EPfiffner
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I've been hanging out here for a couple years reading voraciously and checking out others work.
I haven't had to ask many questions because I end up finding what I need if I read long enough.
Here is my 70 MGB project, I just painted the shell this weekend, my birthday weekend.
Friday, my birthday, I used the @Jim C "piss coat" method for sealer, let it dry a couple hours, followed by 3 coats of activated Motobase from @Chad.S (thanks!) I actually bought a lot of my SPI from Chad is well, great price and service.
Overnight dry, then tack and 4 coats UV with slow activator.
I have an LPH400 since everyone on here gushes about them, and it made me look like a pro! (No, not quite!)
I have to share a couple "challenges" that I'm sure you can relate to: 2nd coat of clear, wearing a paint suit and even have the sleeves taped, water gushes out the sleeve all over the front fender..
Just before the 4th coat of clear, I clean and reassemble the gun. Luckily I was smart enough to test it after assembly.
Pull the trigger, no air! Put on a blow gun, have air. Take the gun apart, everything looks good.
I take the regulator off the gun and hook directly to air, zero flow.
Luckily I had another regulator and was able to slap it together and get the last coat on pretty close to the half hour flash.
Oh and 1 thing I don't like about the Iwata is that damn air valve on the bottom. 2 or 3 times that stupid thing closed up on me mysteriously.
Thanks to everyone for sharing the knowledge, and helping me through my first paint job!
I haven't had to ask many questions because I end up finding what I need if I read long enough.
Here is my 70 MGB project, I just painted the shell this weekend, my birthday weekend.
Friday, my birthday, I used the @Jim C "piss coat" method for sealer, let it dry a couple hours, followed by 3 coats of activated Motobase from @Chad.S (thanks!) I actually bought a lot of my SPI from Chad is well, great price and service.
Overnight dry, then tack and 4 coats UV with slow activator.
I have an LPH400 since everyone on here gushes about them, and it made me look like a pro! (No, not quite!)
I have to share a couple "challenges" that I'm sure you can relate to: 2nd coat of clear, wearing a paint suit and even have the sleeves taped, water gushes out the sleeve all over the front fender..
Just before the 4th coat of clear, I clean and reassemble the gun. Luckily I was smart enough to test it after assembly.
Pull the trigger, no air! Put on a blow gun, have air. Take the gun apart, everything looks good.
I take the regulator off the gun and hook directly to air, zero flow.
Luckily I had another regulator and was able to slap it together and get the last coat on pretty close to the half hour flash.
Oh and 1 thing I don't like about the Iwata is that damn air valve on the bottom. 2 or 3 times that stupid thing closed up on me mysteriously.
Thanks to everyone for sharing the knowledge, and helping me through my first paint job!
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