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Irony

posted on 24/5/16 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
Toughest rattle can black spray?

My IVA was six months ago and I want to touch up some parts that got a bit battered. For example I failed on the coverage of my front mudguards not covering my wheels. I heated the arms up with a gas torch and bent them. Job done. However the finish took a battering and I like to revisit them.

What black rattle cans have people had good results with?

[Edited on 24/5/16 by Irony]

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SteveWallace

posted on 24/5/16 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
The best stuff that I have came across in a can is Eastwood Extreme Chassis Black (assuming that you want black paint!). The down side is that its about £25 a can.

If your spraying a reasonable surface area that's going to be visible, have a look at the nozzle on the can that your thinking of buying. The standard 'deodorant' style nozzles aren't much good. If you go to a specialist automotive paint motor factors they can make decent cans up in any colour for reasonable money. I got a perfect colour match from one for my car, although I guess that colour matching wont be so hard for your car.

Time spent on surface prep is also worth while as rattle can paint will not fill blemishes.

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David Jenkins

posted on 24/5/16 at 08:52 PM Reply With Quote
I used Plastikote - black primer and semi-matt final coat.

Easy to apply and quite durable. The spray nozzles tend to get blocked though...

[Edited on 24/5/16 by David Jenkins]






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hizzi

posted on 25/5/16 at 05:40 AM Reply With Quote
go to your local bodyshop paint supplier, they will mix proper paint into a rattle can for you not th echeap acrylic type halfords sell. mine does 2k in a can for £4
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posted on 25/5/16 at 06:28 AM Reply With Quote
There is a very hard paint called POR15 - have you seen this ? Frost do it.
You can apply it with a brush and it covers well and goes really really hard.
Make sure you get get any on the lid seal as you won't be able to get the lid off once it dries.

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rodgling

posted on 25/5/16 at 06:42 AM Reply With Quote
POR15 is very very durable, it's a big faff to apply as you need three different layers (chemical degreaser, metal prep layer, POR15 itself) though. The appearance of the finish is OK but not great.

I've also used Hammerite from a rattle can recently, this has a nice speckly finish and gives a great result, probably not as durable though.

TBH I don't think anything will survive all the stone chips that the front mudguards are going to receive, whatever you use you're going to be touching up every year.

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nick205

posted on 25/5/16 at 07:52 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I used Plastikote - black primer and semi-matt final coat.

Easy to apply and quite durable. The spray nozzles tend to get blocked though...

[Edited on 24/5/16 by David Jenkins]



Second for Plastikote rattle cans here. Warm and shake them well and a little drying heat helps. From experience it gives a tough good looking finish and there are a range of colours available as well. IIRC it's not the cheapest, but worth it to get the finish quality.






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sprintB+

posted on 25/5/16 at 08:53 AM Reply With Quote
there is a black spray in Wickes, straight on to metal, along with silver and gold. I find it great for brackets etc. I sprayed my railings with it and gold bits on top, three years now, seems OK. Easy to touch up etc.
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steve m

posted on 25/5/16 at 09:07 AM Reply With Quote
I used the plastikote black spray on my whisbones , they looked fab for the first year, but really quite drab now

so when there off over the winter I will get them blasted and plastic dipped, or enameled

steve





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40inches

posted on 25/5/16 at 09:45 AM Reply With Quote
I used uPol High Pressure cans for all the black paintwork, 3 years on it looks just as good.
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