Painting & Preparation

[RichardT10829]

As above for prep but paint wise I use cromadex paints and use their 222 fast air drying stuff I buy the thinners from them with the paint, they can colour match too... I use 10% matt finish they use all the BS codes and RAL codes too, it's a good hard wearing paint used by the British forces even now ! Two pack solids are getting harder to get here in the UK colours are limited.... As with all paints, but especially two pack make sure you wear a respirator up to the job, eye protection and coveralls ! That goes for your etch primers too.... Nasty stuff

[RichardT10829]

Also forgot to say if you go cellulose make sure you check it won't react with your primer.... You may need to put a stopper on top of the primer if you find it will react with your base coat. Also sorry about this...... Don't burn your money on high quality finish thinners for military vehicles.... Standard thinners will suffice ;-)

[Private_collector]

Richard speaks truth! This is one of those rare times when it's not important to buy the most expensive materials. Do get a high quality mask, and make sure you have a good in-line water trap on the air hose. If water comes through the line, you are basically blasting water into your finish. It will then reappear as raised spots, at some later date, and rust will start to form on the metal beneath.

Dont waste money on an expensive spray gun either. I use a SupaCheap Auto gravity feed gun that was less than $100, possibly much less, I dont remember. It serves me well, is very adjustable, and provided I clean it well after use, should see me through my restoration. If it does start yo play up, it will go into the bin, and I buy another one. Don't really think that will happen.