Rev Counter Blue!

[Jan van de Wouw]

I haven't done this myself. But Keying the surface would never be a bad idea...

The plastic primer and a couple of layers of color. Maybe a layer or two of clearcoat afterwards?

[WAYNEOLEEDS]

what do you mean by keying ? like papering ?

[Jan van de Wouw]

Keying as in roughing up the surface slightly to get more surface for the paint to stick to...

That's the terminology Edd from Wheeler Dealers allways uses on Discovery Channel :D

[WAYNEOLEEDS]

haha cool ! I am now again more knowledgeable because of you ... good man!

[MccLtd]

Well I just tried this and used a grey platic primer but the lagoon blue after spraying it has come out really dark.

I just try spraying some onto a white bit of paper and thecolour difference is huge.

So I presume Im going to have to rub it down and use a white primer and try again.

[MccLtd]

I used a grey plastic primer on mine, then 8m6 lagoon blue paint of which another garage has just confirmed the paint I had made up is correct.

Why has mine come out so dark. ( not yet lacquered)

[Jan van de Wouw]

WOW, that IS dark...

Allmost looks like the primer and paint reacted with each other...