Burdekin
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A guy I know has paid a seriously lot of money for a company to paint his car and I reckon he’s been ripped off personally. They just kept putting more and more product on the car and made some other basic mistakes and these guys make out that they are top end. They easily put on over 30 coats of product and they didn’t go to bare metal so add more. They put filler over the whole car and also four coats of spray filler. Is that the norm in resto jobs these days as it seems modern car paints are designed so you can apply less paint. I expect a lovely looking car when it leaves but will it last?
For me a top end paint job which will last starts first off getting the metalwork sorted so then minimal filler is required. For a classic car my thinking is; epoxy primer, spray filler if needed, epoxy primer and then topcoat.
What would be the ideal products and sequence you’d expect for a top notch paint job on a classic car.
For me a top end paint job which will last starts first off getting the metalwork sorted so then minimal filler is required. For a classic car my thinking is; epoxy primer, spray filler if needed, epoxy primer and then topcoat.
What would be the ideal products and sequence you’d expect for a top notch paint job on a classic car.