What Paint ?

[kempster]

I am doing some research on paints etc as want to paint my car at home, i keep getting conflicting info on what to use

any help would be great

2k - requires 2 compressors as far as i can tell

cellulouse - hard to get hold of but suitable for home painting

or water based no nothing about it

if someone can summarise the above with pros cons etc i would be highly greatful

many thansk

 

[Chipper]

2k ideally needs airfed gear, not necessarily two comps but do need the oomph to feed mask+gun. There's a good amount of info about airfed on here worth sniffing out. And there's the sticky too re isocyanates; it's poss to use a throwaway mask but the risks are shown in that thread.

Celly's not advertised so much but it's out there. There's online places, if you've a local auto paint supplier ask them, and there's usually ads in Craptical Classics I think.

There's 1k acrylic too, basecoat and clear.

Waterbase, still need solvent primers and a solvent clearcoat, so you're still facing choices there so no real advantage for DIY, not to mention drying it.

Synthetic enamel, fine for Landies and such, DIY friendly, but not great. You'll find on places like Retro Rides slapping NATO green on things is (too) common for a cheap job. Just mentioning it for info. And that accursed Rustoleum paint-a-car for 20p thread that constantly does the rounds.

What is it you're painting, and what sort of colours are you after?

 

[kempster]

Will be painting a mk2 golf most panels need attention including the engine bay and the inside , i wanted to do as much as possible myself but i keep getting told 2k is the way to go no i am just wheying up options

one option is to leave the outside to the pros and do the inside with rattle cans i could then save money on a gun compressor. however i wanted to give it a go as dont really want to pay over the odds and like learning new things then if i have have any work needed touch ups etc i can do them myself

 

[kempster]

the other question if i have air fed gear am i ok spraying in my carport/garage as i live down an estate with neighbours etc

 

[kempster]

got my answers now i think sorry for the repeated information

basically cellouse or profssional are my option s

 

[carbondesign]

I own a ferrari bodyshop in kent.

2k ms is the paint you need if you are painting a solid colour don't go for hs if you can get ms, it ill be a lot more difficult to apply if you have never used it before. you have several options depending on your budget, top brands or not top brands,

We use only nexa or spies hecker, but these are very expensive, i would plump for max meyer if i were you, good cheap brand.

Steer clear of water base paint, with out an over/booth it will never dry and you would need to clear coat it

As for masks, you don't need an airfed, 3m do a very good mask it is a desposable organic mask designed for painting. about £20 Ebay

cellulose is no good, the shine doesn't hold up and it is porous!

Hope this helps.

Rob

 

[kempster]

Just when i found a supplier for cellulose and you tell me that - however i still have the problem that i live in an built up area, what paint would have been used on a 1987 golf ?

 

[carbondesign]

back in 87 it would have been 2k ms acrylic. I assume it is a straight colour and not a metallic.

Where are you located? there are lots of automotive paint suppliers about.

Build your self a make shift spray booth out of polythene have a fan extracting the air out into a filter. the control of icocynates is pretty strict, one call from a neighbour and the council will be knocking on the door, We have to have our booth tested every 6 months to make sure we are with in the voc limits.

 

[steveo3002]

cellulose isnt very speical

chances are you will get bother whatever youre spraying around in the street , painting a car will make some considerable stink whatever you use

if you can get somewhere to spray 2k using the proper breathing gear

 

[vdubz]

2k is the way to go but if you are going to keep the car garaged and polish it regularly then celly would do