Shop Stands
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RosharonRooster
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Jim C
Oldtimer
i never had any stands for anything. i always hung everything. this way i can spray 360deg around everything. i have these heavy washers welded to the ceiling everywhere in a grid pattern then i made 3' long hooks from 1/8" rod. a hook bent on each end. this brings the lower end of the hook a little higher than head height. i can hook the washers anywhere i want. i can throw some lock wire loops on whatever parts i want to hang then just put them up on the hooks. its the most versatile way to do it i think. you can basically hang anything you want in any location or orientation.
RenewAP
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I've been using that same set-up for a little over 20 years. I'm curious how long you've been using your hooks so I can tell if you stole my idea or I stole yours? I have 4 rods 3' long and 4 at 5' long. 10' ceiling.
Jim C
Oldtimer
lol, that has to be maybe around 2002-2003 ish i would say. i was using that method a couple years before i built my shop. everything i used to paint was hung so everything like car doors to motorcycle bodywork and small parts. i must have 40-50 hooks. i dont use them much anymore but still once in awhile
RosharonRooster
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I hang alot of stuff too. Hoods and trunks. I tied them to 5 gallon buckets of water with chicken wire to keep them from moving when I clear them
Whitesnake
Newbie
The wooden stands, dollies etc are handy cause you can send screws, fasteners, etc anywhere you need in them to hold parts. And easy to build. Got Eric O. On the tv nice! He’s good entertainment and a great mechanic. And from my neck of the woods the good old prny haha. And hey the tires are still flat on the Trail Blazer
lol.
Whitesnake
Newbie
They’re def handy. When I used to paint a lot of sport bikes it was kinda annoying though. Fairings hanging all over and they’re so light that the air pressure from the gun will blow them around so had to hold with one hand and spray with the other. Def a job to wear gloves lol. That and half the paint goes in the air. Don’t really miss doing them.
Dean Jenkins
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When we painted the Bug last summer we made an A-Frame out of scrap lumber to hang all the parts on.
Had casters so we could roll it out into the sun after shooting.
Had casters so we could roll it out into the sun after shooting.
You have to be creative according to your environment for sure.
Working vs Painting requires a a different type generally but can be a combo of. Just depends on "what" the work requires. I've done it All ways possible in order for the Best outcome and some were really bizarre but necessary.
The Dragsters were the most complicated with all the panels and graphics and such.
Working vs Painting requires a a different type generally but can be a combo of. Just depends on "what" the work requires. I've done it All ways possible in order for the Best outcome and some were really bizarre but necessary.
The Dragsters were the most complicated with all the panels and graphics and such.
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I'd like to build a set of those to use on the next one. I use scaffold and cheap foldup saw horses for most of my stuff. Primed the fenders using the scaffold and ended up moving those to saw horses for color and clear.
John
