Opalescent paint: interior

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#1 Opalescent paint: interior

Post by Philippe-J. » Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:02 pm

After many hours prep coating, sanding, flatting, high build priming, sanding again etc... time has come for painting. The different elements are ready:

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That is, ready to go to a professional painter for finishing then painting, as my flatting is far from perfection.

I elected OSG. As an opalescent paint, OSG is a base coat followed by several layers of varnish, then polished. My question is about the interior. Do the shell, boot, under bonnet need to be varnished and polished, like the interior? I am asking because I intend to do these parts myself.

Thank you for your answers.
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#2 Re: Opalescent paint: interior

Post by flatfloor 3.8 » Sat Jul 06, 2024 1:16 pm

Yes all surfaces need to be clear coated. Interior, boot interior, and under bonnet can be left as gun finish, no need to flat and polish.
Bill S1 3.8 OTS.

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#3 Re: Opalescent paint: interior

Post by DWW » Sat Jul 06, 2024 2:09 pm

:yeahthat:
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#4 Re: Opalescent paint: interior

Post by Philippe-J. » Sat Jul 06, 2024 2:44 pm

Excellent, that's the answer I was looking for :dance: , thank you Bill.
Cheers.
Philippe-J

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