Some really poor pictures!
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Apologies for the poor quality of these picture. I seem to have put a big clearcoat thumb-print on the lens :blush:
The place where I do a few jobs at the weekend had a crashed Toyota Corolla that had been declared a total loss / write off by the insurance company. The owner really loves the car so we decided to do a contract repair to save it for him. After 3 months sat outside in all of this snow and cold weather it started first turn of the key too. No wonder the guy loves it, you wouldn’t get that with a modern car!!
It needed a replacement hood and front bumper cover, plus small repairs to both front fenders, so basically a full front end paint. First off I plastic primed the bare bumper and gave it a coat of sealer, tinted with some red single stage. You can also see the hood to the right getting ready for a coat of paint. It didn’t get sealer inside as it’s a cheap-as-possible job.
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This is how the original paint looked. Pink and faded like only 16 year old single stage can
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The next day. Repair done to fender and hood fitted (not fully closed in that picture)
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Masking up ready for some paint
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Tinted sealer on hood
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Three coats of single stage / direct gloss red. Plenty of dirt and dust in it, but nothing that won’t flat & polish out.
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I went back on Sunday and started to bring the old paint back to life and give the front end a good seeing to.
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Colour match from fender to door isn’t too bad for a 16 year old car!
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I like how you tinted the sealer.Which brand of paint?? Looks good, thanks for sharing.
The pictures are not really that bad, the work looks real good, congrats :cheers
Looks nice!
I sorta like painting those kind of jobs. A little work and they look so much better than before.
First photo made me think you were painting a pink car :whistle:
[quote=”ding” post=30598]First photo made me think you were painting a pink car :whistle:[/quote]
Me too… I was visualizing some weird euro Mary-Kay clunker. 😉
Thanks guys.
I never trust bright reds to cover well so a bit of colour in the sealer is added insurance. I used Lechler green ti primer which can be reduced down to use as a sealer and can be tinted up to 10%. Colour was Pro Spray.
Nice to see you still doing some indoor bodywork Andy. I sort of like these kind of jobs too as it brings life back into something old but well loved.
I like the sealer and single stage tint. I do something similar only with basecoat on rough bumper covers or along door bottoms/ around wheel arches that are having cheap tidy ups, it works well.
Im sure the owner will be over the moon with that, nicely done.
How would you compare the Lechler TI to DeBeer?
[quote=”JackMarshall” post=30603]
How would you compare the Lechler TI to DeBeer?[/quote]I like them both really. The Lechler primer is really thick stuff and can be put on very heavy if you need to. It also comes with a polar hardener so air dries pretty quickly.The DeBeer primer I’ve used most (8-145) is a lighter, off-white colour and is maybe a little bit easier to sand, but there isn’t a great deal in it. It can also be had in a bright white and black version, so you can mix up whatever shade of primer you want (formulas are on the ICRIS weighing system I believe)
Yeah Ive been using the DeBeer for a number of years and cannot fault it. Very versatile I find.
Yeah Ive been using the DeBeer for a number of years and cannot fault it. Very versatile I find.
The Lechler is available to me but I have never sprayed it myself only ever sanded and found it slightly harder to sand too. Think its more expensive too.
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