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I decided I was going to try and repaint my two fairings as best as I could with rattle can- i wasn't expecting anything perfect, but I am looking for improvements before it gets too cold to handle!
What I have done:
1) Sanded down with a Fine-Medium to rid myself of all deep scratches and bruises- worked wonderfully.
2) After a thorough rinsing and wipe down with a dupli-color mineral oil cloth, I put on three light coats of dupli-color sandable primer. This stuff is meant to fill in any small blemishes or scratches, which it did wonderfully.
3) Used a 400 grit sandpaper (wet) to feather up the new primer. Some of the scratches seem to be visible, but not to the touch at all. I was happy, so I rinsed, dupli-color prep wiped it, and went forward.
4) Put on a total of three coats of my base coat, Dupli-color high gloss black acrylic enamel. (two light coats, one medium wet coat per directions, about fifteen minutes apart, also per directions)
5) Sprayed on two light coats and one medium wet coat of my dupli-color acrylic enamel top clear coat- less than an hour after my base coat, per directions.
Tucked them away in a place that stayed a constant 70-ish degrees for the day and night, 24 hours.
I now have a pretty much 'finished' product, besides the 'finishing'! I have used 1000 grit and gently wet sanded, and than moved up to a 1500 grit mirror paper and wetsanded as well. Both made it a hell of a lot more 'even' looking and smoother, but the deeper shine/glossy look I am looking for is still not quite there. What do I need to do to really bring out the shine? What do people mean when they say to sand and buff to a shine?
And lastly, would a spray of polyurethane be a good choice to go with for an extra layer of beefy protection and thicker clearcoat shine? Any tricks up your sleeves for this poor-mans paint job?
*Again, I know results would be drastically different with proper equipment (large enough air compressor, air gun, etc.) but this is what I have and I am on a tight budget and trying to work with it. I just am really looking for tips to make it look more glossy, or as glossy as possible without spending a bundle.
Thanks!
-Black
I decided I was going to try and repaint my two fairings as best as I could with rattle can- i wasn't expecting anything perfect, but I am looking for improvements before it gets too cold to handle!
What I have done:
1) Sanded down with a Fine-Medium to rid myself of all deep scratches and bruises- worked wonderfully.
2) After a thorough rinsing and wipe down with a dupli-color mineral oil cloth, I put on three light coats of dupli-color sandable primer. This stuff is meant to fill in any small blemishes or scratches, which it did wonderfully.
3) Used a 400 grit sandpaper (wet) to feather up the new primer. Some of the scratches seem to be visible, but not to the touch at all. I was happy, so I rinsed, dupli-color prep wiped it, and went forward.
4) Put on a total of three coats of my base coat, Dupli-color high gloss black acrylic enamel. (two light coats, one medium wet coat per directions, about fifteen minutes apart, also per directions)
5) Sprayed on two light coats and one medium wet coat of my dupli-color acrylic enamel top clear coat- less than an hour after my base coat, per directions.
Tucked them away in a place that stayed a constant 70-ish degrees for the day and night, 24 hours.
I now have a pretty much 'finished' product, besides the 'finishing'! I have used 1000 grit and gently wet sanded, and than moved up to a 1500 grit mirror paper and wetsanded as well. Both made it a hell of a lot more 'even' looking and smoother, but the deeper shine/glossy look I am looking for is still not quite there. What do I need to do to really bring out the shine? What do people mean when they say to sand and buff to a shine?
And lastly, would a spray of polyurethane be a good choice to go with for an extra layer of beefy protection and thicker clearcoat shine? Any tricks up your sleeves for this poor-mans paint job?
*Again, I know results would be drastically different with proper equipment (large enough air compressor, air gun, etc.) but this is what I have and I am on a tight budget and trying to work with it. I just am really looking for tips to make it look more glossy, or as glossy as possible without spending a bundle.
Thanks!
-Black