DIY Respray

Before you could get rattle cans this is how most of our folks used to repaint their cars. My dad did a mini in brushed on tinned enamel, it's just more finishing work with the old wet and dry and rubbing compound
 
woooo, nice work. Think that'll do for painting the SJ (again) later in the year. (Dunno what colour this time though)
 
my dad done same thing with a mini too, said you used ot heat the tin of paint up in boiling water first too made the paint go on better........
 
theres a gazillion million page thread linked too on that site in the OP

some very good lookin cars in that thread that where done by this method

im guessing our version of that paint is hammerite ?
 
Jonny69 said:
Before you could get rattle cans this is how most of our folks used to repaint their cars. My dad did a mini in brushed on tinned enamel, it's just more finishing work with the old wet and dry and rubbing compound
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Indeed, this is how they'd paint cars at the factories as well before spray guns. They'd use paint brushes rather than rollers though, coat of paint, rub it down, coat of paint, rub it down, etc. then buff it up till it shined. :)
That car could very well be as good as it looks in the pics. :cool:
 
silane said:
I'm tempted to try it out, one of my cars needs some paint work, no harm in trying I suppose :D
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to get the finish of the car in that pic you would not believe the hours of labour that have gone into it, far easier to buy a compressor if you want to do it yourself.

this is main reason i bought my compressor as will be respraying my car in the summer, once i have got off my ass and finished making my exhaust manifold
 
andy8271 said:
im guessing our version of that paint is hammerite ?
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I wouldn't have thought so seeing as that gives a 'Hammered' finish. Smootherite maybe ;)

My mates dad painted the roof of his volvo estate once after some nomark poured paint stripper on. He did it with a paintbrush, and left the lines...... :rolleyes:
 
Bri said:
and left the lines...... :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I've seen a lot of preserved busses with bad runs in the paintwork because it's been brush painted and left as it was. There would be more work involved sanding it but it would looks so much better.
 
Mr Joshua said:
Yeah, I've seen a lot of preserved busses with bad runs in the paintwork because it's been brush painted and left as it was. There would be more work involved sanding it but it would looks so much better.
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Oh, it wasn't runs, it was full on brush strokes. He did it side to side, I suppose it could have improved downforce ;)
 
andy8271 said:
theres a gazillion million page thread linked too on that site in the OP

some very good lookin cars in that thread that where done by this method

im guessing our version of that paint is hammerite ?
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No its not.

I am currently a Quantity Surveyor for a painters and decorators.

We use rustolium pretty often , normally what we use on stairs and railings. Its better than hammerite as it gives a better finish it is cheaper and its easier to apply.


The finish he gets looks pretty damn good considering.
 
ah right so you can actually buy rustolium here ?

was gunna do under my arches with some hammerite to stop it rusting anymore you see.

obviously i dont need a good finish as its underneath the car which is a shed anyway. ill have a look for it
 
An old geezer in the pub used to use a brand called Repaint, and the finish on his bikes was very good.
 
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