Latest experiance with some new paint toys

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

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I just painted a cobra over the weekend after doing all the bodywork over the last four moths. Side job for a local guy so I tried to do it as nice as possible.

So I reinvested in some tools like a Sata 4000 HVLP. Used it for base and kept the Iwata 400 for clear. The Sata was well worth the investment and the base came out very nice, no blotching, molting or stripping that I have seen so far. It's Corvette Atomic Orange so a lot of metallic and pearl ghost stripes.

Now I also opted for the Norton cup system. I know there are others and some people swear by disposables, but for me I just wasn't impressed. Seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. I had a bigger mess on my bench than I ever did with a traditional cup. For than matter I can't see how it's more environmentally friendly to throw all that plastic away verses a cup or two of reducer.

I'd say 50% of any problems were my fault and just getting used the bag and cup system (burb the bag before turning right side up, when disconnecting quickly take it off so to limit spillage, etc.) Also noticed the paint delivery would slow down as the bag collapsed. I think I'd rather have it just run out all at once like a regular cup. The bags supposedly reduce waste, but when the bag collapsed completely and stopped spraying, there was still paint inside. Frankly it didn't spray that well upside down either, but that was my fault because I didn't burp it properly. And to be fair I didn't care for the sample Sata cups that came with the gun either. I would either forget to open the vent cap and starve the paint, or forget to close it and dribble paint on the bench when refilling.

Also ordered the Flex buffer everyone (Shine) raves about. That will be here tomorrow and I can toss the Horrible Fright one on the trash. Overall everything came out pretty good a couple clear runs here and there but no big deal.


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looks great. until you said something i thought it was candy orange when i looked at the pics.
 
Turn the gun upside down with the air hose disconnected, pull the trigger wide open and wait 3-4 seconds, now take the cup off the gun BEFORE turning it back to right side up.

I agree the flow slows down as the bag empties, at least with the PPG system. I bought an Iwata system from Chad and find it to work quite well, except you cannot go upside down. You can reuse the containers for a couple goes too. They do not use a bag.
Once you get the hang of the connect and disconnect they work great. I like being able to have 2-3 cups filled and ready to use, spray a cup out, take about 1 minute to change to a full one and go some more :)
 
They discontinued this system!!! :mad-new:

I am not to happy about this.. really liked this system because it still used a hard cup..
 
It's PPG DBC. It covered pretty well with three coats. BUT, just to be sure, I set the hood and trunk lid on the car and sprayed a fourth coat just to ensure even coverage panel to panel and so the metallic would lay right. Already did a "two tone" job once.

It is a nice color, but it really needs the sun to make it pop. Inside or in shade, it's not very vibrant. But I know that happens with a lot of colors.

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Wish there were some magic tools for sanding out urethane wave. I cut and buffed the hood last night and am going to back with 1000 and a wood block to flatten it better. I thought I was going to get lucky by using my orbital w/ 1000, 1500 and 3000. The finish is fine, but I can still see waves. It's just not going to get flat without an old fashioned hard block I guess.
 
Thanks

I just sprayed two coats of pearl that was based on the pearl that was in the base color. Simple and had the effect the owner wanted. Two coats was the sweet spot. One coat was too subtle and three or more turn it too much gold.

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very nice! were the doors painted on or off? What sealer color?
 
The doors were painted off, without the body on the chassis there was no way to hold them up. The doors were hung in the correct orientation so I took a gamble that they would match and I was very happy with how they turned out. I painted everything 3 coats separate with the panels hanging and then carefully set the hood and trunk lid on and did a 4th blending coat. They had to be set in place to do the stripe layout anyway. That new Sata 4000 was worth every penny. I just sprayed over grey epoxy wet sanded 600. The next day I rehung the panels on the stands to clear them.
 
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