Painting
I have been working on my bodyshell in the sunshine and, wjhile I have taken all the flash lines off I cannot get the gel coat back to a shine. Does anyone have a trick for this or has everyone gone for the painting option?
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Hi Tim,
Yes - been there myself.. Here's the trick that worked for me.. I tried finishing a panel off by hand - after a few hours I saw no improvement... I then tried the below and finished the whole car in about 90 minutes! - first of all use 800 wet/dry sand paper (make sure you use some soapy water as you sand) - then 1200 wet/dry - then buy yourself a decent polisher (I bought one off ebay for £45). When I say decent polisher, don't go into your local halfords and buy a £10 polisher as this will be too slow and won't do anything - I tried! (try doing a search on ebay for item no: 7996091981 - no its not me selling mine!!) - buy some G3 compound paste (like T-cut but stronger - can also find on ebay) - apply a little G3 and use the polisher with the orange sponge - then finish off with the 'fluffy' cloth. Hope this helps.. Dylan |
Jees I remember those days :eusa_wall: the worst and most satisfying part of the Sumo build I did.
I colour sanded the whole car as the CSM impression was showing through the gel coat, fecking whore of a job :eusa_boohoo: Process is the same whether doing the whole body or after doing the flash lines but basically wet n dry with 800 then 1200 then ferelca G7 (I think, was a long time ago now) and then T-Cut. Polishing process with G7 and T-Cut was done with a mop attachment on a drill (polishing tools weren't really available back then to the DIYer - plus I was tight) Took me about 3 months of part time work to do the whole body but it made such a difference. Deep shine and no CSM showing through, was well chuffed with the result and was worth all the pain. During my ownership I noticed that most owners didn't do this to their Sumos (and other makes) but it does make such a difference to the finish. John Madabout-Kitcars.com |
Thanks guys thats really useful.
One supplementary Q - where can you get the polishing compound? Tim |
Got mine from my local hardware store but these guys do it online
http://www.paints4u.com/productsbyCa...Subselection=5 John Madabout-Kitcars.com |
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