Thats what I was doing and came across the tinters. I've got a reply now from a paint company that will sell me a load of wrong colour mixes etc!
So was interested in the way the system worked. It seames some tinters are just ready mixed colours that can be just used as normal and some are...
Thanks for the reply,
For question one I really want to understand the differences.
I take your points for part 3 especially not being able to match in the future. Mainly this is for practising and learning and I'm painting a mates bike for free just for fun so wouldn't matter for that.
I am...
Hello,
I have been trying to google for this info to no avail:
Question 1:
For the Single Stage Direct Gloss 2K paints why do some have different ratios for the hardener, e.g. 2:1 (seams most common), 3:1, 4:1 etc...
What is difference in the paint, are the solids content the same? What does...
Ok thanks for all your info, I think I can make a good plan now. I have decided I will sand all the paint off on the outside of the van with the sander to bare metal and then epoxy primer. I want to do the best job I can like you say! I have loads of 50 grit discs, is this suitable for stripping...
This is great info, a few questions though:
I was looking for ages to work out paint or filler first, seams opposing arguments are around, are you saying this specifically because I have epoxy? Some say grips metal better, others paint, why does it matter? Should the epoxy be abraded to a grit...
I did some sand blasting last year on the seams (after scraping out the seam sealer that was cracked) to clean out any rust, worked much better than the wire wheel which couldn't reach in, it is a big mess though and now I'm in a shared place I cannot do more sand blasting, and it was painfully...
I already have an epoxy primer, it is Sherwood Williams Macropoxy with zinc phosphate as I saw 5l for £30 as just went out of date but should be fine. It says it can be sprayed on, I will test on some scrap metal. Do you think it is ok? I meant buy 5l of 2k high build primer in my last...
Ok thats a starting point, maybe I could get 2.5l of each of the 2 top colours then and start with a 5l primer... Could always order another smaller tin of primer if I run out. I'll see if there is anyone replying that has used these paints. Cheers.
I guess when estimating bear in mind this is my first paint job so may take more paint than a pro, but please explain that if your estimating a lot more just so I can understand etc.. Cheers
Hello,
I have been repairing the body of my van and would like to paint it with Epoxy Primer 2 Coats, 2 or 3 Coats of High Build Primer 2K and 2 or 3 Coats Direct Gloss 2K.
I am un-sure how many coats of each to do and how many litres of each I would need.
I will do the inside and outside...
Its just a smidging oversize like Munkul said other people found..... Hopefully the new one should be fine, it was 26£ from Arcrite. Seams like a reasonable price middle of the road, I guess I was being too stingy buying one for a tenner... It had a peashooter though which I thought was good for...