Rían P wrote:nathcarr wrote:
Hey man [emoji106]
Yeah I'm looking for an Opel grille at the moment thought [emoji108]
Totally happy to help out mate, I do alloy refurbs at work most weeks so I'm knowledgable on that topic haha, what's your questions dude??
Yeah I'm keeping well mate thanks and my little one is doing ace, just started crawling so she's everywhere at the moment haha, which is hellish sometimes [emoji23].
How you keeping mate
Good to hear from you
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Hi Nath,
Aye I'm keeping well!
Had a bit of misfortune with the corsa today. Black ice + bridge bend = Unhappy Rían
It'll need a few bits but hopefully nothing major. To say I'm disappointed doesn't come near it but at least none of us were hurt.
Anyway an Opel badge would look pretty tidy on the wee car! Probably hard found in England though?
That'd be brilliant Nath with the alloys! You're probably sick seeing them by now lol I'll try and get some decent photos of them to show their condition but basically, the lacquer on the inside barrel is starting to lift and flake, as well as some general scuffs and scrapes on the face of the alloy. Perhaps a small bit of kerbing, nothing of major concern.
I was wondering if you'd be able to suggest a sort of guide to follow?
I've bought 2 sheets of 320/400/600/800 grit sand paper, 2 tins of Tetrosyl Grey primer (would etch or filler primer be better?) and 2 tins of Tetrosyl clear lacquer, 1 tin of Autoglym silver paint, as well as a tube of chemical metal.
From what I've read and watched online, I should:
•wash and dry the wheels
•sand any kerb marks with 320g
•fill kerb marks with chemical metal
•sand filler and rest of wheel with 400g (there might be a bit of bubbling/corrosion below the paint, what grit is best here?)
•clean the wheel with wax and grease remover (any suggestions)
•spray wheel with grey primer, 3 coats with 10-15 mins between coats (how long should this be left before sanding?)
•light sand with 800g
•few coats of autoglym silver, one light then 2 slightly heavier? (how long do you leave before applying lacquer?)
•clean with tack rag
•few coats of lacquer (one light coat, then two slightly heavier?)
•Sand the lacquer with 1500g after how many hours?
•polish and seal (do I need to leave the paint before sealing it with a wax/sealant?)
How does that sound? What would you change or improve on Nath? This is the first time I'll have attempted any form of sanding or painting so I'm not really sure what I need to do.
Good to hear you're keeping well, and that the wee one is getting on! She'll be gathering up some miles now that she's mobile lol keep you on the go!
Take her easy lad
Rían
Glad your keeping well mate [emoji106] shame to hear about your accident tho buddy [emoji107]least your ok tho car is repairable [emoji4]
As far as doing the wheels mate, you can make it as easy or as complicated as you want, me I go easy haha because info them all day and I just want them done and out the way so here is my step by step list for you,
clean the wheels down best you can, ideally you want some decent acid alloy wheel cleaner however that auto glym clean wheels will work [emoji106]
Once that's done I would literally attack the wheel with 180grit if there really bad and then grade down to 320grit. Or just 320 every part of the wheel possible, this will sand the flaking paint away nicely as well as remove any light curbing without the need of filler asking as you keep the sander flat on the edge.
One. That's done quick blow off and just use a 2k stopper/filler (doesn't need to be any liquid alloy filler or anything, it's just a gimmick if I'm being honest) and then Let that dry followed by a rub down with a 320 ideally. Do it wet if it doesn't seem to be rubbing down well
Once all prepped mask up any areas you need to I.e the back if your not doing them or have already done them, and then you want to use a nice solvent degreaser, you can get this from any panel factors, tac rag, then an etch primer ( halfords sell a upol one called acid 8 in a red tin) [emoji108] does the job, you just need a sniff of that just a nice light coat to cover the bare alloy,
Then after that has dry shouldn't take long, then follow with at least 3-4 good coats of filler primer, you want everything covered, if it seems covered in 2 then leave it at 2 but I normally have 3 coats on and that a proper 2pac primer. As for drying times on that it would be hard to say because I bake mine at 70 degrees in a booth so it only take half an hour, just keep checking on but if you have an infrared lamp kicking about that would speed it up.
(Once high build is on you want to get any black aerosol and literally just put a dusting of that on this is so you know when it's flatted because the black is gone and the black sits in any scratches or chips.
Once that is dry I would then flat that with 800 wet followed by a re mask because you want fresh masking on to stop dust getting in your paint, another panel wipe down, tac rag, then paint,
You are right by starting off with a light coat to mak sure noting reacts and it needs that light coat as a grip coat for the 2nd and 3rd coats.
Just make sure you give it a good 10-20mins between each coat and never blow it dry because it skins over and stays soft with it being solvent based, water based is different
Tac rag off before clearcoat but this must be dry before you do that otherwise you will mark the paint.
As for lacquer I wouldn't recommend aerosol but I understand that not everyone has the option of 2pac or a compressor and spray gone to hand, plus aerosol is thin I have ceramic clearcoat on mine which is scratch resistant, so just make sure you put plenty on, with enough times between coats and you shouldn't need to flat that afterwords with 1500 and polish up I never do, but I paint mine in a spray booth so they stay clean
But if you do I would go with 2000grit instead and then polished up, and auto glym to a very very good alloy wheel seal in an aerosol, just spray and wipe [emoji108]
I hope this helps bud I know it probably seems longer than what you he put but I tried to be really detailed for you if there is anything else you need to know bud just give as a shout
Take it easy buddy speak to you soon [emoji106]
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