
How much paint for a VE Commodore?
#1
Posted 24 December 2015 - 07:42 PM
#2
_Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2015 - 07:50 PM
What color is it?
#3
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:11 PM
#4
_Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:15 PM
So your doing a color change, inside outside under bonnet engine bay under boot etc etc?
#5
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:32 PM
#6
_Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:35 PM
Go hug a frOcking tree Yel
#7
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:38 PM
#8
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:48 PM
#9
_Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2015 - 08:53 PM
Right.
Epoxy primer will depend on exactly how many big bare metal areas you end up with.
Just one panel, a 1.25lt kit will do. A few more, just get a 5lt kit.
High fill urethane primer, again, cant see the car, no idea how good the panels are or how good your bog work or feathering is, but get a 5lt kit.
Top coat, 3lt + hardener for outside only, 4-5 for inside outside. THats being a bit conservative, most yellows are fairly translucent. Do a test piece, and try it over both grey and white primer. If you have various rub throughs, spot putty spots, etc, and the yellow is somewhat translucent, you will have issues. Really hard to judge from this end of the comptuer screen.
Looks liek a solid color, ie no pearl or metalfalke, so no clear required.
Thinners, depending on which paint brand you go with you may need a different thinner/reducer for each product, or may be able to use one. Work on 25% across the board as an average of how much you will need.
Few litres of GP thinners for cleanup, and few litres of prepsol as well.
#10
Posted 29 December 2015 - 11:36 PM
Most yellows are fairly translucent.
I shuddered when I read that. So I sat down, had a couple of beers and decided to take the entire car back to bare metal ( and plastic ). As I said earlier, this car is only a practice run. But I'd rather practice by painting two cars once, than paint one car twice.
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