Posidrive Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Fed up with kerbed and bubbling Rays so plan to have a go a DIY refurb. Can't look any worse if it goes wrong. After filling and sandind down I was thinking of one coat acid primer, one coat normal primer, three coats of silver then a final two coats of clear lacquer. Does this sound reasonable? Any tips on getting decent coverage inside the wheel nut wells? Or any other tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 You don't need to worry about the nuts if you're spaying them anyway. [/least helpfull post ever] 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Are we talking paint or aerosols here, I would do 3 coats of primer then a 1500 wet n dry rub down before your basecoat silver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posidrive Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Are we talking paint or aerosols here, I would do 3 coats of primer then a 1500 wet n dry rub down before your basecoat silver Aerosols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 You will need more coats of everything, especially the clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Are we talking paint or aerosols here, I would do 3 coats of primer then a 1500 wet n dry rub down before your basecoat silver Agree. Definitely needs a rub down after the primer, else you'll get a textured finish. (Speaking from experience!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posidrive Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 How long does the primer need to dry before rubdown. Some seem to say half an hour assuming a warm day but others mention leaving it for a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Primer will be dry to the touch after maybe 30 minutes depending on how thick the coat was but underneath the surface it could still be fairly soft, ..personally if you can leave the primer for 12-24hrs before trying to rub it down with wet n' dry it will be better (although in reality a good few hours should be more than long enough). Also regarding rubbing down, not sure if you know this already so sorry if you do, but make sure you use plenty of soapy water (water with washing up liquid) for best results allowing the paper to soak in the water before using and repeatedly dipping it back in & out of the water to help clear the paper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Good advice above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posidrive Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Thanks for the advice guys. Let's just hope next week is warm and dry to do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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