paint

V6GEMBOY · tinkerer Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 52

hay all just wondering how many liters of paint you had to use to paint your gemini's im about to paint my gemini a awsome orange the interior is nearly finished in orange with black highlights and turbo motor is almost done sorry no pics yet

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: paint

4L
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V6GEMBOY · tinkerer Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 52

are you sure i was told around 8

Pavlos · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 920

its 4L

ninjagarth · tinkerer Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 59

hey what about a TX coupe including engine bay as extra as im gonna spray mine a white with a blue pearl!

MissPinkGemi · tinkerer Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 104

Are you going acrylic or 2 pak? My TG took just under 7 litres in acrylic including spraying in the boot and doing the engine bay. 2 pak would require less paint, more $$$. Better to buy more paint and the same time rather than running out and having to get more mixed another time. Its never quite the same colour match.

Racegem · backyard mechanic Joined: 30 Jan 2002 Posts: 987

Bearing in mind that when you buy 4lts of colour, you then mix it 1:1 with thinners to spray it giving you 8lts of paint...

ATG23Q · tinkerer Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 201

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MissPinkGemi · tinkerer Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 104

I bought 6 litres of paint so if i ever smashed my car up i'd have the colour on hand. I used 7 litres worth thinned down. And the extra that i've got could probably do my car again.

rust3 · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 971

also depends on the gun u are using, hvlp guns use less paint than the gravity fed which uses less than the suction fed guns

ninjagarth · tinkerer Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 59

i might do it in candy apple yellow or green or blue l8r but i probably will just do it in acrylic for now or even somtin really cheap as my sis will be learning in it for the next year or 2