Spraying
- Domwhitex
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Spraying
To spray morette headlights will i need to use a plastic primer then a plastic colour or will the plastic primer be sufficient for me to use a normal colour as i cant find matte black plastic colour online, but surely as the lights wont flex it shouldn't crack (in theory)
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Re: Spraying
I'd say normal primer would be fine aswell tbh I can't see it cracking
You definitely will be fine with normal paint anyway
You definitely will be fine with normal paint anyway
If it doesn't fit,
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
force it,
If it breaks,
It needed replacing anyway
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Re: Spraying
Alright, may aswell get the plastic primer if its there, thanks bud
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Re: Spraying
I ain't done this one so i wud go with johnny on this i wud just lightly sand them first tho to take any lacquer off
If it ain't green and black send it back
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Re: Spraying
With wet and dry? What grade would you suggest
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Re: Spraying
ive just done my morettes and did the following steps :
800 Grit wet and dry then clean them up with bodyshop wipes
1200 Grit wet and dry cleaning them again
1500 Grit making them smooth then cleaning
primer with plastic or normal 2-3 coats
then painted with normal paint I did mine ford graphite grey 3-4 coats
the lacquer then 4-5 coats
i'll upload some stage pics of my progress with them later if that helps
800 Grit wet and dry then clean them up with bodyshop wipes
1200 Grit wet and dry cleaning them again
1500 Grit making them smooth then cleaning
primer with plastic or normal 2-3 coats
then painted with normal paint I did mine ford graphite grey 3-4 coats
the lacquer then 4-5 coats
i'll upload some stage pics of my progress with them later if that helps
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Re: Spraying
Yeah that would be helpful dan
Wont all those layers make the paint abit thick?
Wont all those layers make the paint abit thick?
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Re: Spraying
Paint and lacquer goes on thin anyways so wont thicken the application to much
If it ain't green and black send it back
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Re: Spraying
Alright cheers mate, hopefully get this done this weekend when i get my insurance pay out
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Re: Spraying
Correct as andy says all the layers are thin so not that thickandy w wrote:Paint and lacquer goes on thin anyways so wont thicken the application to much
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Re: Spraying
Ah thats awesome thanks for the information guys
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Re: Spraying
Ill Post some pictures of my morette progress up some paint this week mate so you can ave a look
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Re: Spraying
Thats awesome mate! Thanks!
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