diy painting/refinishing

[indiej]

accumulated enough scratches to deter and defer detailing prompting a first try at diy refinishing.

before


after


it took 3 reps til i called it quits.
left sanding marks, bruising, and orange peel all because of buying less paint than needed. noob

next time i'll surely do better. at 700 Php total.

happy new year

[Wishing]

Malamang low resolution ginamit nyo na camera, hehe, joke lang boss! Good job, sa picture parang brand new! Ang galing nyo din magtanggal ng mga clip. I wish kaya ko din gawin mag DIY ng repainting!

[indiej]

salamant naman. sa susunod baka mas malinaw na ang camera ko. kita naman ang sanding marks. ang orange peel naman kita na dahil di nga sya nag-wet look. kulang kulang pa kasi ang gamit ko. maghahanda na ng maigi sa susunod. ang importante ay kaya natin to.

tama ka dyan. anim na parte pa ang kakalasin pagkatapos kalasin ang bumper. masakit sa daliri pero alam na yan dahil sa mga street fighter tsaka tekken tournaments ng magbabarkada noon. kailangan talaga ng tyaga at tamang kagamitan para sa mga clips at iba't ibang turnilyo na kung saan saan nakasuot. kailangan din ng upuan na tamang taas at mababa, tsaka higaan kapag sumisilong. nawalan ako ng isang clip.

[jaypee10]

yan din gusto ko matutunan kung paano ko sisimulan

baka pwedeng paki step by step ang procedures..

kasi ginagagawa ko after ng masilya.
nilalagyan ko ng patty ba tawag dun ung kulay green para mas makinis after ng masilya..
tapos ung primer..
tapos pintura,mga 3 coating

ung susunod ba eh top coat na ung clear,

nalilito kasi ako..after ng pintura..at matuyo na,kailangan paba pasadahan ng sand paper na pino.bago bugahan ng clear coat,
after ng mabugahan ng clear cout ,kailangan paba lihahin ulit ng pino..saka i rubbing..


nalilito kasi ako.kung pagkatapos ba ng pintura,,sunod na agad ung top coat ,
or pintura muna tapos lihahin ng pino.saka bubugahan ng top coat..

help naman TS kung ano taman gprocedure sa repainting..

[indiej]

steps
hugas pag may dumi, joy bago magpintura
liha ng damage
putty o masilya pareho ang 2
block sand
primer
pwede mag wet sand 400-800
base coat
pwede mag wet sand 1500-2000 pero kapag hindi patas na parang DA sander, kita ang sanding marks pagkatapos mag clearcoat/topcoat, iwasan na lang
clear coat na. dito dapat diretso ng makintab ang panel.
pwede mag wet sand 2000 at polish.

pinaka importante ay ang pagsuot ng kapote para di madapuan ng pintura sa pag spray o liha. kailangan ng gloves, full face mask tsaka gas mask.

kailangan din na nakahanda at kumpleto ang lahat ng gamit. baguhan tayo kaya mas mainam na ang mga produktong bibilhin ay may malinaw na instructions sa dry, cure, coating, recoating, sanding, at polishing time, needle size, air pressure, etc. step by step binabasa kong muli kada susunod na produkto. ito ang unang dapat sundin. depende lahat sa produktong gagamitin ang diskarte. mas magastos kapag mag-eksperimento. sunod lang at di naman ito lalampas ng 2500 Php kada panel

siguruhin na malinis ang paligid. basain ang lugar para iwas alikabok.
bugahan ng hangin ang panel upang makita kung maalikabok o may mga bagay na lilipad, at para siguruhin na maayos ang pagkakatayo/lagay ng panel at di ito matutumba o mahuhulog.
bago mag spray sa panel sa praktis board muna tingnan kung maayos ang labas. dito mag adjust ng spray gun. i-adjust din ang max pressure sa moisture trap.

magtulungan tayo. kaya natin to.

[indiej]

2nd attempt notes:

gentle with the rubber trims, do not flex > 20%

rinse thoroughly with water after washing.

guide coat block sand til kingdom come. more hardener on putty rather than less. apply w/ a little bulk and just sand down. spray thinly & check every coat for solvent pop. use glazing putty, this more of a liquid than paste to finish body filling. check shrinkage after 3 days and resand w/ guide coat.

work with clean caps and nozzles. clean immediately. coat inside base flash time at 15 minutes. short pot life esp. at the cap. will sputter or fan width decreases dramatically

don't spray during the rain or immediately after, humidity rises around 90+%. 70+% in the summer heat. the spray passes through the humid air and clear can lay down milky/cloudy. it still cures clear though, don't get a heart attack. if it does not after 6 hours, start to worry.

buy retarder. practice spraying clear w/ retarder, not on the car. 3 coats, spray thin and wet. for 6-4" fan width, do by panel. use reflection to check spray wetness.

more notes: 800 wet then 1500 wet for clear, no sand marks, dry clear spray marks. clear whole panels

first night out of the car, saw a Honda City with butt matched rear quarter panel, all other things looked great. glad i'm not limited to blend on other panels.

[indiej]

on a two-lane, two-way road i let the motorcycle know i'm overtaking his 20 km/h run on the middle of the lane. when i overtook, i've accounted for his space though i didn't fully overtake on the counterflow. i overtook with a blast but he run the bike closer inside when he heard the engine roar maybe to taunt or block the overtake so the handle scratched and dented the doors. before this, i do not overtake when there's an incoming motorbike on the middle of his lane.



i didn't find a colorless base so from 2:1 base:reducer i reduced 2:1.5 then 2:2. blended the base pretty well, but the clear had a lot of sanding and polishing to get to this.

[indiej]

btw, total cost is a little under 1K
materials: thinner, clear, base
work: base/color blending 3 panels, sail panel clear blending.
might be considered as work on 3 panels. 2.5K per panel if didn't DIY

[red_one]

not bad. laki ng natipid mo. what's the total work hours for that?

[indiej]

about 5 cycles of: 10 minute puttying, wait 1-2 hours, then about 20 min. sand til smooth cycles

saved time sanding all panels ready for painting by using the da polisher. 1-2 hours

painting is a lot of waiting for the flash time, say 15 minutes for 7 coats, 75 minutes. that's that, but it's not streamlined at all in my case. a lot of wait time was used by researching the next step when i could have been browsing this forum.