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osha would love this :lol1
ill show you up! :rofl
:rofl nice vid
:hb :hb :hb
a hot dog truck parks outside of my shop across the street and lots of people eat from it. so occasionally i get a customer that tells me “the other shop can do it for less” so i say to them: “you can eat a hot dog for a dollar or go to a restaurant and eat clean food for 20 dollars, both will satisfy your hunger, but the hot dog will make you sick later” Im the “restaurant” and the other shops are “hot dogs” 😆 works like a charm
try USC clear, # 40 for an inexpensive clear. 😛
did you reduce your clear?
[quote=”timbo” post=16184]actually when you own your own business you work whenever you have to and when you don’t….period..HA! ;)[/quote]
very true. i work day and night, and when im not physically doing body work… im thinking about it :wak
thanks jayson, ill get a better camera and take better pics. as far as debeer goes, ive only used the solvent base as for now. ive tried, sherwin, ppg, and dupont, and the debeer is really something else. it covers really good expect for reds?? but i think thats a problem with all brands, but its the consistency of honey.
i think this is a bad comparison but what i normally buy 3 quarts for with omni base i could mix only a quart of debeer and still have left over. compared to DBC, a quart DBC is a pint Debeer. Chromabase is just outa the comparison lol.
the price is great too. pints normally cost me 40 something. still want to try the clear but i dont have any high paying jobs as of yet so gotta stick with my cheapo USC :cheers
thanks guys, i know the lighting/booth etc all need to be addressed. shop lighting is just as bad. but thankfully, the job actually came out looking really good. i only cut and buffed some minor areas, didnt touch the hood!! you can almost shave in the reflection. i got a few pics which ill post soon of it assembled.
i ended up sanding the base because i had some trash and the first 2 coats were only a cheap ground coat (omni base). i used debeer base and usc clear.
[quote=”Ben” post=16096]Looks good.
Can’t say I would want to sand that beast that many times, though.
Post some pics when its assembled.[/quote]
thanks ben, sanding it wasnt all that bad, most of the body is flat. the plastic work i did on the other hand made me feel like :deadhorse when i was done.
runs great, at first i thought it had only 34k on it :wak
[quote=”lild” post=16090]looks good. what the hell happen to it that something that new needed a complete repaint?[/quote]
lol it has 340,000 miles on it, and “touched up” with what appeared to be spray can paint and the body was so dented up.
[quote=”93foxcoupe” post=16088]looks really nice!:rock after you finished blocking it and primed it again, what did you sand it with before you shot basecoat?[/quote]
thanks fox, blocked with 180, then 400, then machined with 600. for the 2nd coat i used 600 grit dry on a soft interface pad, sprayed 2 coats base and sanded again but with 1200 grit wet, then 2 more coats of base. tried to limit any buffing on this thing because its a limo.
swap another frame for it., those rails are bent way too sharp and it will never go back to being 100%. youll find plenty for cheap. i bet you can even find the entire truck for a couple hundred