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I'm blacking out my pickup, and that rusty old tailpipe is annoying me. It's an 03 Silverado, and I though about epoxying the rear section, past the axle. I'm thinking it might stay cool enough back there to not cause any issues. I have Cerakote as well, but I feel like the epoxy would be...

When I hear people talk about getting the best finish, it's often said to use the slowest activator possible. Does that go for the reducer too? Or can someone straighten me out here?

I am starting this post in hopes of a possible sticky to look back on. Not sure if it's in the correct section of the forum, but here we go! What "cleaners" are there, weakest to strongest? It seems most W&G removers are, basically, a mixture of different spirits in whatever ratio the...

Hi All, Going to paint a leftover grill for some temporary use until I do SS grill. The grill is similar to the one in the picture, with tons of tiny lil plastic spots... if I do traditional sand/blast/etc on the rest, can I get by with just spraying adhesion promoter on the small stuff and then...

Hello everyone! I'm looking for some recommendations on what everyones favorite pearl white is. My wife and I are restoring a Vespa and will be doing a two tone turquoise and white. The turquoise will be Toyota 6W9.... Any suggestions?

Hi Everyone, I'm going to be spraying black candy mixed with clear over my park and turn signals. I also have fog lights, but they are glass ones. Is there any way to spray a black candy clearcoat over glass and have it stick? I imagine sandblasting would make it too dull... Thanks, Mitch

Does anyone have a direct comparison? Experience with any? I just want one gun to help me spray universal clear. I have the LPH400 and can get it to spray euro and production perfectly, but no matter how much I play with my air and fluid settings I just can't get the same with UV. I've tried...

I'm considering buying a Sata, either 5000RP or 5500RP. Everything SPI says is generally 1.4 needle, but I feel like a lot of people use a 1.3 If I purchase a 1.4, can I just turn in the fluid needle if I find it is too much? Or is there some other large difference that happens other than fluid...

Is there a way to save individual posts? I need to create a file of Barry's replies!

So... I took a leap and got a large shop loan to expand the capabilities of my nights & weekends business. I am getting into a variety of things, however I would like to use this loan to also get a quality air dryer set up. Last I remember, the DAD700 came highly recommended here. Is that still...

I can always get Euro to lay perfect at 4:1:1 but UC I can't. Always has some peel or just isn't quite as smooth as I'd like. The Euro looks like glass out of the gun. I'm using an LPH 80 and LPH 400, up to 30 psi, tried all sorts of pressures and fluid settings. Euro will just lay out even if I...

I'm restoring a Kleer-Flow Cleanmaster Model 70B (http://www.ct-assocs.com/cleanmaster-two-level.html) that we've had in our shop forever. It's now going to MY shop, where it will not be abused daily, just used occasionally. I'd like to restore it, but I'm concerned with the paints ability to...

Anyone know good place to get parts for the Iwata guns at a reasonable cost? I'd like to keep a couple various gaskets, seals, packing, etc without buying the whole rebuild kit and without paying absurd shipping or markup for such small items.

Just got my first full restoration painted, now it's time to cut/buff/reassemble.

I found a company making a clear epoxy. Would this work better for coating bare metal parts? https://www.squeegskustoms.com/product-page/gloss-clear-gallon-top-coat-kit I'd love to hear from Barry since I often thought about asking if it were possible to do a clear epoxy.

I have been purchasing Mixing Mate mixer/pour lids for my small collection of paints. They are roughly $20 a piece. I looked at some of the "agitator lids" made for mixing systems and they look very similar, just without a handle on them. Something like this...

I am painting a tank and fenders off a Harley for my buddy. They have been stripped with an 80 grit disc, 3 coats epoxy, blocked to 320, lightly rubbed with red scotchbrite, sealed with 25% reduced epoxy, set 8 hours @ 68 degrees, sprayed activated intercoat clear, then nason Wimbledon white...

I understand epoxy should set for at least 24 hours at 65 degrees or more to get good adhesion. I also understand that if you set epoxy outside, the UV rays can cure it very quickly. Can you set an epoxied piece outside to UV cure when it's below 65? I have a couple motorcycle fenders that I...

I'm finishing up a door for our shop pickup. Blocked it down to 2000 grit by hand, wetsanding. Buffed it up with Wizards Mystic Cut and their microfiber DA pad. Probably went at it 2-3 times until I felt like I had it as nice as I could get it. Then I moved on to their orange foam pad, and just...

I have a buddy who I am painting a set of fenders & tank for. He want's this color https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-dark-olive-green-metallic-intermix-paint-kit.html Does anyone know of a similar basecoat, or any way around ordering the kit from Eastwood? I'd like to just do a basecoat...