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Right just spent a small fortune having my beloved 1993 Cavalier mk3 1.8 welded up with a new drivers outer sill plus inner repairs and rear arch repairs.
Trouble is I'm now so skint I can't afford to get it sprayed till most likely next year. So I had made a start on trying to blend the repairs in and I'm quickly realizing that working outside in the wind and rain plus my inability to be skilled with shaping filler means I best off leaving this well alone till somebody better skilled than me can sort it!
As I've been working outside I'm having to make sure that the Car has paint on it every night to avoid flash rust etc so last Friday I just sprayed the repaired areas in Satin Black to protect it from all the rain over the weekend.
Since then I've been struggling to get my mojo to carry on after some lacquer came off the offside rear door when peeling the masking tape away. So I'm trying to decide what to do next so I had a idea.
What about leaving the Satin Black painted areas for now to protect it over winter so I can still drive it. Then just sticker bomb around these areas to hide the rough bits till I can get the car sprayed?
Good idea or bad idea people what you reckon?
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2016 16:02:40 GMT by pabblo
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BT
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Personally, and this is just me of course.
I would apply some sort of tried tested and proven protection over the welded areas, some paints can be absobant of water and rather than keeping the rust at bay, may encourage it a bit. I would also be very reluctant to stucker bomb them. The vinyl can become a water trap itself, and combined with the paint it may help rust develop rather than keep it at bay.
Could you not clean the black off, apply a suitable primer and use some sort of MIPA underseat chip to them? Then a colour coded can from halfords can be thrown over the top, ok it won't be showroom new, but it will look presentable and achieve the desired effect.
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2016 16:13:15 GMT by BT
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pabblo
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Hi,
Thanks for the comments. I have partly filled the panel joins where the repair sections had been welded before I then primed the surface first. Then applied the Satin Black over the primer coat to stop flash rust etc. Just having spent about 3 afternoons trying to get the shaping right and spending a 4th afternoon trying to dodge a rain shower then seeing I'm way off getting the shaping right. I was thinking that getting to a stage where I'd be happy to paint it the correct colour is going to take me far longer than can I manage / afford at the moment. So had the thought as I had the areas painted to protect them from rust for the time being some stickers to hide the rough filler work etc would give it a purpose till I can pay someone to hopefully do a decent job which is something I feel I'm struggling to achieve on my own!
Had read that people tend to lacquer over the stickers but think thats more to do with stopping them from fading? I must admit sticker bombing isn't something I'd normally do to a car but as a temporary look maybe it be ok?
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If you put stickers on all you are doing to hiding the rust letting it grow unseen, treat it properly is the only way to hold back rust.
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Sticker bomb or not the choice is yours (your ride, your way and all that) however, I would suggest throwing some paint of some description over the satin black. From experience most types of satin black are porous and will lead to your nice new metal going rusty, albeit more slowly. A coat of lacquer over the satin black will go a long way to keeping the moisture out, don't worry about the finish as long as it's got a coat over it (don't forget to spray out a little past any edges as they'll be porous too) Then sticker bomb over the lacquered bits if you want, you can always peel it off if you don't like it.
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Whack a couple of coats of aerosol over it as a temp fix. Unless you're 18 and have baggy trousers, I'd suggest swerving stickers.
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Get some epoxy primer and brush it on, I presume when you're using aerosols you've no access to a compressor!? The epoxy will stop the rust and prevent moisture getting through
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pabblo
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Thanks everyone for the advice and opinions so far.
Vinyl wrap is a good shout but as also mentioned can be costly. As kevstarlet said. I am using aerosols simply as I have no compressor or spray gun etc! Had coated some of the bare metal areas to start with where the filler wasn't applied with some Bilt Hamber Electrox as someone adviced me too to start with so hopefully that will make a difference to the repaired areas?
Well I didn't know that the Satin finish could still be a porous surface most annoying as washed the Cavalier yesterday and refitted the back bumper thinking that I could leave the panels as is but hey ho!
I'll see if I have any spare cans of lacquer or a solid non lacquer paint that I'd could apply over the primer and satin paint I've previously applied.
Just gotta find a decent day to tackle it again.
The sticker bombing as I said already was just a idea for cheaply making the car look temporary less rough looking over the painted areas.
It wouldn't be a look I'd be keeping just thought it be something different till I can get a bodyshop to tackle the paintwork for me. So I'm still in two minds about it.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:06:14 GMT
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Do they sell plastidip paint in your area? Those go on easy and can be pealed off when done with it. Many people are choosing to get a leased vehicle plastidipped then taking it off when the lease is done.
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Oct 29, 2016 19:26:27 GMT
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Do they sell plastidip paint in your area? Those go on easy and can be pealed off when done with it. Many people are choosing to get a leased vehicle plastidipped then taking it off when the lease is done. The problem with that is it won't just peel off as it adheres to the paint so could also peel the paint off. |
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