Daryl
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[quote=”ryan999″ post=32509][quote=”Neat” post=32508]I’ve used the E-bay Deltron a lot with no complaints. I’ve done 3 complete cars with it; one was Ford Candy Apple Red – $800 a gallon through my normal supplier, $117 shipped to my door from E-bay.[/quote]
That’s not really Deltron. That is way below what any supplier would pay for it.[/quote]
I was thinking the same thing but some of it is from TCP Global which I don’t think could get away with selling a false product. Who knows?
[quote=”Ben” post=32457]Deltron is a nice product. It is easy to use. I would use the PPG Global 894 clear if you want a great, durable clear.
However, I do have to throw it out there… If it were mine going white, I would use a good qualit Single stage like Concept.[/quote]
Why would you recommend a single stage over bc/cc? Also I called a local supplier and they want $400 for a gallon of that white in the Deltron line. How could someone online be selling it for $100? Seems kinda fishy. I did check on the Concept single stage and it is $106 a qt. ChromaOne is $329/gal. Tried to get a price on ChromaPremier SS and the lady tried to tell me ChromaPremier is a bc/cc system. I finally had to tell her I guess the Dupont website is wrong and the whole tech sheet that I was looking at wasn’t real.
Go to http://www.autopia.org You can learn a lot from the professional detailers over there. Also some of my favorite sites for ordering products are from autopia.org and http://www.autogeek.net I’ve actually used my porter cable 7424 with a microfiber pad and some meguiars m105 and removed 1500 grit color sanding scratches. Lots of good info on that site!
Called Devilbiss directly and they wouldn’t sell the part to me but gave me some numbers to try to some dealers. Called like 4 and all the same story. Warehouse doesn’t have the part and it will be 4 weeks and since they have a minimum order it may be longer. In the meantime a few of the people contact Devilbiss directly and they agree to ship the part. I tell the first guy I talk to go ahead and order it. Just after I get off the phone Len from autobodystore calls and says he spoke to them and has one on the way so I call and cancel the other one. I walked out to get my mail and found it in the grass. Apparently there is more to this little part than what it looks. It rolled out of my garage UPHILL 15′ and then rolled 3′ into the grass. I called Len and told him I found it and said I would buy the part from him anyway but he said he didn’t want to sell me a part I really didn’t need anymore. I must say he’s a great guy to deal with. I had a feeling just as soon as I found someone that could get it I would find it…
I will do that from now on then. I didn’t know if maybe having plastic right against the edge would let the basecoat release and fly all over the place. You know…it boggles my mind how I lost that piece to my gun. I removed everything from all of my shelves around the area where I was. I moved the shelves out to see if it rolled under. I took garbage out of the can piece by piece to no avail. It makes no sense. Now watch it will be the most expensive part of the gun to replace.
It was only about the size of a silver dollar. Just a ding from a bicycle handlebar but it was close to the front so by the time I finished everything out I was really close to the front fender so I blended it.
Cool. I will try that next time. Just out of curiosity what would a repair like this cost in your shops? I repaired a spot on the door, blended into the front fender and cleared the door and front fender. This was my first time using my new Tekna pro lite. I really liked it. I was cleaning the gun and forgot about the spray head not being attached when you take the fluid nozzle off so I’m gonna have to tear my garage apart to find it. I had my respirator and suit on so the plastic from the suit muffled the sound and I never heard it fall. I’ve looked everywhere lol
(I know I used a lot of tape lol. I’ve had clear soak into that green paper before though and wanted to make sure I had it covered all the way up to the plastic.)
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[quote=”exodus” post=29055]Im looking for an easy diy method of painting soft vinyl . Im not looking to use any special vinyl painting product cuz they seem to suck . I need a sure fire way to spray base coat clear or some single stage. issues I see are soft vinyl areas such as door panels and parts of the dash and last issue the textured surface …..should this be sanded and smoothed out? should I use obviously adhesion promoter but should I use a sealer or can I get away with using a 2K sufacer/ sealer on this surface? sholud I bondo or polyester putty the soft vinyl areas to create a smoother and more rigid suface? any tips even if it may seem like hackery would be greatly appreciated[/quote]
Sounds like you want a glossy finish like the exterior of the vehicle? If so there are a few ways. Either you can fiberglass over the soft parts with 3 or 4 layers of matt, smooth out, prime, paint. Or you can do like this: http://www.refinishnetwork.com/component/kunena/8-auto-body-repair/26742-custom-dashboard#26946 As for the hard plastic I usually sand a bit of the texture out, clean with a plastic cleaner, adhesion promoter, high build 2k primer, block it out, prime again, sand and then paint.
[quote=”ARTSPRAY” post=29033]i have just read it and it doese say the bare metal has to be sanded ,sugest you take another gander at it
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OEM replacement parts
[b]Properly sanded or blasted steel[/b]
Properly cleaned or sanded aluminum, galvanized steel, or stainless steel
Properly sanded SMC/fiberglass/body fillers/polyester putties[/quote]I know it has be be sanded but it doesn’t say what grit to sand with. All it says is “properly sanded” which is rather vague. That was my question. I sanded it all the way with 80 grit on my buffer/sander and went back over with 180 on my DA. One of their other epoxy’s said 80 then 180 so that’s what I did.
GM has a “Copper Haze Metallic” color code: 55/WA635R You can check it out and see what you think.
[url=http://www.us-cars-pirmann.at/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Hummer-H2-2009-6.jpg]Copper Haze Metallic[/url]
I’ve used it before and never had an issue. R-M 909 is a waterborne cleaner and works well for that use as well.
Call these guys. They should be able to steer you in the right direction. Seems to me like a spray chrome paint with a black kandy over the top would do it.
I’ve got a 3000rp with a 1.3 and have never sprayed a high solids clear with it. Has anyone sprayed the RM DC5335, Spies 8035 or Dupont 72500S with this setup?
Got bored today and figured it was time for a new mailbox!
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