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mepstein
post Aug 15 2024, 11:13 AM
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Interesting thread on pelican by a long time poster who knows a lot about painting cars and used to own a successful paint shop.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/paint-bodyw...cost-paint.html
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nivekdodge
post Aug 18 2024, 08:01 PM
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This (if it posts) is my mail box painted with rust oleum and a little DuPont clear added. It sprayed ok, but then I painted for 20 years and sold paint for 20 years. The comment about the twelve is correct. Let you know how long it shines


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post Aug 20 2024, 06:08 PM
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This (if it posts) is my mail box painted with rust oleum and a little DuPont clear added. It sprayed ok, but then I painted for 20 years and sold paint for 20 years. The comment about the twelve is correct. Let you know how long it shines

That is one fine looking mail receptacle
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mepstein   Cheap paint   Aug 15 2024, 11:13 AM
Root_Werks   Eh, even if I was going to paint my 30 year old Fo...   Aug 15 2024, 11:17 AM
Superhawk996   Suspect it will last as long as any enamel paint f...   Aug 15 2024, 11:31 AM
mepstein   What little I know about paint, any kind of paint,...   Aug 15 2024, 11:41 AM
930cabman   What little I know about paint, any kind of paint...   Aug 15 2024, 03:51 PM
Mowog4   I decided to paint my Bugeye Sprite myself (my fir...   Aug 15 2024, 11:42 AM
JeffBowlsby   I rather doubt that "all enamel paint is the ...   Aug 15 2024, 04:35 PM
930cabman   I rather doubt that "all enamel paint is the...   Aug 15 2024, 05:08 PM
76-914   I used their enamel on my two tone front bumper an...   Aug 15 2024, 07:21 PM
Front yard mechanic   I painted my little Toyota truck the same way. The...   Aug 15 2024, 08:13 PM
bkrantz   And Earl Scheib used to paint cars for $29.95...   Aug 15 2024, 09:21 PM
DennisV   But how much for an actual commercial paint job (...   Aug 16 2024, 02:34 PM
windforfun   But how much for an actual commercial paint job ...   Aug 16 2024, 03:52 PM
MikeK   I've been using the Summit line of primers lat...   Aug 16 2024, 11:03 AM
VaccaRabite   Several years ago I painted a guys M!008 CUCV ...   Aug 16 2024, 02:17 PM
slowrodent   I've had some bad experience using inexpensive...   Aug 16 2024, 04:14 PM
Unobtanium-inc   I've painted several Porsche over the years an...   Aug 16 2024, 10:15 PM
Ishley   I painted my car. I used a lot of Eastwood primer...   Aug 18 2024, 10:08 AM
bkrantz   I painted my car. I used a lot of Eastwood prime...   Aug 18 2024, 08:14 PM
jd74914   I visited a lot of local vendors that sell paint....   Aug 21 2024, 12:03 PM
JeffBowlsby   And a great looking car to be proud of as a result...   Aug 18 2024, 12:24 PM
nivekdodge   This (if it posts) is my mail box painted with rus...   Aug 18 2024, 08:01 PM
Front yard mechanic   This (if it posts) is my mail box painted with ru...   Aug 20 2024, 06:08 PM
Ishley   I haven’t run all the numbers (a little afraid t...   Aug 20 2024, 05:29 PM
bkrantz   I haven’t run all the numbers (a little afraid ...   Aug 20 2024, 06:44 PM
Cairo94507   Boy, have paint materials gone crazy. I just boug...   Aug 21 2024, 07:58 AM


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