb in silver. so far i prefer white) but the undercoat and clear. im assuming aprox 2L of clear. maybe more. i want 3-6 coats of clear as i drive on dirt roads alot. or might just go with enamel? it cracks too easilly though. which i'd prefer acrylic cause the roo's :/ and 4L primer?
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Re: how much do i need?
More coats of clear will never hurt.
I painted my car and got 4 cans of pressure pack primer, then used about 2L of white, 1L of black, 500ml red and 100ml of silver.
Put at least 4 coats of clear over that and it was about 2L. Last coat is thinned down quite a bit (at panel beaters advice) to give a smooth finish, runs and finishes a bit more even.
Dont forget to sand back before putting clear on to get rid of the orange peal.
I did acrylic, wishing I spend the extra for 2pack now.
Matt
I painted my car and got 4 cans of pressure pack primer, then used about 2L of white, 1L of black, 500ml red and 100ml of silver.
Put at least 4 coats of clear over that and it was about 2L. Last coat is thinned down quite a bit (at panel beaters advice) to give a smooth finish, runs and finishes a bit more even.
Dont forget to sand back before putting clear on to get rid of the orange peal.
I did acrylic, wishing I spend the extra for 2pack now.
Matt
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'80 LC 2.6L rally car (generally something broken until 2 weeks before an event)
'71 GA 2.6 Turbo project (i only wanted the diff and got another project)
^This side up^
Formely "Matt"
Re: how much do i need?
im thinking 2k as i plan on keeping the old girl. sudden change of heart. dont like it. but no-one paints acrylic cause they're shit painters! 2k is so easy to apply! fills in mistakes that they make. and i want a great job so im not doing it.
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