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Old 03-22-2011, 07:13 PM
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Default Paint...Paint...Paint....what a pain

So I jumped in and thought I would try my hand at painting, on a budget here, until I started buying paint stuff, wow this is not cheap, too late now. got to paint it all now.http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSC01792.jpg
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:14 PM
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Hum.. OK still haven't figured out this pic thing.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:25 PM
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Default Yep, I did my interior with Dupont Chroma One

Not as easy as we might think. Next plane I'll just use aerosol cans. It is tough stuff and mine even has different textures that I did not even plan on.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:32 PM
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it is hard work...but your paint job looks great. keep going. what are you using to vent your paint booth.?
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:40 PM
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Hum.. OK still haven't figured out this pic thing.
open your above link to your photobucket page. on the right side, there are 4 options to share this photo. hover your cursor over the one next to "IMG code" now click, it will flash "copied" then paste this link into your post.

like this
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:41 PM
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I'm liking the purple keep up the good work
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:43 PM
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If I thought I could do that kind of work I wouldnt hesitate. Keep up the good work.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:49 PM
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Venting with 3 20" filtered fans out, 1 filtered swirl cage pressure in and full face 3M respirator, paint suit, nitrel gloves, and yes I know about ISO cyanide, bad bad stuff, already changed out the cartridges, should have bought a fresh air hood. took a month to do this, made lots of mistakes and re blocking - learning sessions.
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:33 PM
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Looks very nice. Keep at it!
Couple of comments:
  • wear a head hood (maybe you do and just were posing for the pic)
  • wear gloves
  • cut some old nylon socks for gauntlets, that clear is sticky!
  • a forced air full-face mask is really nice. Borrow one if you can.
  • the booth is a little small. Keep well clear of the walls as you will kick up dust when the gun sweeps near a wall. It gets worse as you progress and the walls get more paint on them.
  • be very careful dragging the hose around for the same reason. And wipe it down before each session.
  • color sanding and a good buffer are your friends!
  • when you get discouraged, go look at the paint on a new car...you will feel much better!
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Old 03-23-2011, 06:46 AM
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Looks very nice. Keep at it!
Couple of comments:
  • wear a head hood (maybe you do and just were posing for the pic)
  • wear gloves
  • cut some old nylon socks for gauntlets, that clear is sticky!
  • a forced air full-face mask is really nice. Borrow one if you can.
  • the booth is a little small. Keep well clear of the walls as you will kick up dust when the gun sweeps near a wall. It gets worse as you progress and the walls get more paint on them.
  • be very careful dragging the hose around for the same reason. And wipe it down before each session.
  • color sanding and a good buffer are your friends!
  • when you get discouraged, go look at the paint on a new car...you will feel much better!
O good a painter, I am not, so here is a question, I am using Chromabase spectramaster RM046 (metallic) can you color sand this before clear, I tried a small smudge but it messed up the metallic, and how long before you can sand and buff the clear. there are flaws but they are not visible from 10 feet, there are a lot of do overs in that booth (learning curve) I might reline it. thanks
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