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Paint in Melbourne
Who do you guys recommend for painting a cobra in the Melbourne area ?
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Kyle
PM sent Doug |
Thanks Doug
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Sime?
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If memory serves holloway panels in Bayswater were the choice of the factory "Robnells".
But that said, Knox panels has been recommended to me by two seperate independent "touch-up guys" who suggested the body work guy there is THE guru for custom cars. I've never used them but swore if I ever painted my car they would be the on my short list. Ps. I hope nothing has happened to your car... I like the blue paint you did the first time round. Looked awesome in the photos I saw. |
No, nothing happened to my car thankfully.
Well, nothing worse than a touch up won't fix !! Always use a dead blow hammer to tighten the knockoffs was my lesson learnt..:CRY: I'm seriously looking at a second build therefore doing some research. |
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The Healey factory has them - Healey Factory Cheers |
Gday Mike.
I was using a big leather faced Thor hammer. Not good enough apparently. Now I use a dead blow lead hammer and listen for the change in sound whilst beating it into submission and lock wire the dang thing as well !! An expensive and embarrassing lesson to learn I might add..:( |
It's always made me nervous swinging a hammer and belting the spinners. missing the spinner and walloping the rim worries me.
I've got a few different dead blow hammers and even they bounce compared to the lead hammer. The only trouble with the lead hammer is the face gets distorted quickly. I'm tempted to machine up a mold so I can melt and recast the head. Cheers |
Thanks for the props gents.
Kyle, free free to make contact with me on 9555-4555. My shop Paintwerks is a PPG Authorised refinisher and we present high quality work at very competitive prices. We only use the best materials and never cut corners, working on every customer's cars as if it were a Ferrari. In addition to having painted fibreglass race cars and TVR's, we've previously painted a DRB, and we have another DRB currently in the shop that we're painting. Then I'll be painting my Pace later in the year as well as Darryl's (d488y2) Pace. It's safe to say that we have experience in composites repair and preparation. If you'd like to read our reviews, please follow this link: Paintwerks, Moorabbin - Panel Beaters & Paintwork Cheers, Sime (Simon) |
Greg Phillips is the man when it comes to painting Cobras.
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Thanks guys.
This is where forums like this are invaluable.. Cheers |
Presto Body works in Clayton does our work.
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Since it's topical of referring car painters/sprayers, any recommendations for Sydney? Work intended is more for touch up stuff.
And, no Peter Allen, I'm not importing someone from the UK! |
How much paint to cover a Cobra ? I'm an occasional painter and the last one I painted was a 73 fast back Mustang It took 6 Litres of colour and the same with clear ! that was one big car.!
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1. What the colour is. 2. Are you planning on using a colour-sympathetic ground coat, primer or sealer? 3. What brand of paint is being used? 4. What paint system is being used - COB or DG? 5. Are you laying painted stripes? 6. Are you painting under the bonnet and boot, as well as inside the doors? 7. How clean is your paint environment and your painter hygeine? 8. How much experience do you have as a painter? 9. What size fluid cap are you using on your spray gun? 10. What grit are you planning on finishing the car in prior to paint - wet or dry? 11. Is it a new paintjob or a repaint? You could use anywhere between approximately 3 litres to 9 litres sprayable. |
I'll bite. Cos I'm curious... And have no idea what it would run.
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Many thanks Ps. Apologies didn't reali caps was down till it was too late. |
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Originally Posted by Rob. Smith How much paint to cover a Cobra ? I'm an occasional painter and the last one I painted was a 73 fast back Mustang It took 6 Litres of colour and the same with clear ! that was one big car.! Depends on many factors/variables: 1. What the colour is. Blue 2. Are you planning on using a colour-sympathetic ground coat, primer or sealer? Tinted primers 3. What brand of paint is being used? Glasurit 4. What paint system is being used - COB or DG? Cob 5. Are you laying painted stripes? Conditioner /flattener to change flake lay 6. Are you painting under the bonnet and boot, as well as inside the doors? Whole car . Under body is done 7. How clean is your paint environment and your painter hygeine? Clean 8. How much experience do you have as a painter? Done a few 9. What size fluid cap are you using on your spray gun? 1.3. - 1.4 10. What grit are you planning on finishing the car in prior to paint - wet or dry? 800 wet 11. Is it a new paintjob or a repaint? New You could use anywhere between approximately 3 litres to 9 litres sprayable. |
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