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enamel paint
76bug - June 16th, 2006 at 12:18 PM

hi i want to paint a few panels at home, i was wondering can u spray a clear enamel coat over a base coat??


cesiumfrog - June 16th, 2006 at 02:47 PM

two pack enamel or ordinary enamel
i wouldn't spray 2 pac stuff at home unless i had all the right gear (good chance of ending up in hospital under the care of a respiratory specialist)
i would use acrylic lacquer at home for touch ups/ panels etc
and ordinary spray enamel for tinware and chassis sought of stuff
i would use clear acrylic lacquer over the top of acrylic lacquer metallic colours but not ordinary spray enamel (single pack)
don't think i would use clear over solid colours (ie non-metallic)


76bug - June 16th, 2006 at 03:49 PM

i was just thinking of using the acrylic paints from repco


pyr0 - June 16th, 2006 at 03:52 PM

acrylic paint you'll be right just make sure to wear your mask :tu:


helbus - June 16th, 2006 at 07:12 PM

For home use stick to acrylic paints. I will never ever use two pack at home. That is oven paint.

With acrylic you can get show car finish with some good old hard work.


76bug - June 19th, 2006 at 11:46 AM

wots the best process to follow wen using acrlic paint? im patient and dont mind putting in the hard work


helbus - June 19th, 2006 at 08:39 PM

There is no specific answer to that one sorry.

Experience, patience, gut feeling, instinct all play a part in getting a good paint finish. They cannot be written in words. Your best bet is to do a TAFE course or practice on some other items first like pushbike frame, toolbox, PC outer case etc...

That said, you can do plenty of searches on the internet, but be prepared for hundreds of different ways to do things. Everyone is different, and they are all correct in their own way.