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This may have been posted here before, but I stumbled across this and thought that it could possibly benefit someone not wanting to spend big bucks to paint a race car…
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
ha, ha, I spent way too much time last night reading through that mega thread after seeing it on BF.c. Intriquing!
cheers,
bruce
Steven540i wrote:
[quote]This may have been posted here before, but I stumbled across this and thought that it could possibly benefit someone not wanting to spend big bucks to paint a race car…
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1[/quote]
Bruce - this does work and doesn’t look bad at all. One of Mike’s friends informed us he was going to do it - we laughed, joked about the roller marks, etc. But, it turned out great. I’m considering it as well -
Ed
Wow that has to be the longest thread ever posted! I got thru about 8 pages and gave up. So one of you paint experts help me understand…
Most of them say they apply multiple coats, sand, multiple coats, sand,etc. I thought I read that with enamel you had to recoat within a small time window (1-2 hours) or wait for days? Is that the case? ARe they really turning this into a multiple week effort?
Keith
edavidson wrote:
[quote]Bruce - this does work and doesn’t look bad at all. One of Mike’s friends informed us he was going to do it - we laughed, joked about the roller marks, etc. But, it turned out great. I’m considering it as well -
Ed[/quote]
here’s some pics. It’s my roomates car. He simply used a paint roller and kept wet sanding between coats. It does take awhile but its very cheep. It’s also for sale.
Using a roller is penny wise - pound foolish. Painting is 95% labor. Why add a week of sanding to avoid buying a decent $100-$200 spray gun? I’ve done 6 cars now - I’d spend $100 everytime to save a few hours of labor. Just what my time (and more likely the avoided aggravation) is worth.
Welcome back from vacation Stephen. If I may say so, those Salazar cars that you painted really do look SPECTACULAR!!!
-Vic
Salazar Car #54 - Blue and White baby AAOOWWW!!
in that thread the OP is advocating that you have to mask less, the paint is cheaper, you don’t have to find a place that is appropriate to spray in, maybe fewer issues with dust settling on the paint
smdubovsky wrote:
leggwork wrote:
[quote]in that thread the OP is advocating that you have to mask less, the paint is cheaper, you don’t have to find a place that is appropriate to spray in, maybe fewer issues with dust settling on the paint
Masking takes 1-2hrs, still WAY less than sanding. You can spray any paint you can roll, so cost isn’t an issue. The Salazar ares are painted using ~$75/gal dupont Nason. If you take your time the finish is good enough to avoid sanding alltogether. All cars were painted in the driveway.
The 911 will be flawless - all about prep and picking the right time to spray (EARLY morning). Dust/bugs are still a problem even w/ a roller. I used Dupont Croma-system on it. It orange peeled in places and required some sanding first go around. Its been waiting for another few coats (had to fix 2 tiny body prep problems) but w/ my extra experience I should be able to avoid the peel this time out.
SMD
And Han’s air dam looks so good too.
:whistle:
Carter
victorhall wrote:
[quote]Welcome back from vacation Stephen. If I may say so, those Salazar cars that you painted really do look SPECTACULAR!!!
-Vic
Salazar Car #54 - Blue and White baby AAOOWWW!!
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