Pva?

[Zenzeigan]

ok, just finished bondoing my HD handplates, and im ready to paint one, ive painted the bondo already and realised it was.. well not the best texture to be honest, so to shape thigns up, i done a really light coat of PVA glue on the outside, just to give it that "shiny" look, and to fill in the gaps, has this been done before?

pics will be up when its dry (wont be long)

just wondering if its been done before

 

[WetOkole]

Dont thing that it was done before but for your bondoing part...what sandpaper did you use?

From reading your post it sounds like you just sanded with just one sandpaper (dont know which grit) but if you are going with a smooth finish this is how went doing my parts. I use 60 grit then move down to 80, then 120, then finally 220. You can go about using other ways (wet sanding or going to a 320 grit) as well but that is how I have done my parts

If ;you have done this already then oooppsss, but for the PVA, I really dont know, but maybe you should experiment with it!

 

[Seno Ypsamee]

I've never heard of PVA glue myself, I wanna see pics to see if I need to look into this glue more

 

[Zenzeigan]

Dont thing that it was done before but for your bondoing part...what sandpaper did you use?

From reading your post it sounds like you just sanded with just one sandpaper (dont know which grit) but if you are going with a smooth finish this is how went doing my parts. I use 60 grit then move down to 80, then 120, then finally 220. You can go about using other ways (wet sanding or going to a 320 grit) as well but that is how I have done my parts

If ;you have done this already then oooppsss, but for the PVA, I really dont know, but maybe you should experiment with it!

well, i used cheapy sandpapers, but i started with 60, to 80, to 120, didnt go any further than that, some of it was amazingly smooth, but, it was HD so many places were "out of reach" so i could sand as much, but i heard there is other stuff to use rather nthan cheapy old PVA, but hey, its only a handplate, i dont mind if it messes up, its only a small piece, can eaily be remade, just a new thing to test out

note: YOUR HELMET IS AWESOME! just read the topic, seriously, thats amazing, congrats

 

[Zenzeigan]

I've never heard of PVA glue myself, I wanna see pics to see if I need to look into this glue more

never heard of PVA?!?!?

Where have you been!?!?

where are you from, might be something different, but pva glue is just... well everyday glue, for crafting and stuff, usually comes in a little bottle, really cheapy pathetic stuff, just happened to have a large tub of it lying round

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.cann/art.../pics/foam3.jpg

something like that

 

[richiedude]

never heard of PVA?!?!?

Where have you been!?!?

where are you from, might be something different, but pva glue is just... well everyday glue, for crafting and stuff, usually comes in a little bottle, really cheapy pathetic stuff, just happened to have a large tub of it lying round

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.cann/art.../pics/foam3.jpg

something like that

poly vinyl alcahol i use it as a sealer when i do plastering also known in uk as school glue if you smell it ,it reminds you of school ,why dont you try primer filler the yellow stuff its not very expensive and fills up the little spots etc and is availible from all car acc stores
rich

 

[Zenzeigan]

poly vinyl alcahol i use it as a sealer when i do plastering also known in uk as school glue if you smell it ,it reminds you of school ,why dont you try primer filler the yellow stuff its not very expensive and fills up the little spots etc and is availible from all car acc stores
rich

we talking UK here?

any links or ideas of what shop it can be bought from?

 

[richiedude]

we talking UK here?

any links or ideas of what shop it can be bought from?

yep uk my friend and halfords sell it in aerosol form just ask for primer filler its £4.99 yeh
rich

 

[Zenzeigan]

yep uk my friend and halfords sell it in aerosol form just ask for primer filler its £4.99 yeh
rich

alright, will do when i get payed

thanks for the help

 

[richiedude]

alright, will do when i get payed

thanks for the help

no problem
rich