Nelson Hays
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I will add, I would sooner dip my car every year or 2 than ‘clear bra’ my car, if it was brand new and I didn’t intend to keep it indefinitely, or a lease or something. That said, I’m the type of guy to take good care of my stuff and keep it for the long haul.
I think you’ll need a huge tip, but when I asked the guys at ‘dipmycar.com’ they said it wasn’t worth the hassle…… of course they’re not painters. I would love to try it, myself.
It’s a great [i]cheap, temporary[/i] coating. It’s great to give customers a cheap option, and to stay on top of the fad.
I drink a lot, and my clear is always full of trash.
Myth: busted.
irregardless….. It matters to a few customers. Take the test.
[quote=”BBlakley” post=30332]Learned this trick, little reluctant to give it out. It’s really not a secret. Roll up an old playboy magazine. Add a couple layers of tape “length wise” Dude this block is the shit. Round curves reverse curves. Most used block I have. The little foam blocks are useful too more so with primer because they are so soft.
It takes a little while to break it in.[/quote]
It’s critical you use a playboy. A People, or Time or Ebony or anything else will fail after the first use.
Nice!
Although obviously that inferior brand of paint will shrivel up and fall off in a week :rock
I only use the 36 or 40 to knock off the bulk of it. Then I hit it with the strip off wheel, which takes that rough-sanded paint/primer right down lickity split.
I make a point to bring it up to a fairly even 80 grit before I seal it up with epoxy, then blast poly primer on it.
These things are wicked. Depending on the paint I will use these (I have them in 8″ 🙂 ) and/or 36 on my 8″ rotary sander. Mows it down.
When I grow up I’ll have Prevost fittings everywhere.
I absolutely always start with 80. No problems.
I’m finishing off every last sheet of all random sand paper I have and going to Eagle paper exclusively. Their MaxCut paper is the most amazing stuff for blocking I have ever seen.
1.0 iwata :dnc
Question – can’t you shoot a couple coats of regular clear, cut it flat, then shoot a final coat or 2 in the finish of choice? Get a good build as well as a flat finish? Or is 2 coats flat plenty of protection?
just sand it with 2k grit :dnc
1/4″ drill and zip ties :dnc
If you need any help with your run technique, let me know.