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[MRLXSS]

Yeah mate, thats the best thing with acrylic... spend some time cutting and buffing and you will never know!!! (Just make sure there is enough paint on there so you dont cut too far back!)

Edited by MRLXSS, 06 May 2008 - 09:20 AM.

[Neils LX]

Hi
Nice to see your car with some very bright paint, def go with the black tailights and if your not sure about the blackouts (sills doorframes ect) look though some old torana books to see what you think or try photo shopping them on.
Chears Neil

[toryman76]

thanks neil! ive gone through a few photos from this site of members rides, but havent checked out any books. i might have a go at photoshop but my skills are minimal.

cheers

[RIM-010]

I'll whip some photochops up for you mate I'll see if I have some spare time tonight.

Tim

[toryman76]

Cheers Tim! Would greatly appreciated that mate

[notna]

BEAUTIFUL COLOUR!!!

Well done on the paint and panel! Nothing beats the satisfaction of doing it yourself!

I think you know that I have had a few yellow Torries, the last being a genuine SLR that I painted myself in Chrome Yellow. That was my first paint job.

I have done about 10 more since then. My most recent 2 (this year) were full bare metal jobs.

I have watched DVD's, asked questions on painters forums, even spoken personally to local painters and beaters.

The secret to a single stage arcylic paint job is to apply more paint, and wet sand with some fine, finer, and finest paper. Then buff.

Clear coat on a single stage paint is a waste of money, and won't make it any shinier. Spend extra bux on more colour, so you can wet sand it safely without cutting through to primer.

Using clear when you don't "have to", builds up your paint thickness, and makes it MUCH easier to chip when a spanner slips, or on the road when a rock flies up.

Apparently old-school painters call the very last coat of colour a "piss coat". Where it is about 90% thinners. It is supposed to blend the acrylic paint and give it a super smooth and high gloss finish. Easier to wet sand and buff....

Brand and type of thinners also has a big impact on acrylic paint. Cheap "general purpose" thinner will dull off your colour as it comes off the gun.

I ALWAYS use PPG paint and accessories. More expensive, better results.

If you were local to me I'd be MORE than happy to come and help you. I just LOVE chrome yellow Torries!!!

Again.... looking good! Well done.

[toryman76]

thanks mate. your thread on you previous torries helped convince me to go with yellow rather then sticking with Chamois. its great knowing that ive done it myself, even if i didnt get a top notch finish off the gun, i will spend plenty of time cutting and buffing so it comes up nice.

thanks for the advice with the clear. my train of thought with the clear was that it would 'protect' the paint better and that if chipped it would chip through the clear and hopefully not the colour. i have bought 6L of colour to do the whole thing and so far i reckon ive used maybe 2 and half... i beleive there is enough paint on the shell to start rubbing and buffing without any dramas of going through. i think i ended up laying down around 8 coats? which is a fair bit i thought.

after experiencing what i have now, my next spray job will most likely be a bare metal job. (but hopefully thats not for a while!)

cheers

[toryman76]

thanks rookie. and yes i agree, makka's car looks tough as. i have finally got my hands on a shifter and a full cable clutch setup so the engine and box will be pulled out again so i can put the new clutch mech. in and sort out pedals and holes etc.



toryman76

[MRLXSS]

Shouldnt be hard to make it go harder than makkas car either! ( Makka)

This is my mates yellow flareless 4 door... might be some inspiration!

[notna]

Damn that is nice! Almost a clone of my first car!!!

Hmmm... thinking...thinking....

[MRLXSS]

You know you want to notna! Do it now while they are still "kind" cheap...

[notna]

You know you want to notna!

[toryman76]

definately some inspiration right there! thats a bloody nice looking clean torry. im still leaning towards the blackouts though, i just think it will add that little something to it... (not sure what). what are the specs on those rims? they are sitting just perfect, oh and notna definately relive your early years and do it now!

[MRLXSS]

ummm They are Welds, 15x8 and 15x5 or 6 i think... That is Guns N Roses car, Shoot him a PM if you want to know more! (He is thinking about selling them if your interested)

[toryman76]

not too much happening lately due to uni. paint work is moving slowly... ive decided to get a new gun, rather then trying to persevere with the one i have. engine bay will be black, with blackouts around the windows and the chrome stripping installed. will black out the bit under the door and continue it along the front guards only. ive done the inside of three doors but has come up shit and ill be doing it again.

other minor things that ive been doing include this:


and work on the clutch setup discussed here:
Clutch Setup

have also bought some rims for it, 5 spoke dragways courtesy of Chris that are 14x7's in torana pattern and correct offset and i think they should look pretty tough.

cheers

[toryman76]

should i keep going with the bare metal thing?? the drivers side was a combo of paint stripper wire wheel and sanding... ran out of paint stripper so i stopped. Would i be able to sand blast safely seeing as ive painted the rest of the shell?

Edited by toryman76, 28 May 2008 - 05:53 PM.

[makka]

why not, forget the stripper, just use the wire wheels and save your time

what are you up to this weekend?

[toryman76]

the stripper and wire wheel seemed quicker then just the wire wheel. this weekend, i have work both nights but ill be out in the shed during the day id say

[makka]

the stripper and wire wheel seemed quicker then just the wire wheel. this weekend, i have work both nights but ill be out in the shed during the day id say

cool, im heading back to bendigo on saturday, thought I might call through and have a look

[toryman76]

Yeah sure. will you be in your torry? would be great yo see it in the flesh!

[makka]

Yeah sure. will you be in your torry? would be great yo see it in the flesh!

nah, I will be in the good old 'rolla wagon, the parts carrier!

[toryman76]

well new gun was purchased on Friday:


and im really happy with the results. Far less paint wastage and it actually works properly. took a few coats to set it up right and in the process i got a few runs but they rubbed out and it came up really nice.




Engine bay is half bare metal with a few areas needing cleaning up. 2 weeks until exams so should give me some time to get right into it!

cheers

[toryman76]

hows it looking? still a few nooks and crannies to go

[toryman76]

got stuck into it today with a water based cleaner and a water based rust converter and this is the result... wtf happened?? i followed the directions very carefully... 4 hours wasted... what do i do now?