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how many layers of basecoat do i need on my boot?? PIC'S


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as title how many layers of basecoat will i need on my golf VR6 boot? ive done 3x so far and run out :lol:

also layers of lacquer needed? using aerosols by the way :-)

this is after the 1st basecoat in the picture below! :-)

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  • 4 weeks later...

to be fair its the clearcoat thats the important one, im no pro but as long as its all even and theres no colour/primer showing from underneith you should be ok at 2coats, heres some of my handy work over the past 2months of learning to spray with a compressor

from this tired old bumper

mynewbumper.jpg

bumperplasticweldleftcock-1.jpg

bumperprimed.jpg

frontbumperdonestandinback.jpg

frontbumperfinished.jpg

frontbumperdonesmoothed.jpg

unfortunatly as i was sanding out the orange peel i went abit to much on the edge and it went through the lacqour :( so ive got to re lacqour the whole thing again! a prety tough lesson learnt! but onced re lacqoured it should turn out even better!

just need the weather to clear up to have another bash.

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I'd go for 2 primer, 2 colour and 2-3 laquer. But and there is always a but. You'll need to balance it to match the age and condition of the rest of the paint and that takes skill that a lot of professional painters can't manage.

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