Quick painting question

[Djw Dave]

Ok im new to painting stuff. Painted one or two things but need to know this.

Bought a vectra handle for my corsa, its red so obviosuly need to paint it but dont know what sande paper to start with? wet or dry and what to sand with between coats etc.

Any help will be great

Dave

[v6nova mike]

if its already been painted and is in good nick it shouldnt need primer so just use 400, then 800 both wet, dry it off, if its dullish all over and no shiny bits then spray your colour onto it, build up the colour in light coats, the hotter the place u paint the better.

[v6nova mike]

P.s what colour is your car??

[Djw Dave]

Thast the handle. My car is smoke grey. Whats the best thing to do?

[v6nova mike]

if it grey u should get away with just painting the colour after rubbing it down as above, let it dry and 1200 wet sand it (very lightly) then build up a shine with thin coats of laquer. (P.s try hanging the handle up side down when ur spraying it as less dust in the air is likely to stick to it) if u can keep the temperautre up it will help no end!

[Djw Dave]

So i dont need to prime it then? Just sand it (400 then 800) and just paint it with the acctual colour?

Cheers Dave

[MarkyG]

180 or 240 to dull the surface dry, coat of grey primer, then 2 coats paint on top, then two thin coats of lacquer, but with the can quite close so its wets instead of dusts.

[v6nova mike]

You can prime it if u think it needs it, try spraying something like a bit of shiny, if the colour covers well u dont need to, if u can still see the colour of the card showing thru - prime it. I would let the primer dry before spraying on colour and laquer tho

if its aerosol ur using hold it about 8 inches away and move your arm at a smooth speed , its better to move quicker but watch what the paint does when it lands, u want it to just "melt" over the surface.

[Djw Dave]

Got it painted last night. Looks good. Cheers for the help. How long does laquer take to dry? How many coats 2 right?

Cheers Dave

[Benn]

see if the paint wasnt flaking off,a simple red scotching off would have done,

laquar can be dry in a few hours depending on how warm it is,
2-3 would be fine,

[Djw Dave]

see if the paint wasnt flaking off,a simple red scotching off would have done,

laquar can be dry in a few hours depending on how warm it is,
2-3 would be fine,

Thast what i did. Wet sanded it with 800, so that the paper didnt clog up. Going to laquar now. Cheers

[Benn]

cool,
was the paint flaking off then?

[Djw Dave]

cool,
was the paint flaking off then?

Nope paint was in great condition, shame it was the wrong colour tho!

[Benn]

lol,
you didnt really need to flat it then,(my opinion)
as red scotching it will give it enough of a ruff finshed for the new paint to grip on to,

[Djw Dave]

Ah well its all done now lol. Quick pic

(just laquared it)

[Benn]

looks good,
is it shiney?

[Djw Dave]

Yes is taht bad? Or at least i think so *runs to look*

[Benn]

no
its good,thats what you want,just didnt look it from the pic,
shiney all over mean,good coverage which is what you want,

[Djw Dave]

Cool, ill give it another coat then leave it to dry overnight then put on car. Cheers Benn