This ain’t no black single stage…

Four coats of universal sprayed with my Hippy limited edition Sata 5500 RP 1.3. :) A bit of peel but should cut and buff nice. Hats off to the guys who can shoot glass right out of the gun.

Don
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Looks great!
I have that dream, shooting clear glass that doesn't need any cutting or buffing.
From what I've read, that exists in the land of leprechauns and unicorns.
But I'll keep chasing it!
Even Barry posted in another thread that he doesn't get peel or trash and STILL puts in 10-12 hours hand blocking clear.
Guess that is the best to hope for.
 
Looks great!
I have that dream, shooting clear glass that doesn't need any cutting or buffing.
From what I've read, that exists in the land of leprechauns and unicorns.
But I'll keep chasing it!
The color definitely makes a difference as to the appearance as well. I have sprayed a few driver vehicles that didn't get cut and buffed due to money. However, once your eyes have seen a proper cut and buffed painted job, they are never satisfied with less than perfection.

Here's a hood as sprayed. This is a testament to how nice SPI clears spray and flow out:
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Same hood after cut and buff:
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Once you see the clarity of reflection and the depth of a cut and buffed paint job, it is impossible to be 100% satisfied anything less. However sometimes people don't want to pay for the hours of labor that go into the cutting and buffing so you "grin and bear it."
 
Nice Job! Love the color too.

Don, I see a door hanging in one picture, do you shoot both doors and hood in the booth at the same time you shoot the rest of the car?

Do you do the body work with everything installed on the car and then disassemble?
 
Nice Job! Love the color too.

Don, I see a door hanging in one picture, do you shoot both doors and hood in the booth at the same time you shoot the rest of the car?

Do you do the body work with everything installed on the car and then disassemble?
I shot the doors with the body but no room for the hood in my booth. It’s only 24’ long if I remember right. Car was final body worked with the doors installed sitting on the frame. Early work was done with the body on a jig.

Shooting base on the hood and headlight doors etc this afternoon. Fingers crossed…. :)

Don
 
I shot the doors with the body but no room for the hood in my booth. It’s only 24’ long if I remember right. Car was final body worked with the doors installed sitting on the frame. Early work was done with the body on a jig.

Shooting base on the hood and headlight doors etc this afternoon. Fingers crossed…. :)

Don
Thanks Don! Can’t wait to see this ride put together! Good luck
 
This booth in is your home shop?

Beautiful color btw!
Ya I bought it 6 years ago on ebay for $7500 if I remember right. It gets a lot of use and has been worth every penny. Took a friend and I roughly a week to assemble it. It is sort of a hybrid down draft/cross draft booth. There is a plenum on the top which holds the intake filters. The exhaust filters are on the end wall.

Don
 
Not much to see. It’s a bit of a pig pen :D. Not a spotless trophy shop kind of guy. My wife wants to retire and be my clean up assistant. :)
 
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