UV clear “dry spray”

Retarder is just a very slow drying solvent, as long as it it tightly capped it should last for years. It's better for all materials to be in an area where temperature swings are limited, this will slow deterioration and ensure that caps aren't leaking due to excessive pressure/vacuum buildups in the cans.
 
I sprayed this last night with 5 coats uv with around 8% retarder. That was the easy math. This allowed it to stay just wet enough that it never over sprayed dry. My retarder quart was from 2020.
 

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Brad J. said:
I sprayed this last night with 5 coats uv with around 8% retarder. That was the easy math. This allowed it to stay just wet enough that it never over sprayed dry. My retarder quart was from 2020.
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Looks nice! What is the make of that car?
 
OP, get a can of Bloxygen. It's canned nitrogen that when sprayed into a can will displace the oxygen with a heavier gas. This will help your products stay as fresh as a spring day.
 
I use slow act and retarder for all temps too. You're gonna want to put more clear on that pretty quick.
 
and I thought it was an avanti, shameful of me huh!

Hey, I wanted to pic brains on refinish process on the dually fenders on the F350 - should I start a new thread, or continue this one - I think they're fiberglass or some composite , needs a repaint too.....
 
BTW, good to know on the retarder's shelf life, when I'm throwing away old materials I think "how much did that cost??"
 
EDP said:
Hey, I wanted to pic brains on refinish process on the dually fenders on the F350 - should I start a new thread, or continue this one - I think they're fiberglass or some composite , needs a repaint too.....
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I think it would be better to start a new one in the Fiberglass and Plastics sub forum

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From my brother the italian car nut.

Oh yeah V12. The 350GT was the original.

1st Lamborghini, Ferrucio was tired of having to fix his Ferrari and suggested a correction to Enzo to make it more dependable. That didn't go over well, and he said screw it, I'll just build my own.

They enlarged the engine and only made a few 400's before putting into the Miura instead.
 
Good eye on the 350gt. I'm doing a strip and paint with a new interior. Not full restoration. The lines are beautiful until I see the headlights and then I want to throw up. My opinion after working on this thing for 8 months is the Italians should stick to making pasta. They skinned aluminum over steel structure. Think of the fun that makes after 55 years.

BTW. The retarder has made my UV look like glass that I could never achieve without it. Been using a LS400 since they came out and it never did dial it in until the I added retarder one day in hot weather. Now, I'd have a hard time giving up the LS400.
 
I even like the headlights! Quirky italian character. Awesome car!
Aluminum over steel, yikes! Retarder and slow act in my UV clear even in cool weather.
 
Fixed my “dry spray”, yay!

Wet sanded 1000,1500,2500 then trizact 3k pad then McGuires 105, 205 and 3m perfecta (think that’s what it called). Nice and smooth now, looks great and good enough for an old F350 that’s not getting a complete repaint !

Oh yeah ! What would 1200C paper equate to in the P scale? Have some, didn’t use it as unsure of grit???

I agree on the lambo headlights, they detract from the elegant lines of the car.
 
Slofut said:
From my brother the italian car nut.

Oh yeah V12. The 350GT was the original.

1st Lamborghini, Ferrucio was tired of having to fix his Ferrari and suggested a correction to Enzo to make it more dependable. That didn't go over well, and he said screw it, I'll just build my own.

They enlarged the engine and only made a few 400's before putting into the Miura instead.
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Interesting. I'm not a sports car guy so I pay little attention to this car. I guess it a pretty big deal but I just want to push it out and get back to prewar work. The owner also owns a similar year 12 cylinder Ferrari. The two guys I work with for the collection both say the Lambo is a dog compared to the Ferrari. I've never driven either, but the lambo suspension looks pretty advanced to what we had back then. I have driven a couple of the late 50's 300sl Mercedes and they are interesting compared to American cars of the same era. Miserable to drive unless you rev the hell out of them. Those were fuel injected 6 cylinders. Europeans did it different. Myself, I'll take a boat with lots of the chrome that float, and make our crappy roads smooth.
 
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