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PUNISHER VETTE
I'm gearing up to paint my vette hopefully. Planning on a metallic gray.
I've been reading old threads all morning but sometimes it's just easier to get direct advice for me.
1. Seems like the Iwata lph400lv is an all around "good" gun for base and clears so was planning on buying that in the silver tip. Amazon sells them...but $100 higher than it seems other places. Just didn't know if there was a well known store that many use? I'm a novice but want something that's good to give me as much help painting as possible.
What I have:
-80g compressor. 16cfm so should be plenty.
-50' of hose from basement to garage with a nice water trap and then a 5micron bowl filter(works awesome)
-Vaper for primer.
-some hand block sanding stuff. durablocks and the 3 set flex boards. Will probably buy some of the foam soft sanders too since the vette has lots of curves.
-6" Dewalt electric DA.
-90deg die grinder
-New 25' 3/8 ID hose for when I paint only.
DO I NEED?:
-a desiccant dryer for smaller than 5micron and oils?
Not sure of the inlet/outlet size but like the price of this DeVilbiss unit. But would rather NOT spend $150 if I don't need it.
-I have little knowledge on sanding once I paint base. Do I wet sand the metallic? I'm still researching this stage so bare with me.
I know I need to sand the clear so what tools, compounds, and pads are needed for all these sanding steps? The safer they are for a novice the better lol. DA's, orbitals, polishers, million different pads and compounds... There aren't very many flat areas on my '69 so what are good ways to avoid damaging my paint job using tools designed for mostly flat surfaces?
Anything else you can think of I will need. Sorry for the long novel!
I've been reading old threads all morning but sometimes it's just easier to get direct advice for me.
1. Seems like the Iwata lph400lv is an all around "good" gun for base and clears so was planning on buying that in the silver tip. Amazon sells them...but $100 higher than it seems other places. Just didn't know if there was a well known store that many use? I'm a novice but want something that's good to give me as much help painting as possible.
What I have:
-80g compressor. 16cfm so should be plenty.
-50' of hose from basement to garage with a nice water trap and then a 5micron bowl filter(works awesome)
-Vaper for primer.
-some hand block sanding stuff. durablocks and the 3 set flex boards. Will probably buy some of the foam soft sanders too since the vette has lots of curves.
-6" Dewalt electric DA.
-90deg die grinder
-New 25' 3/8 ID hose for when I paint only.
DO I NEED?:
-a desiccant dryer for smaller than 5micron and oils?
Not sure of the inlet/outlet size but like the price of this DeVilbiss unit. But would rather NOT spend $150 if I don't need it.
-I have little knowledge on sanding once I paint base. Do I wet sand the metallic? I'm still researching this stage so bare with me.
I know I need to sand the clear so what tools, compounds, and pads are needed for all these sanding steps? The safer they are for a novice the better lol. DA's, orbitals, polishers, million different pads and compounds... There aren't very many flat areas on my '69 so what are good ways to avoid damaging my paint job using tools designed for mostly flat surfaces?
Anything else you can think of I will need. Sorry for the long novel!