I look forward to seeing your green creation behind ropes at a future buggy gathering.

The absolute opposite Hugh, anyone standing near my Buggy will be given a sheet of wet`n`dry and asked to continue   

Lookin food Dave  beauty about brush applied lacquer plenty on. It will look like you can dip your hand in it once all buffed up. When you get bored go do something else. Be a shame to mess it up

Hi Just a thought but have you looked at Craftmaster Paints. Brushing Varnish its a proper coach enamel UV stable etc. I'v used both the paint and varnish it takes some getting used to but the results are great for a brush applied job.
Mike

Not seen that Mike, but will certainly investigate.

thats the stuff i used, well a different make, the one i used supplied the Queen for the coat of arms etc! so if its good enough for 'er maj, its good enough for the buggy,

After spending an age going over it all with P80 / P120 / P360 / P800 / P1200  I finally got the polisher out and some compound paste



Really pleased how this has come out so far. I`m waiting for a flat air sander to arrive, rather than the orbital ones in the hope that I can get a flatter surface because whilst it does look very highly polished, there are a lot of wavy reflections in it as the surface is so uneven. No worse than my previous paint job was though, so I`m happy with that.

Yes, I do appear to have gone through in a few places where the Gel Coat was not as thick as I had hoped, and I got carried away with teh sanding - but I`m sure I can find a way to get around that in due course.

 

So, whens the rest of it getting the sparkles

So, whens the rest of it getting the sparkles

Probably towards the end of the year when the shows have finished

Just red through the post and admire both the finish and the patience you've had in getting it!

Back in the day when I used to spray paint old aeroplanes, I had a little tool called a run razor.  It was basically a tiny plane which held a razorblade at the right angle to shave off runs and curtains, and had a good grip.  Worked a treat.  It was also good for getting rid of masking bleeds, but needed a lot of care to do this.

I brought mine back from a trip to the States, you can probably get 'em here now, bet Frosts do 'em.  Definitely worth the small investment if you're going to be razoring off more runs.

Just done a quick google on that - do you mean this sort of thing?

Exactly that, yes.  Thanks for Googling - I was just too lazy :rolleyes:

Might be a daft idea but I am doing a bit of decorating and it occurred to me that applying gel and flocoat with a roller should give a more even cover and maybe get rid of the problem of runs
Still need rubbing down but maybe a bit less

Dave,  The problem I can see with using a roller is the sticky gel coat layer being picked up as the roller with flowcoat is passed over the top of it.

However, if decorating, do you really need the extra depth, and could you not go straight with the flowcoat ?

Dave,  The problem I can see with using a roller is the sticky gel coat layer being picked up as the roller with flowcoat is passed over the top of it.

However, if decorating, do you really need the extra depth, and could you not go straight with the flowcoat ?

I'll let you know how I get on metalflaking the Artex ceiling  yellow of course

Today I rolled the car out into the sunshine. The rear number plate light looks absolutely stunning and I defy anyone to say anything bad about it. The same, however, cannot be said for the side pod. Ignoring the fact that it has gone through in a few places, I have to admit that the "depth" over the top of the flake looks very impressive, and the ripples in the surface are fairly easy to deal with by flatting it back (somewhat time consuming).

No, what has come as an utter disappointment is that whilst the colour is very nice, it has somehow completely lost its holographic sparkle. Either too much gelcoat, wrong gelcoat, wrong topcoat, wrong temperature - I really don`t know - but something has, and did, go very wrong.

It was a valiant effort, and when you see it at Stoneleigh, I think you will also see the potential of what I thought I could do. It was a sacrificial panel that needed painting anyway, and I have had some fun doing this, but if I have learned one thing, it is this . . . . .

It sure ain`t the way to Metal Flake your Buggy