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Choosing a colour for a paint job
DomP:
I thought I'd replied to this but it's not here so I must have had a glitch.
I've been looking around carparks for a while now John, I'm beginning to look like an opportunist car thief😀
I want a fuel resistant and a really good finish Ted si I think that rules out rustoleum......and me doing it!
*I've been thinking about this, I want a single colour so maybe not beyond my capabilities just that I'm concerned I won't get a durable and deep shine finish with rattle cans.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
FWIW Rust-Olem is petrol resistant - although they have a good nozzle you will probably not get the finish you desire. IIRC it works on all manner of materials so side panels would be good
Certainly in the car trade Greens were like Beige not a popular choice on new vehicles. I haven't seen a new car in metallic green for ages.
Be interesting to read what you choose and any comments - I am still reminded by a few members of my plan to paint the 500 frame in Nut Brown. In the end I saw sense so it's a boring mattish black.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 04, 2024, 10:40:24 AM ---FWIW Rust-Olem is petrol resistant - although they have a good nozzle you will probably not get the finish you desire. IIRC it works on all manner of materials so side panels would be good
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I doubt whether any 1k paint is truly E10 fuel resistant Ted. I bought some that was supposedly petrol resistant and it was sh*te
You really need 2k IMHO. Like this
https://www.spraymax.com/en/products/product/clear-coats-and-spot-blender/2k-clear-coat/
Or if it's a solid colour then 2k aerosol by ProXL. something like : https://www.paints4u.com/Customer/ProductDetails/Index/11983
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I had to Google what 1k & 2k meant - is there a 2k clear lacquer that seals 1k or do you get a crozling / paint reaction?
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 04, 2024, 12:58:13 PM ---I had to Google what 1k & 2k meant - is there a 2k clear lacquer that seals 1k or do you get a crozling / paint reaction?
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Most classics these days are painted in solvent base-coat (RS call it C.O.B.) and then clear coated in 2k clear-coat Ted. Modern vehicles are done in water-based paint and then clear coated in 2K.
I have clear coated COB from RS, cellulose, water-based, etc .. I just clear coated my friends CB160 tank which he had painted in some cheap and nasty rattle can (cellulose or acrylic ..think Autotek or similar) and never got a reaction .
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