Nelson Hays
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thanks fellas
A business with no sign is a sign of no business :teach
Your shop is like a quonset hut meets a tee pee!
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[quote=”ding” post=19482]he is better off getting piad to learn while working at a quality shop than he is to pay that kind of money to learn nothing. I know a few people that went to some of those tech schools and they all said they learned more the first 6 months in a shop than they did the entire time at school.[/quote]
I’ve heard the same. I know guys that have gone through those schools, usually with unrealistic expectations worked into their minds, and don’t know anything…. Experience isn’t always the best teacher, but it’s a good one.
In my screwing around with autobody work on my own, I’ve managed to teach myself enough to do my own touch up work, a lot of small projects, and now I’m beginning a full restoration. I got some advice from an uncle over the phone, read for hours on forums like this, and gave it a shot myself. I’d encourage my son to keep working at the shop he’s at and start collecting quality tools of his own.
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[quote=”Doghousels” post=19385]After using Martin Senour for 20 years we switched at the begining of the year to Sikkens autowave and have been very satisfied with the decision. The color matches are better and the system overall is easier to work with. I have a semi downdraft booth that I installed an air make up unit to it prob. 15 years ago. I can maintain 75 degrees when it is 10 below, and I have it designed to recirculate the heated air but no bake cycle. I found the make up unit at a hospital that was being torn down and not being reused.[/quote]
do you have 100% of the ‘exhaust’ out of the booth returning in? or by ‘make-up unit’ is that a device that controls how much air is recycled?
or do you put on eyeliner in the booth while the paint flashes? :whistle:
I had the exact problem a couple years ago – I was applying light, but not too light. My dilemma ended up being the factory primer was WATER BASED! screwed me when I went over it with solvent-based primer/sealer/base coat. I had to spray epoxy on there as a sealer and then it was fine.
[quote=”fochsml” post=19363]Bobwires-
You might want to take a look at our paint booth training website, The Finishing Academy. The site has a ton of information about paint booths, from components and airflow to safety and maintenance. I know there is some pretty specific information on fan setup and CFM in the Spray Booth Basics section. Since you said you are looking to expand your shop, the Building the Perfect Shop section may be helpful as well. There are some neat tools there that you can download and use to help in designing your shop.
http://finishingacademy.com/refinish_training_home.html
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That is fantastic! Thanks Melissa
nice work Brian
Which paint most economic?
Rustoleum :rock
Avoid Martin Senour :deadhorse hahaha
I do really like the SW/MS DTM urethane primer. it’s great all around stuff, but not cheap. it builds reasonably well from a 1.4, when you hose it on like I do. and blocks out pretty easy.
sounds like a winner
my uncle had an ’83 Luv in high school with a built small block. It was very impressive. He put nitrous in it his senior year and gave it a pretty killer solid black paint job. racing tranny, and about 425 naturally aspirated horses, before the juice. not bad for a 17 year old kid.
that looks like a sweet motor. I’m awaiting some more pics of this job :cheers
that turd polished up nicely
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In my sketches for my dream shop I was planning on a big overkill boiler so I can have a crap load of hot water running through to the booth. I plan to install the unit heaters in the inlet air stream instead of just mounted in the booth collecting dust/ overspray. I just can’t see installing a whole separate system like a standalone booth would have.