Shiny's Accord Type R....

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu May 10, 2012 12:04 pm

Metallics don't make a paint shiny. Shinys touch up is about the best you will get bar a respray.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Thu May 10, 2012 12:07 pm

What I meant ratty is that in the past I've had to be careful when I've polishing up metallic paint due to the tiny metal bits in it, as it can go silvery. This was on guitars I might add, but was automotive paint.
I just assumed the touch ups would be the same, have they changed how they make metallic these days in general?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:29 pm

On a 2pac metallic maybe but all metallics nowadays have lacquer ontop so your just polishing lacquer.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:50 pm

And the lacquer naturally 'sits' on top when it cures then?

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:58 pm

With normal paint, it will be primer, base coat (metallic) and then a clear coat lacquer on top.

The touch up paint will never be perfect as it is lacquer and base coat mixed together. The proper way to do it would be to touch in the holes with a base coat and then go over them with a clear coat, but as you are talking microns of paint, that will be neigh on impossible.

The white speckles have gone from my bonnet, which is what i was trying to achieve. My previous Accord and Lude, i had the bonnet resprayed, but you can't stop the stone chips, so it ends up rather annoying.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Thu May 10, 2012 2:00 pm

Ah OK, thanks.
Sorry didn't mean to hijack BTW, just interested as I used to do a lot of spray work on guitars/crash helmets etc.

And I feel your pain. This is where I think we are better off with dark cars

I just use the honda touch up stick to take the eye off of the million or so chips on the front end of my lude

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Thu May 10, 2012 2:14 pm

Nice work, touch ups on paint is no fun and when you first start to sand you grit your teeth and hope for the best, well I did anyway, good work.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:19 pm

Little update.

Feredo DS2500's front brake pads fitted.

Rare as rocking horse jobby armrest fitted -

Bought a Tein strut brace off the ATR forum, it's been anodised like a Jackson Pollock, may not be to everybody's taste, but i fooking love it.

I really must get on with my cam cover when i can get hold of spare to use for a few days, as it is really letting the bay down

So, ignore the cam cover....

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:24 pm

Valve cover gonna match?

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:27 pm

Maybe, not sure I'll be able to replicate it though so may just go for VHT wrinkle red.

Lude Generation

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