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I discoverd the reason for my problem. It happend to rain over night after I painted, despite the forecast not saying it will. It ruins the paint work. I fixed it now and got a car port to borrow at a family members house so all is good with the world again. I can get on with my car in all weathers ...

I just finished painting both doors and bonnet last night and all looked good. I went outside this morning and one of the doors was all matt colour. It looked like chalk. I was horrified, but also glad that it was not all of what I'd painted. I am not sure what caused this to happen, but it was only...

Hi chaps. I have a question about flatting back. Is it necessary to flat back after the first coat of paint? I have just finished, but I am a bit concerned that I might go through the paint if I flat back at this early stage. That said, I am also a bit concerned that if I don't, the second coat of p...

Hello, Baaaron You might want to wait for someone with real life experience as I can only inform you based upon what I have read. Although you may have already read it, too. I have seen posts where people say that you need to wait at least 3-4 weeks for the paint to really cure. With that in mind, m...

I kinda guessed on the thinning for the roller. I do not know for sure how much, but it took about 4 seconds for it to drip from the stiring stick. I used a paint brush before the roller and thinned the brush paint by ~18%. By that I mean 2 parts thinner to 9 parts paint. For example, total volume, ...

Unfortunately, I do not have a better camera, so I cannot get one that zooms better. I only painted it a day ago, so I am going to let it harden up for a while before I scrape a piece out to see what it is. I will update if I come to any conclusions. I will eventually wet and dry it back and see if ...

As the sheets of metal were plain, mild steel, I did not key them up. Opps. I know you definitely do this for the wagon / car, but I assumed the paint would be OK for the sheets of metal if all I did was clean them up with white spirit. I rubbed them down several times with a cloth, hard, until no d...

OK, I posted earlier on this page (165) asking about the difference between a brush and a roller and you kind people replied saying that I'd get a much better finish with a roller. That said, I had a go on an old bit of mild steel that I had around with a roller this afternoon in the garage after wo...

Hello everyone, Hope everyone is enjoying the hot weather. :D I am about to take the plunge in the not too distant future, and I have had a practice on a panel of mild steel, but only with a paint brush so far as I am yet to get the rollers. I have got my thinner ratio as I like it so as to not intr...