11-06-2018, 12:36 PM
(10-06-2018, 03:20 PM)DavidL Wrote: I like the idea of brush painting, and from experience painting furniture I've made that's either more time than you think times about ten (with a lot of care and really good light) or liking the "brush painted look" as part of the car's "period charm": that period being "1950s austerity motoring".
If I'm honest my decision to brush paint my car set me back a year; though I was aiming for a fairly good standard of work. There is a definite (and rather elusive) knack to it. If you look at my car critically you will find a few glaringly obvious faults, stand back 10 feet and you'll think it was professionally sprayed. No, I don't like cars covered in brush marks (or roller stipple), but I'd much rather look at an honest job by an amateur than a very costly pro re-spray, which can easily suck the character out of a vintage car. I would caution anyone lured by youtube videos that many of the 'cheap' methods will not result in a durable (or even passable) finish - looking at a photo is not the same as looking at a car. I was rather tempted by the enamel / roller job which has many followers in the states - but ask any coachpainter about adding 50% white spirit to gloss enamel...