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Hosing down the ground works well in the spray booth too. I wet 320 sanded (with dish soap water), followed with wax and grease remover. Its white now, I don't think I got any bugs struck in the finish - which is pretty strange, I always have bugs. I have to pull the tape in a few minutes, and get my gun cleaned out. Used a pretty old Sharpe Platinum 1.3 gun with 50 psi inlet - which supposedly results in 10 at the aircap. I have three of those guns, with different configs (1.3, 1.5, 1.7). There was some over spray in the air, but the paint atomized and flowed out very well. Hard to see orange peel right now, I'll give it a few hours and see what I have.
I have a professional paint gun (I paid $450 for)but bought 12 harbor freight guns and they work just as well so that is what I'll be using. I use one just for clear, 2 for just primer, and 9 with different tips for paint. I honestly can't tell the difference and they came in a set (one big one small) for $22 on sale without a coupon (so I actually have 24 guns). The small ones I use for touching stuff up. I had a few bugs get caught in my base coat a few times before I got a booth. It looks really good! I only like clear because it protects the paint. Just ask the gas stains on the side of my bed :b
I pulled the tape, looks good. The blend on the back of the cab is really, really good. I folded the tape back onto itself (1/3rd) and used that to soften the line and used the first crease to hide the transition. I'll take a pic and put it up later.
24 guns?! You're out of control :-) I have 3 others, my first HVLP SATA knockoff, a Sharpe T1 Titanium, and my old binks knock off conventional gun. So I've only got 6 guns in my paint gun drawer - and NOW I have an example to prove that I'm not out of control ! :-)
I pulled the tape, looks good. The blend on the back of the cab is really, really good. I folded the tape back onto itself (1/3rd) and used that to soften the line and used the first crease to hide the transition. I'll take a pic and put it up later.
24 guns?! You're out of control :-) I have 3 others, my first HVLP SATA knockoff, a Sharpe T1 Titanium, and my old binks knock off conventional gun. So I've only got 6 guns in my paint gun drawer - and NOW I have an example to prove that I'm not out of control ! :-)
When you are doing a two tone paint job on a whole car it's nice just to pick up the gun and shoot and not clean it out right away. I do a little air brushing to. You are sounding like my girlfriend :b saying I'm out of control. I just tell her they are one time use guns shhh don't tell her :b
When you are doing a two tone paint job on a whole car it's nice just to pick up the gun and shoot and not clean it out right away. I do a little air brushing to. You are sounding like my girlfriend :b saying I'm out of control. I just tell her they are one time use guns shhh don't tell her :b
I didn't do anything but pull the tape off... I can't even see the transition, and I'm right up on top of it....The fold over tape trick worked out pretty good.
Just curious what do the lower door sections look like? Just now realized your Id is fj5gtx, For the non mopar literate FJ5 is a paint code (Plymouth Lime light) and GTX is a upscale Belvedere. Any pics of it?
For the kind of job I'm doing, its not cost feasible to pay the labor for what these trucks are worth. Plus I'm about done doing this kind of work outside in the weather.... time to find a shop! But the rainbow in the picture is pretty cool, didn't know it was there.
Originally Posted by Moparite
Just curious what do the lower door sections look like? Just now realized your Id is fj5gtx, For the non mopar literate FJ5 is a paint code (Plymouth Lime light) and GTX is a upscale Belvedere. Any pics of it?
I just put a replacement southern rust free door on it that I cleaned and painted last year. I spent most of my afternoon swapping the parts from the old door into the new door. That paper towel in the lower corner is catching the fluid film dripping out of the door, thinking I'll avoid anything on the paint until it rains (morning)... I used a FF spray can, tends to be more fluid than the gallon can. Still have to put the speaker and plastic liner in, and the door panel.... but I'm done for the weekend, and the day job is going to take all my focus for a few days this week.
Bingo...yes, its a lime light GTX. I lost alot of my pictures in the move. I don't have any of it in hand right now. Currently its tucked away on a rotisserie waiting for attention.
shhh don't tell her :b
