Correct procedure for full color change
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gents,
I have a car that requires a full color change.
Whats the correct method when painting jams and under the hatch area?
I have read conflicting advice on this matter, as much detail as possible would be very much appreciated.thanks
Hey mate how’s it going,
When you say bout a colour change, is it a solid colour or metallic, pearl etc.
Do you have to do any repairs, damage, new parts or even second hand parts. Also are you stripping all the car down. Doors off and bumpers etc even bout cutting the glass out.I’m not saying my way is the best way or the only way. But once the car is stripped down and panel work is complete. And all the repaired areas have been filler primed or spot primed depending on how you say it. With the rest of the areas either scotch or wet flat ready to apply wet on wet sealer, I would recommend using a sealer on all the car, jams, under the bonnet, every part that is going to be reprinted.
Depending on the colour I w old normally do the under sides first and the jams, insides of the doors and engine bay etc. then mask and rebuild the car with the bonnet on and doors, boot so you can paint the whole outside in one hit, if you c an fit the bumpers in alas well even better.
If you can tint the wet on wet sealer then great that will help with the coverage and use less base. If not stay with the same coloured primer and sealer for the w hole job. Not grey one part and white on another as that does help you keeping track othe the number of base coats.
Are you using waterborne or solvent plus which paint line you using also which clear coats
I hope I’m kinda helping you
Rikkathanks Rikka,
I will be removing the hatch and bumpers.
once i have painted the jams and around the hatch area and reinstalled the hatch, do i then mask off the areas to prevent overspray? if so, how do obtain a clean line between the two?
Is it feasable to apply base color to the jams and hatch aarea, install hatch, than clear the outside and the jams/hatch at the same time to prevent any hard lines?
i will be painting Daytona blue, Nissan B17.Hey mate I’ve just looked at the b17 code and it says its a three stage pearl in my paint system. For this colour I’d paint the inside of the doors and bonnet, and boot plus the jams, then remark the new painted ares and the refit them back on the car, to make a clean mask, have you used a 3m masking foam before which goes between the doors or in the jams between the door and quarters, around under the boot or bonnet. It leaves a soft edge which can be polished after,
The only problem can be the wet on wet can creep further then the base. If the booth is big enough you could paint the with doors off so the door jams are painted at the same time. But then you do have the problem of the doors begging hong at a different height to the car , with different air flow and pressures can give blotchy, or to wet even grainy paint,
In my eyes I think it looks better with the doors on and paint the sides out all in one and have maybe a little edge I n the jams.
What colour is your wet on wet plus can you tint it or apply a tinted under coat . Plus can you add fast or slow thinners to you base with it being solvent, what’s. your mix ratio
This is a bumper I did today, it came primed grey, so I tinted the wet on wet sealer then applied the red pearl which covered in two coats the cleared it.
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