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Nice car Jay. Good job.
Nice, how much $$?
Read and follow the tech sheet for the base.
Yea, its not that big of a deal. You would be surprised of how many painters out there that are using one gun for base and clear.
Sorry , i meant on pickups. They pay for blends on cars :blush:
Why was there shit in the paint? :rofl
I think you mean Solid white. What paint are you using? really depends on how good it is.
Insurance wont pay shops in my area to blend adjacent panels on quarter panel relpacement jobs so it comes down to having a good paint system.
If the variant color chips arent telling the true story there is something wrong with either it being a low end paint system or the paint isnt being mixed properly.
Most solid colors i could panel paint complete but i still dont i just blend out the repair and re-clear the panel.
Its a good habit to get into to blend adjacent panels because it isnt worth getting luckey with one and haveing to redo some others. Do it right the first time.
:welc
How are you heating that booth?
[quote=”Jayson M” post=25808]IMO it just proves that the “show car guys” don’t even try for the best “off the gun” finish,they all cut and buff there jobs.I would rather have a slick finish with a nib or too vs swirls and sand scratches that you are forever chasing. :pcorn:[/quote]
I agree.
The black and green Fox looked slick but the other didnt. I have to laugh at the show “Desert Car Kings” when the restore the cars for auction and when they put them outside the swirls in the clear from compounding look awful :lol1
Howdy :welc
Getting rid of dust is a life long battle for all painters. Its impossibe to get a flawless job every time but there are some ways to keep it to a minimal. Prep for paint is as important as painting. painting in a booth with filtered air flow , blowing the vehicle of throughly before you mask , final wipe everything including jambs with a mixture of soap and water throughly to nutralize the static charge in the panel, claen and dry air to spray with, double straining the base and clear before you spray, tack everything throughly 2 or 3 times including paper and plastic after everything is settled,clean the hose and dont drag it around and drop it on the floor while painting,wear a paint suit, absolutly no one but yourself inside the booth and around the car before paint, denib base coat, after clear coat dont stand around looking at it and learn to enjoy cutting and buffing :p
If you are using PPg waterbase i wouldnt worry about tinting the primer because you will have to use the correct shade of sealer before you shoot your base coat anyways. Feather those scratches to the metal so you will not get any “Ghosting” down the road. Shoot a coat of etch for corrosion resistance than apply 3 coats of a good quality 2K and let set overnight, block the next day and proceed. Like the others said i would fully de-trim and take in the whole side of the car.
Glad ya could join us. :welc