Cheers! Well here goes a brief summary.
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You probably all know the steps though:-
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1.
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Repair/Prep
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- helps that my best mate is a panel beater but either prep the old paint to 400grit and check it doesn't react using a test patch or, if it does react, remove the old paint with 80grit and work back up 120/240/360/400.
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2.
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Primer
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- use good quality UPol High Build
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(10-15quid a can) on repair patches where catty was used and normal primer elsewhere.
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3.
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Wet sand
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- use 600 to key up the primer
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(you can actually go to 800/1000) but the colour coat will cover 600grit scratches.
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4.
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Colour/Base Coat
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- Spray while drinking either JD/lemonade or good vodka
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(Finlandia/Stoli) for good spray pattern.
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I laid a light first coat ensuring coverage on the edges first, 2 good coats and a final
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'sprinkle coat' to ensure even layerage of the flakes.
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5.
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Lacquer
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- Use Pro XL lacquer
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(£10 a can).
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It comes with an adjustable nozzle.
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Continue drinking.
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Lay 1 light coat as above with med fan spray and then 3 heavy coats with wide fan.
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This is where the finish is made or ruined because you need to be ballsy
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(hence the drink) to lay it as wet and thick to get shine but not too wet that it runs.
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6.
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Cut and polish
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- The fact is that although the finish is good, it will always be better once it's been cut and polished.
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I'd recommend wetsanding with 1500 using only 1200 in bad patches.
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Then wetsand with 2000grit
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(and again can sand to 3000).
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Using a proper rotary
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(Dodo Juice/3M spin doctor
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£100) and a good cutting paste
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- 3M Fast Cut is my choice, bring the panel up
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(Again alcohol helps the finish here).
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A vid of the technique I use is probably easier here.
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Then use a finishing polish
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(3M Finesse it) and a finishing wax/sealer
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(Mothers/Dodo Hard Candy) to protect.
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Thanks
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Vish
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P.S if any Mod's want this to be a sticky/guide I'd be happy to convert the above into a proper detailed guide and add a list of materials, pictures of everything etc just let me know
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- probably would make sense to sticky it once the whole car is done.
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