Cellulose rattle can respray tips please

[steve c]

glad your sorted,

keep your eyes out for the aldi compressor comes with spray gun, air leads, blow gun

( I used to replace a much bigger clarke one, its small and takes no space up compared to the old old, I have gone back to it after having crap professional work done)

I have got a vespa to do, after correcting the sprayers oversights on my lambretta.

you can find many uses for it, most usefully the blow gun for dry cleaning parts

Steve

[lee b]

i've used rattle cans on my cars before now,warm up the panels and the can too,just watch how long you warm upthe can tho,i had one that the bottom popped outwards cos i left it too long!!!!....bit of a pressure build up me thinks!! lol

[hungdog]

Have you got the spraygun on your Jet yet, mate?

I've just had it all blasted which has revealed some rust holes. Had the welder out last weekend and have managed to weld in the missing bits. Just been beating out some dents and filling others. I intend using a little Earlex high volume low pressure (HVLP) sprayer which I bought recently (£40 B&Q), I have used a vacuum cleaner attachment in the past to good effect so I am optomistic that I'll get an acceptable finish out of the HVLP, providing the viscosity is right orange peel should be avoidable.

Even with the cost of the HVPL I reckon I'll get the jet painted for less than the LiS did with rattle cans and it will have a 2k finish

The only advantage with rattle cans really is that you do it over a period of weeks/months just buying more cans as you need them. That way you don't notice how much you have spent

Is this the one you used ?
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... earch=true

[coaster]

I intend using a little Earlex high volume low pressure (HVLP) sprayer which I bought recently (£40 B&Q), I have used a vacuum cleaner attachment in the past to good effect so I am optomistic that I'll get an acceptable finish out of the HVLP, providing the viscosity is right orange peel should be avoidable.

Is this the one you used ?
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... earch=true[/quote]

Sorry for not answering sooner, but yes, that was the one I used. I've now finished the paint and I'm reasonably happy with it. The gun worked very well. I thinned the paint a little bit more than suggested in order to get it to flow as I thought it seemed a bit too thick. In hinsight this may not have been necessary as I got a few runs all easily flatted out.

[hungdog]

I intend using a little Earlex high volume low pressure (HVLP) sprayer which I bought recently (£40 B&Q), I have used a vacuum cleaner attachment in the past to good effect so I am optomistic that I'll get an acceptable finish out of the HVLP, providing the viscosity is right orange peel should be avoidable.

Is this the one you used ?
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... earch=true

Sorry for not answering sooner, but yes, that was the one I used. I've now finished the paint and I'm reasonably happy with it. The gun worked very well. I thinned the paint a little bit more than suggested in order to get it to flow as I thought it seemed a bit too thick. In hinsight this may not have been necessary as I got a few runs all easily flatted out.


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Cheers for reply, got one from tesco using some clubcard points collect through filling up the works van.

[storkfoot]

This is the almost finished effort______wish I hadn't found that tin of ochre now to be honest, it would have looked better in all red

I'll save up and leave it to the professionals next time

Colin, I'd suggest we don't park next to each other in the bright sunlight in Spain

[coaster]

This is the almost finished effort______wish I hadn't found that tin of ochre now to be honest, it would have looked better in all red

I'll save up and leave it to the professionals next time

Colin, I'd suggest we don't park next to each other in the bright sunlight in Spain

That looks bloody great Paul I really like ochre, it was my favourite of the GP and Vega colours when they were launched in the late 60's.

[hungdog]

Looking good, if mine turns out as good I'll be well chuffed :bouncyeng: