Spraying transmission case

Ok thanks for all your help, i went out today and brought grey primer and black spray from halfords, see how it goes, if it does not go well i will have to get powercoated :/ i dont use my kickstart much soo should be okk...

 

Minors right, etching primer is best if metals been rubbed all the way back or bare in the first place.

prob with it is,...if you buy it in aerosol form, its mega bucks. Last one I bought was £12 :banghead:

I sprayed the case of a speedfight with normal primer and black satin paint. Let it harden for a day in the sun and it lasted ages. Coz it dont get too hot, theres not real need for VHT paint (it wouldn't hurt tho)
As said tho' don't let petrol run on it, it'll fetch it off in a blink of an eye

Hannerite smooth from an aerosol is OK and durable. It dont give the same depth of shine as gloss paint. Cheapest place for Hammerite around here is Wilkinsons :thumbsup:

depends on what finish you're after and how well you look after it

 

i paid 7 pound for my primar and black in a aersole. each

Shall i laquar of it when finished..?
this http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_253051_langId_-1_categoryId_165713

i think this 1 is better http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_210069_langId_-1_categoryId_165495

 

the 1st link took me to a degreaser...washing up liquid is good enough if concentrated

good point tho; make sure its well degreased before painting or you'll end up with fish eye

on the 2nd link it also says they do petrol resistent laquer...much better :good:

you only need laquer if you bought base coat or want the finish mega shiny. Normal black colour should be OK as it is

 

yeah yeah ok, umm whats fish eye lol ?

when i did the primar i sanded doen in between each coat, shall i do this when spraying the black on to

 

Oh i have already put the primar on and i have one layer of black on it and i only have 240 pape :/

 

ok the coat i did today was kwite thin i will give a good sand down tomoz,, thanks for you help much appricciated (Y)

 

thanks mate will doo

 

Can i spray the laquar while the case is on the bike ? oh and heres a picture of finsihed product my first spray, and its not clean in the picture loads fingerprints, need shining up and laquared


Not that good butt oh well
thanks for every1s help

 

That looks quite tidy in the pics

If you're gunna laquer, you're better off doing it before fitting...saves on masking up too

Keep practicing...it'll come with time. You'll soon get the hang of how much paint to apply at each pass of the cans nozzle and each coat

When I did my lads panels (with a gun). I used filler primer, several coats and then sanded it back to rid of any imperfections...another coat of primer and then several coats of colour. This was then flatted back before applying the clear coat...loads and loads.

I then used rubbing compound to remove the microscopic high spots created when the paint spreads (looks like orange peel effect at its worst). The compound brings up the final shine to a mirror finish

BTW, fish eye looks like small holes in the surface of the paint...no matter how many coats you apply, they keep coming back and the paint will never cover them

heres a good place to see common probs when painting

http://www.monokote.com/lustrekote/painting-tips/topr7200tip5.html

 

Ok thanks for your help, im spraying my bros quadbike soon, when i have done that ill show you some pics see what you think

 

Helppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp my laquar seems to go freckaley, what happend do i need to start all again :?

 

cod eye most probably, yep start again...sand it back to metal then give it a good de-greasing..or... youll have to sand it smooth..then spray it with barrier coat or bar coat..which will stop it from cod eyeing or reacting then primer then spray...did u spray the laquer over dry paint without wet flatting it first? never put a coat of paint on dryed paint without giving it a key first will react every time without fail if u dont

 

ok thanks, its all sorted now looks good thanks anyway

 

ok no worries