I've pieced together a used streetfire kit from a couple of different sources, as well as some other aftermarket body pieces. i want to paint them my stock colour for now just to get them on the car.
what i have is:
- used/painted streetfire front and sides
- new/unpainted streetfire rear
- new/painted fibreglass rksport hood and spoiler
- new/unpainted fibreglass f1 fenders
just looking to bring my paint code to a atuo store and get them so mix me up a bunch of rattle cans for now - the quality will not be the best i know but it will do for now, i'll be driving the car only twice this summer.
my questions are:
- what product should i used to repair minor scuffs and holes in the urethane?
- what grit of sand paper should i use to remove the old paint? wet or dry?
- should i use any kind of adhesion promoter at all?
- what type of primer should i use and will it work on both materials?
- have i asked enough questions yet???? lol!
any help is always appreciated. it may look a shade rough for the time being, but i'd rather the parts be on the car and look close to the factory colour rather then having them stay in my folks basement for another summer!!!
thanks in advance guys!
for the cost of getting the rattles mixed up, id just pay someone to paint it correctly.
it will cost double to have at fixed next time around....not to mention it will be about impossible to clear the pieces and have them look good.
i would think twice about doing it this way. do it once and do it right.
I Has Candy........you want? wrote:for the cost of getting the rattles mixed up, id just pay someone to paint it correctly.
it will cost double to have at fixed next time around....not to mention it will be about impossible to clear the pieces and have them look good.
i would think twice about doing it this way. do it once and do it right.
What he said...
Using rattle cans on something like mirrors or door handles is one thing (which I still don't like... anyone that sees any of my posts in here knows I think rattle cans are the devil...but it's ok)... but doing almost half your car in rattle cans isn't a good idea.
1. It will look pretty crappy
2. The body shop that finally does paint the pieces will not like you at all (see reasoning below)
3. It'll be more work in the end to paint the pieces properly
My reasoning for #2 is as follows:
We had a fairly new (at the time) Chevy S10 Extreme come into the body shop. From a distance it looked pretty good, until you looked at the passenger side area behind the door and near the bottom of the truck. It was on lease, and the dude that had the truck decided he was going to fix a HUGE dent himself and rattle can it. I went through 5, yes FIVE
GRINDER discs JUST GETTING THE PAINT OFF! That's not even including the several inches of body filler I had to strip out to pull the dent out and fix it right.
"Well Miss Fallen Angel, why is that? Why did it take so many grinder discs to get through just the paint?"
Well I'm glad you asked
Rattle can paint, while it does "dry", it doesn't fully cure. Think about it... if the paint would fully dry and cure, it would have a VERY short shelf life, and tons of product would be wasted.
Also, explaining the entire process of prepping, painting, etc is very time consuming to someone that doesn't have any experience.
Don't get me wrong here, there's nothing wrong with wanting to learn to do things the PROPER way, but the best way to learn is to do your research, search the forums, find PRACTICE pieces, and then once you've armed yourself with SOME education on the matter, to then ask questions from the pros or other very knowledgeable people on the subject.
ha rattle can paint job. why waste the money on it to rattle can it when your just gonna get it painted later down the road? save the money your gonna use and get it painted soon. leave the kit in your house and get it painted when your ready.
