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| KaptKaos |
 Apr 2 2008, 10:40 PM
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Family  Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I have a few panels (hoods and trunks) that I want to try the $50 roller paint job on. For those that don't know about it, here's a good site with a link to the original thread on the mopar board:
$50 Paint Job Before anyone gets all pissy with me, please understand that I have 3 kids and a stay at home wife. I need to be a CSOB. With that out of the way, here is a pic from that guy's website: (IMG:http://rickwrench.com/images-sounds/rustweb/vairbeforepaint.jpg) You'll notice the layers of paint on the body of the Corvair. My hood that I have been working on has a few layers too. I used chemical stripper and got parts down to bare metal, others just wouldn't budge. What's the best way to smooth all of that out? The $50 thread says to paint over it. I did that but it left the contours of the old spots in the new paint on my first try at this. For what it's worth, I am practicing on a few panels to see if it works and if I like it. Not sure I will ever go this route. The guy on the site with the corvair makes a good point. If you're not going whole hog on a paint job ($5k plus kind of job) is this any worse than Earl Scheib? And, if I were to go the whole hog on a paint job, I would be stripping the car anyway. So there it is. I am a noob at painting and appreciate any advice. Thanks! |
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| KaptKaos |
Apr 4 2008, 12:30 AM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
36 or 40 grit sand paper? Isn't that a little harsh? I sure don't want to scratch the metal too much.
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| r_towle |
Apr 7 2008, 12:52 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Apr 4 2008, 02:30 AM)  36 or 40 grit sand paper? Isn't that a little harsh? I sure don't want to scratch the metal too much. 36 or 40 will take the paint of nice. If you can afford a random orbital sander from HD, they are alot faster than the 1/4 sheet palm sander you have. The random orbital will save you from having to use stripper also. For the paint, look on ebay. You can get a gallon of car paint for 40 bucks. The they even sell a whole "kit" which has the correct thinner/activator for little money. Rent the compressor, that way you can rent a big one. Look at tool rental places, you may be able to rent a spray gun also. Expect that on a single stage spray job in the driveway you will have to color sand it and buff it anyways. Rich |
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KaptKaos Basic painting questions Apr 2 2008, 10:40 PM
sww914 At this stage I'd say that you will decrease t... Apr 3 2008, 01:36 AM roadster fan I tried this process on a scrap piece of 16 guage ... Apr 3 2008, 02:22 AM davesclassicvws This method is not new by any means. All cars in t... Apr 3 2008, 06:46 PM charliew There's a chance a good catalyzed primer will ... Apr 3 2008, 06:49 PM Thack Any painter will tell you that the prep work is wh... Apr 3 2008, 08:29 PM
KaptKaos
Any painter will tell you that the prep work is w... Apr 3 2008, 09:48 PM rick 918-S
Any painter will tell you that the prep work is ... Apr 3 2008, 10:08 PM Spoke
4) How long of a block sander do I need?
The lo... Apr 7 2008, 08:45 PM keebler117 These people have a Delux Paint job for 59 bucks. ... Apr 15 2008, 03:05 PM KaptKaos Rick,
Been waiting for you to chime in :D
The ho... Apr 3 2008, 10:14 PM rick 918-S
Rick,
Been waiting for you to chime in :D
The h... Apr 3 2008, 10:34 PM rick 918-S Don't worry about it. You won't. Get that ... Apr 4 2008, 09:20 AM Thack Good advice from Rick.
I had a small compressor a... Apr 4 2008, 05:21 PM zonedoubt There was some discussion of this technique on The... Apr 4 2008, 06:42 PM Todd Enlund I have a paint question... how can I find a store ... Apr 4 2008, 06:58 PM KaptKaos
I have a paint question... how can I find a store... Apr 5 2008, 01:01 AM davesclassicvws
I have a paint question... how can I find a store... Apr 15 2008, 11:09 PM Gint Phone book - Auto Body Shop Equipment and Supplies... Apr 5 2008, 07:51 AM rick 918-S As a last resort go to NAPA. Their ever place and ... Apr 5 2008, 08:34 AM KaptKaos So if I wanted to buy a compressor, albeit a small... Apr 5 2008, 02:37 PM KaptKaos So I got some more Jasco stripper and some 60 grit... Apr 5 2008, 08:35 PM Thack Now you need to wet sand it with 400 grit. Use a s... Apr 5 2008, 10:22 PM dkos I've been thinking about doing this roller-pai... Apr 7 2008, 10:15 AM Thack Rolled on paint is better than no paint. Take some... Apr 7 2008, 12:13 PM 7TPorsh don't roll it. I did and spent two weeks sandi... Apr 15 2008, 05:55 PM rick 918-S
don't roll it. I did and spent two weeks sand... Apr 15 2008, 06:19 PM swood ...again with the rolling... :woohoo: :woohoo:
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...again with the rolling... :woohoo: :woohoo:
... Apr 15 2008, 11:10 PM DonTraver This might help, starts about halfway down.
http:... Apr 16 2008, 10:10 AM keebler117 Also remember that if you do a lot of sanding, Be ... Apr 16 2008, 11:19 AM Todd Enlund
I have a paint question... how can I find a stor... Apr 16 2008, 11:59 AM |
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