Time for some new sheetmetal on my '69
#51
12-19-2007, 01:04 PM
RE: Time for some new sheetmetal on my '69
A quick tip for shooting this kind of primer.
The first coat should be fast and misted on just o get the surface "sticky". Then come back with 2 more "wet" coats to build up the surface. This primer dries fast so you can move real slow and pour it on. I didn't have any drip or runs so you're pretty safe when comes to shooting this stuff on.
(That won't be the case with the color, though.)
Now that the rain's here, I'm going back to the motor and try to finish that up over the winter break. When the sun peaks out in March, I'll jump back on the body work. Hope this thread helped a few people.
CptlThomas.. any updates on your body work?
Blade.. what's next on your ride?
The first coat should be fast and misted on just o get the surface "sticky". Then come back with 2 more "wet" coats to build up the surface. This primer dries fast so you can move real slow and pour it on. I didn't have any drip or runs so you're pretty safe when comes to shooting this stuff on.
(That won't be the case with the color, though.)
Now that the rain's here, I'm going back to the motor and try to finish that up over the winter break. When the sun peaks out in March, I'll jump back on the body work. Hope this thread helped a few people.
CptlThomas.. any updates on your body work?
Blade.. what's next on your ride?
#54
12-20-2007, 09:56 AM
RE: Time for some new sheetmetal on my '69
Blade = I can sympathize with you. My left over cash went to my kid's presents. But, hey... I love them more than my car so, I don't mind.
cplthomas = My budget?
Haven't you heard? I don't have a budget anymore.
That's why I'm tinkering around with all this body work.(Which I hate)
I missed-out on a job this Fall that would have given me my car budget. But, when the deal fell through, my budget was gone. Now I just scrape up enough cash to buy primer and sanding materials. After the holidays, it's back to saving money each paycheck to get the engine done. The big expense there is the wiring harness, new injectors and the headers. Everything else is either done or just needs some cleaning (polish that aluminum).
Which reminds me. Has anyone found a retailer for Rolite Professional Aluminum polish. This is the stuff aircraft restorations experts use to shine their aluminum airplane wings and such. Great stuff! I'm just running out and I can't find anymore.
cplthomas = My budget?
Haven't you heard? I don't have a budget anymore.
That's why I'm tinkering around with all this body work.(Which I hate)
I missed-out on a job this Fall that would have given me my car budget. But, when the deal fell through, my budget was gone. Now I just scrape up enough cash to buy primer and sanding materials. After the holidays, it's back to saving money each paycheck to get the engine done. The big expense there is the wiring harness, new injectors and the headers. Everything else is either done or just needs some cleaning (polish that aluminum).
Which reminds me. Has anyone found a retailer for Rolite Professional Aluminum polish. This is the stuff aircraft restorations experts use to shine their aluminum airplane wings and such. Great stuff! I'm just running out and I can't find anymore.
#58
12-23-2007, 06:55 PM
RE: Time for some new sheetmetal on my '69
i just picked one of those up.... it was $29.99 on sale...
But did it work well? How was the spray pattern? Any probs that I should know about before I use it?
But did it work well? How was the spray pattern? Any probs that I should know about before I use it?
#59
12-23-2007, 06:56 PM
RE: Time for some new sheetmetal on my '69
What I meant to say was....
i just picked one of those up.... it was $29.99 on sale...
But did it work well? How was the spray pattern? Any probs that I should know about before I use it?
ORIGINAL: jonnyNITRO
This is the spray gun I borrowed to shot the primer. I think he said it was $19 at Harbor Freight tools. I love the HVLP guns, they spray so much better than the old cup guns and I get ALL the paint on the car. (nothing left in the bottom of the cup)
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This is the spray gun I borrowed to shot the primer. I think he said it was $19 at Harbor Freight tools. I love the HVLP guns, they spray so much better than the old cup guns and I get ALL the paint on the car. (nothing left in the bottom of the cup)
[IMG]local://upfiles/7269/87C4C967B9B54F78AB010D24E484E4DB.jpg[/IMG]
But did it work well? How was the spray pattern? Any probs that I should know about before I use it?