Hello All
I have a problem with the paint on my car and although there is little I can do to correct now, I need to know if there is any additional thing that I can do to minimise the problem. This is what/how the car was painted:
Instead of using an etch primer, I etched the metal itself with phosphoric acid and rubbed down with wire wool.
I then primed the car with zinc (bonda) primer.
3 coats of high build primer (celly)
2 full coats of solid gloss (celly), flatted,
2 more full coats of solid gloss .
The last coat of gloss was done in end july, begining of august.
The problem is that the paint seems to chip off very easily which I can only assume is due to lack of adhesion with 1st zinc coat on bare metal. I am now worried that perhaps even the smallest of stone chips will make a mess of the paint.
I had thought about putting more coats of gloss on top before summer, or even laquering (simply to make the finished paint thicker) but not sure if this would make matters worse. I am really stuck here fella's so if you have any tips as to what would be best here, I would be thankful.
What should I do?
Cheers
scott
I have a problem with the paint on my car and although there is little I can do to correct now, I need to know if there is any additional thing that I can do to minimise the problem. This is what/how the car was painted:
Instead of using an etch primer, I etched the metal itself with phosphoric acid and rubbed down with wire wool.
I then primed the car with zinc (bonda) primer.
3 coats of high build primer (celly)
2 full coats of solid gloss (celly), flatted,
2 more full coats of solid gloss .
The last coat of gloss was done in end july, begining of august.
The problem is that the paint seems to chip off very easily which I can only assume is due to lack of adhesion with 1st zinc coat on bare metal. I am now worried that perhaps even the smallest of stone chips will make a mess of the paint.
I had thought about putting more coats of gloss on top before summer, or even laquering (simply to make the finished paint thicker) but not sure if this would make matters worse. I am really stuck here fella's so if you have any tips as to what would be best here, I would be thankful.
What should I do?
Cheers
scott