alan hipson Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hi Just to get an idea of what products people are using for finnishing in the UK spray cans, lacquer nitro/poly, suppliers quality. I think it would be helpfull to get a UK perspective as most of the info availible is for the US. I have mostly been using..... Spray rattle cans from car shops, paint and clear cellulose lacquer. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 either car touch up paints from halfords or plastikote from craft shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 like you saw on my strat project, halfords rattle cans all the way. working a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Plastikote rattle cans from Homebase or B&Q. B&Q had cans of 'Clear coat varnish' and cans of 'Polyurethane varnish'. Ive only used the Polyurethane one, which worked well. B&Q warehouses have a good range of the Plastikote colours, Homebase have a few and Wilkinsons have a few (and Wilko's are definately the cheapest!). Is boiled linseed oil any good? I know they sell it as Wickes and its cheap (is it anything like tung oil?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Welsh Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Boyes carry a range of 'Acrylic-plus' car body paints...quite good value at 2-95 for 300ml cans...though I'm still a bit worried about using the clear coat on my material finish after what I've heard about acrylic laquers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decalshopmike Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I've used acrylic plus on repairs and it works fine, theres some made by AutoChem which is pretty good - Halfords lacquer is nice to work with as well as it seems to give a much finer spray than some of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Anyone have a suggestion for where to buy grain filler and/or sanding sealer in th uk? A chain of stores would be useful (more likely to have a branch near me) or at least place that will deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan hipson Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi Try here http://www.burhouse.co.uk/products.asp?cat...WOOD%20FINISHES They deliver next working day. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Thanks Alan, the site is firmly bookmarked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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