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Hi. My name is Lou and I love my 90 Silverado....I just have to cure her of cancer.
Here's the plan:

Tandem compressors

compressor 1
Craftsman oiless (late 80'S early 90's)
4 hp
15 gal.
125 psi
8.9 @ 40 psi
6.9 @ 90 psi

Compressor 2
Central Pneumatic oiled
2 hp
29 gal.
150 psi
7.3 cfm @ 40 psi
5.9 cfm @ 90 psi

The gun is a Sharpe Finex Fx1000 with 1.4 tip and 3m pps 20 0z. cups.
29 max psi and 7 cfm requirement.
I'll probably purchase a cheapo primer gun if I can't use just one gun for the whole job.

I want to shoot 6620 epoxy primer to back of panels in rust prone areas and use epoxy as a sealer over the whole truck.
I want to shoot the truck with single stage but I don't want just black, red, or white. I would prefer a dark charcoal color.
Can I mix 4200 and 4201 single stage to achieve the color I want?

Thanks for all you help now and in the future.
 
Hi Lou,

Glad you are here, now for mixing the 4200 and 4202, that will not get you where you want to be with the color, you will need to pick a gray out and buy it.
Feel free to call me if I can advise.
barry
 
Thanks Barry. Are Martin Senour paints better quality than Omni or duplicolor paint shop or eastwood single stages.
I have a NAPA just up the street. And would these work well as a top coat with 6620 as a sealer. I don't want to ruin the foundation.
What are some opinions on the plan of attack with my existing equiptment.
 
martin senour is sherman williams. im not familiar with their different lines but i am pretty sure anything will be better than duplicolor or eastwood. not sure how it compares to omni. probably along the same lines (guessing)
 
If you use martin senior see if they can mix pro base, its better than crossfire but doesn't cost as much as tec base or their higher end paint.
 
Well, looks like I'm going to NAPA. At least it's convenient. I can't wait till my truck is done because I have a 70 Monte Carlo that needs introduced to some new make-up. From what I'm reading about spi black, she's gonna' look good.

With my current set-up, does anyone think I'll have trouble painting these vehicles? I'm trying to eliminate any possible problems before I start shooting without purchasing another compressor.
 
Sherwin has a decent single stage in Ultra, prefixed U1, I wonder what the equivalent Martin-Senour product is. I believe Crossfire is the same as Dimension, which can be OK paint (depending on which one), but not as chip resistant as I like. Dries pretty hard and a bit brittle. For sure you will want their 4:1 paint to hardener type, run away from 8:1 old acrylic enamel style stuff.
 
I suppose I should give you guy's my budget for paint as this will help set me in the right direction.
For paint alone, not including any reducers or hardeners, I'm thinking around $150 to $200 per gallon and I cosider that a conservative budget.
I heard somewhere that Glasurit costs upwards of $500 per gallon. I have no clue wether thats true or not but that is way more than I'm willing to spend for my first attempt at painting.
I figure I'm going to need about 1.5 to 2 gallons of sprayable.
So, what is a good ss urethane in my price range?
 
Varathane from Home Depot? :p

Not to be rude, but I really think you should wait until more money is available for topcoat. SPI SS is $210 per gallon, and you need hardener on top of that. Anything you can get for less will be crap... There, I said it.
 
I don't consider that rude. Straight-up-to the point. That's what I need.
I don't want to use crap paint.
If I can't get a good dark gray single stage than I'm not against painting the truck with a good black ss.
 
The post above is me. Sorry to revive such an old thread but I thought it better than repeating myself.
Still working on the truck, life still throwing curve balls (4 deaths in the family, 1 granddaughter added) but the ever-ready bunny still lives.
Good to be back.
As an fyi, the plan is still the same with the exception of materials being used.
SPI epoxy, SPI black base, SPI universal clear.
I'll be moving forward on this as soon as my new LMC Truck panels hold 70* F.
 
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