hi there,
ok heres a good way of doing it but first......BUY A GOOOOOD isocyonate prrof mask
as ash has said its nasty suff REALY NASTY
1) rub all of your panels down with green scotch brite to give a slight key (metal Panels) Glassfibre use about 240 grit
2) rub over with thinners / panel wipe
3) Shoot a thin coat of 2K etch primer
4) let it flash off about 10 mins
5) shoot 2 or 3 coats of 2K high build primer make sure u let each coat flash for about 15 mins between coats or elce you get un evaporated solvent traped between coats and it causes blisters (Upol make a good one) Its quite inportant that you DONT let the etch primer fully dry it works much better iff it is still slighty moist since then as well as bonding to the metal itself it also pulls the primer in and bonds it down to the metal also.
6) let the primer dry over night ( or bake on iff you have access to a booth) if you dont then make sure you use a air dry hardner and aproprate thinner.
7) wet sand primer with 400 grit
8) Top coat ( TAKE YOUR TIME ) ither lay down 4 or 5 very thin coat of solid opaque 2k colour
or
between 3 and 5 thin coats of metallic polyestor base coat (of desired colour)
9) at this point for a solid colour you have finished painting
10) if you shoot a metalic you need to let it dry flat off to about 1000 grit
11) shoot 2 or 3 coats of 2K clear
12) let it dry for about 3 days
13) flat back with 1500 grit
14) Polish back up to full gloss with a buffer with a sponge pad (not wool)
and use a compound like 3M or Farcila use lots of water too keep it cool and dont stay in one place too long or you burn it and its ruined
step 13 and 14 are optional for both metalic and solid depends how gooder finish you get out of the gun
15) this is very important after painting and polishing you should apply a GOOD quality car wax too seel the paint espeshaly after polishing with a cutting compound
hope this helps if you want to now more about the actual painting and sanding and polishing techniques let me now... you can also use celulose... eisier to do but not as colour fast or hard wearing avoid synthetic, yes its easy to spray and get a good finish but it chemicaly re-acts with just about anything.
chears tilly
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