ep91face Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hi,im in the middle of spraying my wing mirrors off my n/a. Im using spray cans i got from halfords. i have the primer finished and got a good result but I've put on the 1st coat of paint and tried to apply it thinly however one of the mirrors has 3 or 4 large paint drips ... is there a way to remove these from the paint work without starting all over again. I am a novice when it comes to this and need the help of someone more in the know..... could i give them a v.light sand once this coat dries or would the next 2/3 coats cover these up.help here would be greatly appreciated lads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cazzac2222 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Id of thought they would cover them dude, but becareful when trying to spray over them as ive dont this many of times and ended up with runs id say another 2-3 coats with a 5-10mins drying time between each coat should cover them up Good luck dude and show us finished picks when you done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drongo boi Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 yeh get a really fine grit sand paper and sand the runs down when its dried thn put another few coats of paint on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Allow them to fully dry, wet and dry the runs then paint over once they're fully gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ajtmax88 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 am painting my at the min and same thing happend soo i just got a bit of we an dry rubbed it off and did it again it was fine then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy.i Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 dont spray such "thick" coats. light and many is the way forward and shake the can for ages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Agree with Andy. Also with aerosoles, run a hot tap over them for a few minutes and the paint will spray out much better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy.i Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 and dont buy cheap shitty ones. halford ones are quite good surprisingly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ali_legend Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I sprayed mine recently pal and found the same problem. just wait for them to fully dry as a few others said and then wet and dry them. i used cheap rattle spray cans form the local shop and mine look really good tbh matey. i did a satin black base and white mirrors. I dont know if your supposed to or not but i never laquered mine as the paint on the car isnt laquered so i thought would look abit odd. Anyway pal good luck and get some pick up when your done ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ep91face Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 finally have them done,disaster struck towards the end when i thought they were dry took them out of the homemade spray box and the some newspaper got on top and stuck. i gave them a wash due to having no paint left to sand and respray and another couple of coats of laquer, in the wake of how disgusted i was that the paper stuck im happy enough with the final result for my first time spraying anything .ones better than the otherthis is my starlet about a year ago, havent looked after it like i should have but its all gonna change soon. big plans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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