Painting white over red?
24 July 2006, 03:48 PM
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Painting white over red?
ok, here is a pic of my car
the white is original, the red was sprayed on as 2 pack about 3 years back, i am now wanting the car all white again.
i have done a test on one C pillar on removing the "lip" left by the painted line (everything in front of the rear doors is all graphics and not a problem, only the rear is the problem)
the lip can be smoothed over with primer fine, what i need to know, is do you think i will have to prime the entire rear end to allow the new white paint to give the correct colour?
normally i would just use primer where its needed, ie: over any bare metal or repairs etc etc, but a few people have told me spraying white over red is a big NO NO
i will prime up the lot of needed, i am just not sure if i need to do the whole lot?
the white is original, the red was sprayed on as 2 pack about 3 years back, i am now wanting the car all white again.
i have done a test on one C pillar on removing the "lip" left by the painted line (everything in front of the rear doors is all graphics and not a problem, only the rear is the problem)
the lip can be smoothed over with primer fine, what i need to know, is do you think i will have to prime the entire rear end to allow the new white paint to give the correct colour?
normally i would just use primer where its needed, ie: over any bare metal or repairs etc etc, but a few people have told me spraying white over red is a big NO NO
i will prime up the lot of needed, i am just not sure if i need to do the whole lot?
24 July 2006, 04:37 PM
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bit late for that 
started flaking off where it was not keyed properlly
and im getting a bit old for the whole thing TBH
would rather have it all white and not have people taking photos everytime i park the thing up!
started flaking off where it was not keyed properlly
and im getting a bit old for the whole thing TBH
would rather have it all white and not have people taking photos everytime i park the thing up!
24 July 2006, 07:38 PM
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hmm found this on the Max Meyer webpage
best prime it all up then!
Bleeding
Bleeding, Colour Change
Description Discolouration of the topcoat, either in the form of a halo, or, in severe cases, a complete colour change. This defect usually only occurs when spraying over red or maroon paint.
Bleeding, Colour Change
Description Discolouration of the topcoat, either in the form of a halo, or, in severe cases, a complete colour change. This defect usually only occurs when spraying over red or maroon paint.
25 July 2006, 08:38 AM
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thought it would come out smaller 
been having another think, if the red paint is coverd by clearcoat, it can not bleed??????
therefore the only parts that would need primed would be where the clearcoat was rubbed away?
been having another think, if the red paint is coverd by clearcoat, it can not bleed??????
therefore the only parts that would need primed would be where the clearcoat was rubbed away?
27 July 2006, 11:24 PM
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ok, i have finnished one side, took a lot of the door and c pillar down to bare metal, primed up and flatted back
the red has not "bled" (sp?) the primer that i can tell, what i have done is ordered a litre of cheap ford white paint from ebay for £13, i figured i would spray that over first, and if it turns pink, then i know i dont waste any expensive standox subaru paint on it
the red has not "bled" (sp?) the primer that i can tell, what i have done is ordered a litre of cheap ford white paint from ebay for £13, i figured i would spray that over first, and if it turns pink, then i know i dont waste any expensive standox subaru paint on it
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30 July 2006, 08:44 AM
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red has still not "bled" into the grey primer, not sure if it will or not
litre of cheap ford white is being painted on today to see what happens
litre of cheap ford white is being painted on today to see what happens
30 July 2006, 08:31 PM
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the ford white is a better match then the cocknose job the bodyshop did the first time around
and it should match this time as i am painting pretty much all of it
and it should match this time as i am painting pretty much all of it
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