Andy Taylor

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  • May 5, 2010 at 12:20 am #21022

    And again – water’s the daddy when it comes to blending (once you’ve got the hang of it).

    May 1, 2010 at 12:28 am #20981

    Usually I find the booth lights are adequate, but if I’m in any doubt I’ll break out the Sun Gun.

    April 30, 2010 at 1:55 am #20965

    I really daren’t answer this one :whistle:

    As said though – it is totally dependant one the damage. Heavy filler work could easily suck up a few hours.

    April 30, 2010 at 1:51 am #20963

    [b]Born to it[/b] – Are you saying you take the car out into the sun between base and clear? I suppose it would be nice to have that luxury some times, but by the time I’ve messed about doing that the car could be cleared and baking 😉

    [b]sagikun wrote:[/b]
    [quote]has anyone tried finishing off with like 3 drop coats instead of 1?[/quote]

    Totally agree with Ryan here. Too many drop coats and you’ll be in orange peel city, if you can even manage to bury that much dry base under the clear.

    I know I’m on water based so it’s a whole different ball game to solvent, but you need to be looking into your gun set up, technique, or product if you regularly need more than one drop coat. I’ll occasionally use 2 on a large bonnet (hood) in a troublesome silver, but it’s usually one straight on top of the other, cross coated. The vast majority of the time, one is more than enough.

    April 30, 2010 at 1:12 am #20961

    Hi fella.

    I started out as a mechanic before moving over to the dark side. Best move I ever made, as you just can’t beat the satisfaction of seeing a job well done 🙂

    April 24, 2010 at 1:27 am #20823

    [b]MoCoke wrote:[/b]
    [quote]this is an interesting topic, Ive always used 800 for blend panels, so are you guys saying clear will fill 500-600 grit scratches without swelling up or showing through?[/quote]

    I took the question to mean for areas I was painting to full coverage over, not blend panels. I use 1000 grit maximum for those.

    April 24, 2010 at 12:01 am #20816

    A man after my own heart – why paint a full panel when there are bodylines about! 😉

    April 23, 2010 at 11:57 pm #20815

    That looks really good mate.

    I had a few years working for a place where I’d do a lot of that kind of work – making spoilers and body kits fit cars they were never designed for, and scratch building where nothing suitable could be found. Once you get used to doing that sort of thing, ‘normal’ repair work is a breeze 🙂

    April 23, 2010 at 11:53 pm #20814

    I’ve never found the need to go finer than a 500 disc on any colour, and usually stick to 320 on solids, 400 on darker colours.

    I’ll block my primer if I need to, but if I’ve done my filler work properly then there’s no need – the primer is only there to seal the surface and fill the sanding scratches 😉

    April 23, 2010 at 11:48 pm #20813

    Nope. Filler is so much quicker…. 😉

    April 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm #20785

    Very nice indeed mate!

    April 18, 2010 at 8:54 pm #20734

    Yes, I used to like it too. We had a full Lechler scheme in so could tint it with their HS colours as well.

    April 18, 2010 at 8:51 pm #20733

    Happy Birthday

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    April 17, 2010 at 7:22 pm #20723

    [b]nick@dunsdale wrote:[/b]
    [quote]Your on the money Andy it is indeed, Lechler Green T.I.[/quote]
    Thought so. I’ve certainly sprayed a fair bit of that in my time! 🙂

    April 16, 2010 at 9:48 pm #20713

    Looking good Nick.

    A bit off topic, but what primer is that? Reminds me of Lechler GTI.

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