painting a mk1 what will i need

[nickwebb]

ive decided that once ive finished fitting my arches i am going to have a go at paint my mr2

ive got a compressor and ive done quite a bit of painting with rattle cans

so what else am i going to need?

how many litres of paint,

what sort of paint, the cars white?

how many litres of thinners?

any thing else anyone can think of

thanks

nick

[David Sleith]

You need to make sure your compressor is up to the job. My Spray gun consumes about 8.9CFM (Cubic feet a minute) of air. I used a 3HP 160 llitre tank compressor.

A gun is required. Mine was £110 but you can get cheaper. The nozzle tip i used was 1.5mm

I used 2K paint and the local spray strore will give you all the stuff you need such as 2K thinners, activator and paint. Think I got 5 litres of paint. The paint I used had a 4 parts paint, 1 part activator and 0.5 parts thinners mix. You get different paints for different things and the above was for an air drying paint as opposed to oven stuff. Local store will help you as they get loads of twits in wanting to spray for the first time (like me).

The spray store will also supply you with sanding paper of different grades from sanding the old paint down to very fine stuff to rub the orange peel out of the paint and then polish with rubbing compound.

As well as high build primer you will need etch primer if you have exposed any bare metal and also activator (50/50m mix) for this also. All the above plus mop for polishing, measuring stick and cellulose thinners to clean the gun cost about £170.

That was for a solid colour so easier to paint (I say that while laughing as there is loads of skill needed which I aint got) and it avoids the need for laquer too.

Suggest you buy a book first and start from there.

Its major fun seeing the paint land onto the primer for the first time. Its just when it dries you see how much of a pigs ear you have made of it.

Don't forget a mask. Diff masks for diff paints. With 2K it contains deadly fumes so air fed mask was the order of the day for me. You can get filter masks for it but its not recomended as you never know when they saturate and then let the fumes into your lungs (This stuff kills you or gives you lung problems). Loads of local spray guys do use the filter masks though.

The country has just converted to water based paints but you can still get 2K from old stock. The problem with water based paints is that it takes longer to dry and you will need loads of heat to dry it. 2K dries in air.

[nickwebb]

thanks for your reply

[Jiff Lemon]

painting a mk1 what will i need

Patience....... LOTS of patience! rotflmao

[Shorty]

If you can do it all in one day or something close to it. I`ve been painting somethings now and other things then. Its a bitch cleaning the paintgun after each small item..:)

[robwsurf]

I paint cars everyday if your going to paint 2k i would advise using an airfed mask, but your compressor will need to be around 25cfm to support the gun and masks needs.

it takes alot of practise to paint cars and get a good finish but good luck hope your a natural

[OlberJ]

I'd say get white paint aswell, stay away from red.

[robwsurf]

the only problem with reds are matching faded paint or painting over it with another colour

[OlberJ]

Sorry Rob, i was just being stoopid :hidesbehi

[Marksman]

I'd say get white paint aswell, stay away from red.

Yes but then your car will look less like a baby Ferrari and more like a hairdresser's chariot of choice...


:gay:


Owen.

[OlberJ]

Owen, ur as bad as the old yin.

White is kewl :cool:

[Marksman]

Owen, ur as bad as the old yin.

White is kewl :cool:

Yup, it'll make your pink playboy bunny decals stand out really well. Go on, paint your car a real colour, you know you want to :hidesbehi

Owen.

[OlberJ]

lol I'll do half of it another neutral, will that do?

[Marksman]

How about white but with black carbon fibre bonnet, engine cover and boot lid?

O.S.

[OlberJ]

I prefer the negative of that, like this :

http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/recovered/2007/04/268.jpg

[Marksman]

A nice one off :thumbsup:

Owen.

[OlberJ]

Is it just me or does that look like a trainer to anyone else?

[nickwebb]

i was planning on sticking with the white but spray the roof black or dary grey

[OlberJ]

Dark grey defo. :thumbsup:

I loved Megatron's white with black roof but dark grey would be awesome.

[nickwebb]

i think it would look good if painted the roof the same colour as my wheels (oh and the car is looking rather more sorry for its self than in the picture)

also where can i find the paint code for my mr2
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/44/imag0095hk5.jpg

[Zip]

Paint the whole car that colour :cool:

[nickwebb]

back to my other question, where can i find the paint code on a mk1

[lodgeman]

if you are doing the whole car then it doesnt really matter, the paint code is on the plate in the front. but there are only two white colours if i remember correctly.

[superchargedsam]

nice wheels and nice colour(wheels that is)!

[OlberJ]

Why do people hate white so much? lol

Makes it look like a mini NSX.

[superchargedsam]

Had a white tbar once and unless it was kept gleaming just didnt do it for me, petes looks awesoem all polished up and shiny and i could easily be converted into liking it if they wer like that!

[Zip]

Why do people hate white so much? lol

Makes it look like a mini NSX.


White just shows the Age of the Aw11. It makes the ol 80s lines show up too much.

Theres a black one on this forum and from front on it looks like its straight from a factory:thumbsup:

[nickwebb]

i don't mind it showing its 80's lines as it is from the 80's

part of tha apeal of the mk1 is it 80's retro lines

[OlberJ]

Exactly, looking 80's is the best bit!

[Zip]

Nickwebb what size are those wheels on that picture of yours? :)

[Zip]

Exactly, looking 80's is the best bit!


Itsa not really the 80s thing, its just that white seems to make them look older then they would in another colour.

But if you wish to paint them white go ahead, It is your car after all and im just stating my opinion :)

[OlberJ]

White t-bar, suit jacket with the sleeves rolled up, Duran Duran on the stereo.

Absolute gold :cool:

[nickwebb]

Nickwebb what size are those wheels on that picture of yours? :)

the wheels are 15" and the cars running koni suspension with jamex springs (i think)

the wheels are made by team dynamics and i think they are called motorsport

[Zip]

Thanks, They look really nice:thumbsup:

[Zip]

Thanks, They look really nice:thumbsup:


I dont know of they are the ones but i do like these:cool:

650

http://www.teamdynamicsracing.com/pro-race/Pro-etc.htm

[nickwebb]

that looks like a newer version of what i have got