How is metallic painting performed?

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Painting metal surfaces

Painting metal surfaces of a car is perhaps the most difficult. Indeed, over the years, the car can be a little fed up, as a result, the owner wants to make any changes. And the most popular way to make a car better is to do an update. Metallic staining in recent years has become very popular.

Today we will tell you how to paint metal products in different versions and how you can see the most basic areas of work in video and photo.

Rules for painting with metallic

It is worth saying that this is an economical way to make your car better. By listening to all the rules and recommendations, you can make the right, accurate and worthy update.

The main thing is to find the right coloring agents and do the job smartly, moreover, with your own hands. After all, then the price will not be high. But any metal can also be coated with metal (seeHow is metal painting performed?), let's deal with these issues in detail.

Preparation for work

Before starting varnish painting, it is necessary to do the initial preparation of all body parts:

• First you need to remove the locks and other small parts, seals and moldings, otherwise they will interfere with the work. There is an option to stick them, for example with adhesive tape, but this will not work well, since moisture will accumulate under the adhesive tape.
• Before putting a primer, it is necessary to putty. It is necessary to carefully clean off the rust using sandpaper and remove the old coating. Sandpaper should be used good. In order not to form scratches and stripes, and the material does not sag, processing is recommended in five stages.
• In the course of work, it may be necessary to weld or restore the geometry of the body. It is important to know that the putty is needed in the color that the machine will be in the future. Buy materials from a specific manufacturer. The compositions of different brands do not always match. Paint may fall off if applied to a poor preparation layer.
• Be sure to degrease the body, this is an indispensable part of the preparation for painting. Degreasing is carried out with sterile wipes, with a degreasing liquid, all this can be found and bought in a specialized store. Also, you still need a cloth to wipe the surface dry. So that greasy marks do not appear on the surface, you do not need to touch the painted surface with your hands.
• After degreasing, you need to blow off the car. First, you can use ventilation for this to remove dust and small debris. But this is not enough, after blowing the surface must be wiped with a napkin. In order not to contaminate the body again, you need to start painting as soon as possible after preparation, so it will be more effective and more correct.

First coat of paint

Metallic painting differs in that the paint will be applied in three layers.

Dye application

So:

• The first base layer is applied in a thick layer, but you need to do it carefully so that there are no stains and smudges. The next layer must be applied from a farther distance, this layer is thinner than the first.

Attention: It is better not to take this matter inexperienced, because if the dye is not applied correctly, stripes and spots may appear. Because of this, you can apply a small initial layer, so that the surface is even.

• It is also important to paint over the places smeared with soil. The last layer must be done evenly.
• To achieve even application, use "spraying", this is a special method. This is necessary so that when coating with the first and second layers of paint, unevenly colored segments do not appear, and the color does not change the hue. It is important to consider the direction of application of the paint. Volumetric parts need to be covered from one edge to another, vertical - from bottom to top.
• For painting, it is better to take a special gun, selecting holes for the desired diameter. It should be noted that the paint - console perfectly allows you to control the torch and even the air voltage and the presence of the supplied paint.
• Based on this, if there is at least a spray gun, you can paint any racks at the glass with a small torch, and a large one, for example, a hood. And the costs will be minimal, there will be practically no shortcomings.

Varnishing

It is necessary to use HS to varnish metallic, because it will be cheaper and more economical, but MS is more practical in future processing.

Applying varnish

So:

• Lacquering, like painting, must be done in several successive layersas with the primer, they must dry on their own, without assistance.
• It is very important that smudges and bumps do not formso that this does not happen, you need to carefully monitor this, this is the main difficulty. After each application of varnish, you need to dry the surface.

Caution: Check each layer, dried or not, by touching it with your finger. If the finger sticks a little, but does not get dirty, then everything is fine and varnishing must be continued further.

Metallic painting is a rather troublesome job, you need to have patience and if you have never done this, then it will be difficult to do the job. If you want to do this professionally, then it’s worth starting to learn how to apply regular dyes and only after that do metallic work.

Painting metal surfaces

Painting metal surfaces in metalwork is much more difficult from simple metals. And their painting is done more often, especially at the household level. Let's look at how the painting of metal structures with other dyes is done. The technology itself is similar to the first option, but it is not so complicated and will be an excellent option to apply metallic.

How to paint metal

In principle, all metals are divided into two types, these are non-ferrous and black. For high-quality coating, you need to choose the right material.

• First of all, we look at the use of a metal surface. If it will be a street, then it is better to use acrylic and oil dyes. They are perfect for ferrous metals.
• If it is non-ferrous metal, then it is better to use acrylic paint.
• If the part will be located in a heated room, then any aerosol dyes can be used.

Prepare the plane

Painting of metal structures begins with basic preparation of the plane. The durability of the coating will depend on this.

Preparation of the plane for painting

We do everything in the following order:

• The metal is cleaned from the previous coating (seeHow to wash off the paint without problems) To do this, paint thinners can be used. If the plane is just rust, then we take the grinder and remove it. If the metal has sinks, then walk with a metal brush must be sure otherwise you will not clean the sinks.
• After this, the plane must be degreased. To do this, it is best to use a rust converter. Putting it several times. After drying, a white coating forms. It must be removed with a rag.
• Now you need to apply a layer of soil. It is better to do this not with a brush, but with a spray gun. Otherwise, after applying the dye, he will repeat all the bumps.

Apply paint

Now apply the dye. The application method is selected depending on the surface itself.

• If this is painting a metal garage, then it is better to use a spray gun (seeSpray paint: features of use), because then the layer can be applied most evenly. If you do not need an appearance, then you can use a brush.
• The dye is applied in several layers, it is necessary to block the primer or metal.
• If painting is done with a brush, then the liquid must be completely smeared so that there are no smudges.

Attention: Each subsequent coat should be applied only after the previous one has completely dried.

Before starting work, you should look at the photos and videos, this will allow you to get additional information. The instruction will help prevent mistakes and make everything right.