Any painters out there ?

[Shayne]

Yes i think i will end up doing that to an 80 eventually but it's a matching touchup spray i want for ongoing maintenance .

While your on Stu could you get hold of some measurements for landrover side steps for me , just the length i need ?

 

[stumog]

Sorry mate if you asked yesterday would have been fine but I put it into storage.

 

[Shayne]

Its a little early to say for sure but i think i have found what i need

RAL 9005 Jet Black Enamel being the key ingredient .

 

[Shayne]

Enamel black was another fail

Close but no cigar .

However there might be light at the end of the tunnel because today i went back to Halfords to ask if they could mix me a 202 code enamel black . No they said and we then repeated the same discussion i have had down there at least 5 times about my colour match woes and spending 20 or 30 quid each visit on test items .

Only this time he says why don't you pop down to Ely (a 5 minute drive) they can match anything you want down there .

I can't even think of an emoticon suitable for how i felt on receiving this news ----

 

[stumog]

I also think you need to paint a bigger area then feather the paint out to get it to blend in better.

 

[Shayne]

It was an experiment so i didn't take photos but it started out like this

I rubbed it down a little to remove the loose , then added a high build primer making it about a 4 inch diameter repair . Flatted it all smooth and my last post shows a 10 or 12 inch diameter circle of new black paint .

 

[Shayne]

Visited the pro paint mixer , proper old school a man in a garage with a million tubs of paint and a table in the middle

Says no chance of matching colour because my truck is definitely lacquered so all i can do is match the best i can then use lacquer to trick the eye and sort of gloss over it .

He mixed me the blackest of blacks and marked it 429-977 D.A Black + 7-330 and not having much luck i started to experiment again with my polishing technique and just before the heavens opened i discovered i have been using too harsh an abrasive , the wrong pad and too fast a speed setting .

So i guess i need to give all the other paints a second chance .