respraying bits and pieces

[andypotts1981]

My LCR has a few battle scars and i'm thinking about trying to sort them out in the new year.

The boot has a blemish under the lacquer where the dealer touched the paint up and mybonnet has a dent from kids chucking a pop bottle.

I have painted a couple of sets of wheels now and have previously painted a wing but in a flat base colour.

Has anyone had experience putting the platinum colour on???? did you use white or grey primmer???? and any other tips????

Thanks in advance

 

[Shaunyboy]

I dont think your going to get a perfect colour match with an aerosol, greys can be quite hard to match and and fluctuation in colour variation will stand out. Best bet is it go to a bodyshop unless you have the equipment and experience to do a decent job. I had an aerosol mixed from halfords for chassis legs in engine bay, wasnt really botherd about it being perfect aslong as it stops rust and that was miles off.

 

[andypotts1981]

it won't be with an aerosol.... it will be properly mixed and i've got access to a really good gun, compressor and booth.

 

[Mashburn]

I think if you just spray the one panel it will probably stand out.
For example, when i had my bonnet resprayed they blew the tops of the wings in aswell to disguse the join between old and new.

Probably not the best description but i hope you get what i mean?!

 

[jake]

yeah you will need to blend platinum grey pearl, also dont go any rougher than 400 on a sander or 800s by hand or you will see scratches in the basecoat

 

[Shaunyboy]

Well if you have acsess to the equipment you should have an idea what your doing, as jake said it will need blowing in to get a good blend.

 

[andypotts1981]

yeah it'll get blown in... just not sure wether to use grey or white primmer cos that can affect the final colour...

 

[Shaunyboy]

Use grey primer.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Its an arse of a colour to spray and match, if you don't really know what your doing I wouldn't advise it.

 

[godber225r]

Had my boot done in the summer by a professional as it was dented by some nice person.
The platinum is really hard to match they said and even now it is a slightly different colour if you look hard and catch it in the right light.

Good luck to you if you do it yourself matey!!!

 

[godber225r]

I reacon it will come out too dark if you spray it yourself. its an artform spraying metallics i never got it on car panels i have sprayed in the past.