When Spraying Rocker Cover...

[chriswoodfto]

hey, bit of a conflict of opinion ive read, can you get away with using a normal spray? ive just bought some candy apple red to the rim on my rota's, and would like to use it to do the rocker cover too, can i use that and any primer and topcoat??

[LukeSR]

Would just peel of from the heat mate.

Best using heat resistant paint :harhar:

[chriswoodfto]

ooo, how annoying, no anywere to get heat resistant candy paints? ive seen them done before?

[Maz90]

I have used normal paint on my last 2 cars and its been fine.Just give it a good few coats.

[chriswoodfto]

cool. ill give that a go then, might put down a base coat of some heat resistant stuff then the candy red on top, thatd help a little bit i reckon, what primer and top coat should i use??

[Dan_SV]

use a heat proof primer, spray your normal paint over that the finish with a heat proof lacquer. that should protect the paint from the heat. opinion is divided on this subject, some people can and do just use normal paint and never have any trouble, but i've known this to blister and react badly to the heat. i would always recommend using the method i mentioned, just so you have some form of protection.

[chriswoodfto]

thats cool mate, if its sandwichd between heatproof primer and laquer then it should be fine, thanks guys, will get some pics up when its all done.

[chriswoodfto]

were can u get the heaT proof primer and laquer from?â?¬ ebay is empty by the looks of it. halfrauds?

[Dan_SV]

i think you can get it from halfrauds, i work in a motor factors and that where we send people for the heatproof paint. shame we don't supply it really.

[chriswoodfto]

nice one, ive seeen the heat proof paint (tin) in there and some sprays, just cant remember seeing primer or laquer that was heat proof. im sure ill come accross some.

[Dan_SV]

you could maybe use the heatproof paint as a primer? not sure if that would work tho........

[chriswoodfto]

do you take your car to moss tyres in york dan? my mechanic says thers a lad who has taken a few diferent glanzas in there but ive not found out who it is yet?

yeah dunno if thats work, brushs usually leave it abit streaky dont they, ill find some, found some on google, but in usa, and pricey,

[Dan_SV]

that ain't me dude. don't get over to york that much (even tho its 15 mins away) trying to keep the car under wraps til its finished! i know a lass that lives near me who works in york, she may know who it is.

as for the paint i'm sure there will be somewhere that sells it in tins. maybe try a smaller car place?

sorry i can't be more of a help!

[Russleh]

quick question lol how is powdercoatin for dealing with heat ?

[Dan_SV]

^^^

honestly dude? i have no idea!!! have had a quick look through TGTT and a lot of people have used a powder coated rocker cover so my guess is that it would stand up to the heat pretty well, but that is only a guess :harhar:

[Galliano]

A few coats and some laquer is fine bro.

[nutnut]

I nicked a can of heat proof paint from work

We use it on the base plate in the ovens that we hire out to caterers.

I cleaned up my rocker cover to the bare metal then sprayed it

Put it the oven for half hour

No primer or laquer , Got the matt finish .

Done it a month ago & use the car daily & no blistering or cracks.

Will get some pics up soon.

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