Touch Up Spray paint Aerosol Cans

[Rick & Bett]

Can anyone from Adelaide tell me where in Adelaide I can purchase spray
paint in aerosol cans for a 1999 model falcon. All the cans of paint I see
in the motor shops etc. are only for older models. Is there somewhere I can
get the paint mixed and put in a spray can.

Thanks

[Forg]

Rick & Bett wrote:

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Yes, just about any automotive paint place should
be able to mix you up some paint, if you give them
your paint-code.

You're aware that the results of using those cans
isn't very professional-looking, aren't you?
They're OK for little bits of trim, underbonnet
parts that don't get hot, etc; but a late-model
Falcon may look rather dorky if you're planning on
doing anything other than a really small area. :)

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Forg! -DUH#6=- (Y1)

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this crazy Forg surrounds me
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[Scet]

>
> Yes, just about any automotive paint place should
> be able to mix you up some paint, if you give them
> your paint-code.
>
> You're aware that the results of using those cans
> isn't very professional-looking, aren't you?
> They're OK for little bits of trim, underbonnet
> parts that don't get hot, etc; but a late-model
> Falcon may look rather dorky if you're planning on
> doing anything other than a really small area. :)
>
>
>
> --
> --
> Forg! -DUH#6=- (Y1)
>
> "...
> this crazy Forg surrounds me
> ..."
> [Live - "When Dolphins Cry"]

On the contrary Forg.....you can't tell the difference when they are wielded
by somebody who knows what they are doing.
Your right though about only good for small areas.............motor bike
fuel tanks and other smallish items can be made to look awesome.
Scet.
>

[John Harvey]

Rick & Bett wrote:

Never used the stuff -- seeing the usual woeful results is enough!

I'm also guessing that the main reason it's only available for older
cars is that the modern ones are generally finished in low-bake enamel
and the trend is to repair them with 2-pack urethane, which is vastly
superior to the old acrylic lacquer (which is probably what's in the
cans).

If you're serious about DIY it might be worth a look at just how
cheaply equipment capable of producing professional results can be
bought these days. There are plenty of acceptable quality (Taiwanese)
suction feed touch up guns available for around the $50 mark. Of
course you'd also need a clean regulated air supply (or a cylinder of
compressed nitrogen from BOC).

Any pre-mixed material (even to the manufacturer's code) won't usually
produce a good enough colour match for sizeable areas -- an eye match
is needed for that. Also most metallics are highly sensitive to
fluid/air ratio, which can only be controlled with a high pressure
spray gun.

Almost any supplier to the crash repair trade should be able to eye
match to your car in either 2-pack, acrylic lacquer, or auto enamel,
in quantities down to a litre a so. Most should also be able to
supply lacquer in aerosol cans if you really must go that way. Try
Crash Supplies in Morphett St.

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John H

[Aaron T]

Theres a line of household/industrial sprayers HPLV I think, maybe other way
round... basically high pressurised paint, but low volume of it... gives an
automotive finish... they aren't cheap ... a basic model is about $500 but
its worth it... and you can spray the inside of your house too :)

Then there is Dads 9k airless ... don't ever complain that
painting/finishing of cars/houses costs too much :)

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[Mark Olsen]

They are good though if you spray the paint into the lid and then use a very
small paint brush to fix up stone chips.

Mark

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