Painted it yesterday Options

[1bad914]

I took the afternoon off yesterday and painted the car. It turned out well, the color is Saturn Yellow, L13M. I made one major screw-up, let's see if you can find it. This car is slated for a 327-300 SBC conversion. Every time I paint I learn something. I am living proof that anyone can paint a car, 90% prep, 5% paint and 5% luck! Since I live in Michigan, any part that is covered, gets a coat or two of Por-15, that's why the door sills and firewall are not painted. The car was white!

Randy

[1bad914]

Thomas, I lived in SA for ten years, I flew R/C at Brooks Field all the time, you're right, it is the same feeling, I call it "getting the shaky knees". I talked to a guy last night that paints custom choppers, he said he still get's the shaky knees everytime he paints.

Ctrout, I have a four car garage, I take the end stall and completely enclose it in 3-4 mil plastic from ceiling to floor, then I put a 24 inch by 24 inch filter in the plastic at the front. I then open the garage door enough to put a box fan under it and fill in the sides with plastic. It is not completely air tight, but I have very few if any problems with dust in my clear. The rule of thumb is the paint room should be clear of all overspry in 5 minutes or less. You want just a little negative air pressure. I then pull the car out and blow everything off, then bring the car back in and do the final cleaning and prep, wet the floor and spray away. Since I only paint a car once a year, I can't justify the cost of a fresh air system, I use 3m disposable masks, they block the dangerous isocyanates enough for the limited exposure. There has been a lot of research on this, the fresh air system is the best, but is more geared toward production shop, guys like me can use a mask, I do also wear a suit and goggles. Iso cyantes are mainly acummulative, they are oderless and never leave your kidneys. I wear the mask from the time I open the paint can until I walk out of the garage.