I'm going to have to quit this filthy habit soon

[tim eh?]

If it doesn't work this time I'm going to the pros but it costs next to nothing to try this and I'm learning all the way.

Last attempt I made two boneheaded mistakes - not cleaning the acid wash off properly and not removing all the clearcoat. Otherwise it worked really well and turned out nice and smooth with a brush - this time I am using a roller :D - I know most of you guys will shudder but just remember it is not an M5 it is a winter car and will never have perfect paint. After I am done I will get the clearcoat done at a shop.

Right now I'm laying on some POR-15. It is really thick paint and a few coats on the nose might be thick enough so as I don't need to bondo. This paint is really awesome for rust - I wouldn't have known had Dave M not told me so.

http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6858&stc=1&d=1246210685

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hmmm i guess bondo it is...

[tim eh?]

ho hum...

here is how the primer is working out with a roller... i might not get too many coats on today the tennis is too good - come on AR!

http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6903&stc=1&d=1246812915

hop... skip... stuck.

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[BMWDriver]

I had a Toyota, rusted as hell, years ago, that I had repainted black with a roller. Ah, the memories. It was actually better than what it looked like at the start. Didn't cost me much ! But I sure didn't bother with sanding.

[tim eh?]

I had a Toyota, rusted as hell, years ago, that I had repainted black with a roller. Ah, the memories. It was actually better than what it looked like at the start. Didn't cost me much ! But I sure didn't bother with sanding.

Yeah it doesn't cost anything but even better the car isn't stuck in a garage and you can do it outdoors and just sand off any mistakes as you go. I think I'm not going to do this again for a long time though as this does take a while.

It's going on pretty nicely this time - all that time sanding is paying off I think. Before the last coat I picked off about twenty stuck bugs with a pair of tweezers but I think I have to stop now and let this guy dry before I sand him off. What kind of stupid bug lands on its back? oh well - the bumper came out nice.

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[tim eh?]

Actually a bucket of water works much better than tweezers to get the bugs off. I gave the nose one more coat - here are the primer coats finished but not sanded.
There are a few little puddles of water towards the windscreen, it's not the paint. So far, so good!