Painting a bonnet to change colour

[andyborris]

Hi

Not much good at painting cars, but I'd like to change the colour of a 2nd hand bonnet before I fit it, so any advice please?

It's a aluminum MX5 bonnet and the colour of the car is "Racing Bronze", a orange gold colour. Have access to HVLP spray gun or rattle cans, unsure on what to buy for the HVLP gun (and how much!) and how to prepare the bonnet for both the gun or cans?
Thanks

[gazzab1978]

to be honest, buy the time you buy the materials to paint just a bonnet it wont work out much more expensive to have it painted in a bodyshop.

[bigman1207]

Roller Paint it unless its flake, pearlecasnt or metallic

[baggabones]

Or you could just down the boring and overdone route of spraying it with rattle can matt or satin black paint

[steveo3002]

would probably be for the best to get it painted at a local bodyshop as materials arent cheap

if you want to have a go

panel wipe and red scotch the back side of it

front side 240 on a da sander or 600 wet sand it , feather out all chips and scracthes

etch primer the bare metal , then high build primer the whole bonnet , mist over a half coat of matt black

sand the primer with 800 wet , the misted on black is to act as a guide coat so when its all gone it should be ready , the black will sit in any chips you missed

you'l then want to basecoat it until covered - about 2 -3 coats , then a drop coat

then straight on with 2-3 coats of clear

id prefer 2k primer and clear as its more durable , but theres health concerns you ought to read up on before using it

and most likley the colour match wont be spot on so you will need to blend the wings

[andyborris]

Jan 22, 2015 22:52:30 GMT steveo3002 said:

would probably be for the best to get it painted at a local bodyshop as materials arent cheap

if you want to have a go

panel wipe and red scotch the back side of it

front side 240 on a da sander or 600 wet sand it , feather out all chips and scracthes

etch primer the bare metal , then high build primer the whole bonnet , mist over a half coat of matt black

sand the primer with 800 wet , the misted on black is to act as a guide coat so when its all gone it should be ready , the black will sit in any chips you missed

you'l then want to basecoat it until covered - about 2 -3 coats , then a drop coat

then straight on with 2-3 coats of clear

id prefer 2k primer and clear as its more durable , but theres health concerns you ought to read up on before using it

and most likley the colour match wont be spot on so you will need to blend the wings

Thanks for a very detailed answer, rattle can matt black till I save the money for a sprayshop it is!

[Rich]

[/obligatory rising sun bonnet paintjob post]

[andyborris]

Jan 23, 2015 8:54:06 GMT Rich said:

[/obligatory rising sun bonnet paintjob post]

Surely a MX5 should have a Union Jack, already been told that's it's only a copy of the Elan.

He won't do that again, girlfiend bit his head off!

[MiataMark]

[/quote]Surely a MX5 should have a Union Jack, already been told that's it's only a copy of the Elan.[/quote]

Or a Stars and Stripes, designed in the Southern California. With development by IAD in the UK.