Hi everyone, can anyone tell me, is it possible to use standard car paint and laquer on an inlet manifold with a vht paint primer? Cheers

 

Excellent! Did u use vht primer or etch primer?

 

Sorry for the hijack, but do you need to prime VHT paint on inlets and intercooler pipes

 

No VHT only etch then wet on wet primer and straight on with colour and clear and it hasn't moved abit or flacked yet after 1300 miles use

 

Nope, i have used VHT paint on intercooler pipes & mani without the primer. Saying that my pipes were new.

 

That's what I was expecting but as PDR is a painter by trade I thought I'd use the opportunity to hijack.

As long as the prep is good the age of the parts shouldn't matter

 

100% right Jon its all in the prep work really and obviously the better quality materials the better to but without good prep your fighting a loosing battle imho which always leads to either shody finish or flaking

 

Using only VHT was still good, as in it did not wrinkle. So i would imagine with the prep, primer etc it will only be better and more tough finish.

 

Thanks, st orange manifold next week then!

 

As we've discussed, I have that problem with flaking lacquer from a previous shoddy repair

Waiting for the weather to improve so I can continue prepping the car, although I'm on a temporary hold while my finger heals after I put a stanley knife through it

Need to stop spending too otherwise I'll have nothing left to pay for my respray

 

How did you manage to knife yourself then mate?
Know what you mean about spending to ive been going mad on myn for about the last 4 months
Makes the missis happy

 

Trimming the bumper ready for meshing in front of the intercooler and I slipped, blade went straight through my finger beside the nail, but it was still attached, just. Will leave a cracking scar, especially as I was too busy to get to A&E for a stitch or 2, luckily I've done some combat medic training

Luckily it was a new blade so a straight cut and not a rip

 

Ouch,i have one similar to that which has left a nike type tick scar in my finger
Always shocks me how easy a fresh blade can slice skin but have to say it doesn't hurt to much as it happens so quick

 

I have several scars from stanley knives, also have a cracking one from a 2-tonne door when it closed on my finger

I always use a sharp blade as it is less painful, although it does smart if I catch it now

 

Do you think normal paint on the rocker covers will cope?

 

Yes mate ive also done my rockers in base coat and clear along with cambelt covers

you can just make the rocker in this one,mine are black.

and this one you can see ive put a dark base then a small lick of the car colour on top of the cambelt covers

 

That looks great mate. Ive already vht primed them all, do you think if i etch them then paint it will be ok, or best to strip down again?

 

Thanks mate alot of time/effort and money gone into it
To be honest it would depend on how well the VHT has stuck,if your confident on its durability then just key it and paint on top but if there are any patches abit iffy then just strip back and start over mate.