OK, so I have decided to give it a crack. I will be attempting to paint my mini myself, you have to learn some how....

Now to search google to get info :F

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

If I got it soda blasted would that make the job easier?

Can I just prime straight over soda blasting?

Who on here would be the best person to pm for advice.....

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

Good luck buddy. Bare in mind we spend 4 years in the trade learning it and mastering it before we become a tradey.... Dont expect to be an expert when flicking through a book for half an hour..

Keep us poted.
Mike

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If it cant be fixed with a hammer it cant be FIXED!!

The colour I want, cause it's 2 pac I think i will have to pay to get it done....[/list]

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

im also going through the same thing at the moment, i new nothing and im learning as i go. just listen to the advice you get and be prepared to pay someone to do rust repair and the final spray job and you'll have yourself a great spray job. good luck!

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a girlfriend would be cheaper

Young Miniac, you can get that colour in acrylic. Just got to know the paint code. Or get it matched. But if you have money to spend and want a good finsh quick and easy go 2pack, depends what you want, do you want a great car or a great project? With practice and hours and hours and hours you can have both. But not easy, my car cost around 500 to paint including primer and stuff, and the four different colours on my car! Oh yeah and the clear coat which I found to be pretty rubbish for looks, but gives a good thick surface to cut back.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

i would go 2 pac even if i was doin a home job acry turns up not so good might look good in photos but not so good in person

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or you can do as im doing, do the colour your self and get someone to do 3 coats of clear, im getting both the celica and the mini done for 1000, plus most probally a case of beer, that is mates rates but i thought i should keep in touch with that bloke,

edit: i forgot to ask him can you paint acrillic over 2 pak or vise versa

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44717

you can paint acrlyic of 2pac but no you cant paint 2pac over acrlyic..

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If it cant be fixed with a hammer it cant be FIXED!!

ifim corrct, painting 2 pac over acrylic will, burn and blister on the edges????

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

amongst other things... @pac dries rck hard acrlyic is always soft.. When it heats up in the sn it moves (expands) and 2pac dont. So if you have a stiff paint over a flexible paint it will crack and peal eventually... Just a bad idea

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If it cant be fixed with a hammer it cant be FIXED!!

2 pac is relitively easy its the pearls that get hard. just about to embark on the escort at home now. only problem is got no where to do it. garage has WAY to much dust an no way im cleaning it. rent a booth for 350 for a day and do the 2nd colour coat and clear. works out eesh.

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Eddy

if your going 2pac use 2pac primer, if your going acrylic use acrylic primer. also make sure you use etch primer, the normal stuff is useless compared to it.

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

if your going to do it yourself dont use a metallic or pearl colour.. they are so much harder to lay down so youl be happier with a nice solid colour

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Potato

I was warned about metallic being hard to do, so I didn't and I thought a mini being a 60s car doesn't really suit metallic but that's all personal opinion. If you don't paint metallic well doesn't it give lines and weird spots where all the metal bits go to?

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T