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perry:
i leave mine over night

then get a scotch pad ( scourer the missus uses to do the dishes )

rubbed lightly then white spirit on a kitchen roll

remember though that primer needs a rough finish so the paint adheres to it  ;)

firebird4130:
Ah, is that that sponge thing with one rough green side on it and one sponge? do you wet it?
Cheers.

poolysheriff:


I painted this a few weeks ago ,with a tin of plasticoat
Warmed the frame up a little first ,primed it , 2 tins of yellow paint  :daumenhoch:
Its a rider so wasn't too fussed about a fantastic paint job ,but its not too bad at all  ;)
What you gonna paint like Fraz  ::)

Gary..

perry:
i like that colour , whats it called ?

ive never wet scotch pads or sand/glass paper , i see it as counter productive as id rather not have water getting under primer

GO LIGHTLY start somewhere hard to see like the inside of a dropout to get a feel for how much pressure is needed

also the sponge on the back helps stop finger shaped ridges in large areas  :) ( with just a bit of sand paper all the pressre is where your fingers are so you dont get an even rub over the whole area , if you use a solid block like someone would in the auto trade you would just end up with uneven lines along all the tubes , the spong gives enough rigidity but not too much  :) )

if you reallllly want to make sure the primer is even you can use a contrasting colour primer and just lightly cover it so it has a slight haze , as that gets rubbed off it shows high and low spots , but thats only really a concern if you want to make a bonnet look like glass lol

firebird4130:
That performer looks really nice man, the blue anodized parts go really will with that pale yellow. It's a Fly Spanish Fly I'm spraying, I'll put a pic up of my undercoat I did today, I find it hard to leave it I think that must've been the problem in the past with painting I just want to put the next coat on or sand it, but I'm following the advice and giving it 24 hours, it's going to be candy red I've ordered some off ebay and a silver car spray to go underneath it, and it's gonna have white forks.
Thanks for that about the scourer perry, so just dry and rub it down light and evenly all over.

Cheers.

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