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Jun 19, 2017 18:31:33 GMT
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So my first attempt at any sort of diy car painting has gone a bit sideways - attempted to spray the rocker cover with VHT wrinkle paint. Here's the result after 48 hours drying:  Followed the instructions on the can - clean it thoroughly, 3 heavy coats - horizontal, vertical and diagonal, leave for 48 hours. Should I be curing this now or should I have done that sooner? Can it be salvaged or do I start again? |
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Nissan N13 owner | Mechanical neonate since 2016 (Give me all the info)
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Jun 19, 2017 18:52:23 GMT
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Too heavy on the coats... The thick wrinkles are sags in the paint prior to heat..
Just rub it back intil the heavy crases have gone and give it one of your heavy coats...
To be fair maybe your flash time was to short???
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Jun 19, 2017 19:46:22 GMT
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Too heavy on the coats... The thick wrinkles are sags in the paint prior to heat.. Just rub it back intil the heavy crases have gone and give it one of your heavy coats... To be fair maybe your flash time was to short??? Ah, OK. So should I be putting the heat to it after it's touch dry? (5 minutes according to the can) |
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Nissan N13 owner | Mechanical neonate since 2016 (Give me all the info)
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Jun 19, 2017 22:50:10 GMT
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Just looking at the image I think you have two issues.(not problems)
1 your heavy coat is to heavy
2 you didnt wait until the paint had flashed ( the thinner in the paint had not fully evaporated)
to be fair its all practice ...
Good qaulity paint is repitision....
Excuse spelling its late I'm dislexic blah blah blah...
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usedabused, thanks for your help. Second time round was much better. Not perfect but a three day wait between jobs with the car off the road made me want to just get it back on. Will source a spare to try and get it right.  |
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Nissan N13 owner | Mechanical neonate since 2016 (Give me all the info)
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Sept 12, 2017 12:12:41 GMT
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Good job second time around. My heat shields look like your first attempt :-)
As an aside, is it me or does the first photo show a row of one eyed gargoyles? :-)
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Sept 12, 2017 12:55:27 GMT
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Ha! Pareidolia FTW!! TBH I need to have a third go as this attempt was too light I think - paint has been easily chipped away - you can see the gouge by the right rocker cover bolt and chips on the left hand side  |
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Nissan N13 owner | Mechanical neonate since 2016 (Give me all the info)
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