Small Spray Job, not on an MB though...

[markmifsud]

Hi all, last night my partner had an argument with a range rover on a narrow road. She pulled over as it was clear there was not much room, he decided there was and did not slow down at all, taking her door mirror with him. Of course he didn't bother to stop even though part of his was in the road next to hers.

Anyway, bought a replacement cover in primed grey and will attempt to hand spray it seeing as its quite a small area. (not a body panel)

Any tips on the best grades of wet&dry to use between coats? It is a metallic paint so will also finish off with a lacquer.

 

[grober]

Colour? --- if any of the " Silvers" be wary of buying a spray can from the car manufacturer . Best to get one made up by a good auto paint mixing supplier. Then you can chose the exact shade you want from colour matching swatch cards . Altho your paint may nominally be ----"Brilliant Silver" VERSIONS of these will vary subtly according to the age of the paint and the batch used in the factory.

 

[markmifsud]

tbh I was just going to buy a few tinnies out of Halfords its just a 2005 focus in Tonic Blue.

 

[grober]

Fair enough altho you will get a decent size aerosol can from a professional paint supplier shop for £15-20 Easily enough for 2 mirrors which you might want to " match" if the colour was slightly off from the car body's aged paint. Darker metallics are always easier to match than lighter shades not sure where tonic blue comes on that "matching difficulty" scale

 

[bob6600]

I used these guys for my Merc 744U Silver and the colour match was very good.. Paints are mixed as per order.

https://www.paints4u.com/

 

[geraldrobins]

I used Halfords for my wifes previous Ford, Tango Red Metallic, and it was a good match.

 

[daveenty]

As for the original question regarding the grade of rubbing down paper, I'd be using 600 to start, 800 to finish. I never go any finer, though people may suggest 1000 or even 1200.

 

[HughSurrey]

Halfords do a very good mixing service in spray can or touch up

 

[markmifsud]

I ended up just buying a assorted pack of wet & dry for under £3. Whilst not a perfect spray job, she was more than happy with the end result