auto painting help
Phil Waters
Hi, I'm not sure I'm in the right group, but I looking for direction. I
am looking for guidance and information. I have an older Volvo I have
restored and would like to paint. I have had some limited painting
experience, mainly filling and prep work. Can anyone advise me on what
type paint system would be reliable and easy to use for the novice. Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks
shoptask
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Phil,
Try one of the clear over base coat systems- basically you have a primer for
your repair work, followed by a primer sealer- then a base color coat then a
clear coat to give the gloss-
Its nice to use in a home garage because if you get any dust or runs in the
base color coat, you can wet sand them out and spot them before doing the
clear- However the product is expensive- figure about 300.00 for a car- also
be sure to use a respirator not just a dust mask and try to get some good
ventilation- just finished an old Porsche and came out nice-
jt
jhowd
If you plan to do any painting in your garage on that scale, and your
garage is attached to the house, you are nuts. All of the base coat clear
coat automotive systems today use activated clear with isocyanates. Even
the two part epoxy primers use an isocyanate activater. This one ingredient
can cause irreversible lung damage. Not only from not using the proper
resperator, but it sticks to your clothes and everything else. It will seep
into the house putting all occupants at risk. I have been in the body
business for 28 years, and believe me, this is nasty stuff. Prep the car at
home, and then take it to your local body shop or a Maaco franchise for the
final paint. The money you save is not worth the damage you can inflict on
yourself and family. Sorry this is so long, but this is a subject not to be
taken lightly.
Joe
Phil Waters <p...@tuscola.net> wrote in article
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Ted Edwards
Phil Waters wrote:
> I have an older Volvo I have
> restored and would like to paint.
A friend and I repainted the door of his van with my paint sprayer (see
http://www.loganact.com/mwn/howto/paint/paint.html). It's an older unit
(mid '70s). He got the matching paint from GM. We did the work outside
on a calm day. It's not pro bodyshop quality but it looks ok. Don't
know how fussy you want to be.
Ted
LaVerne
I just had a car painted, including wet sanding. While there one of the
owners told me that the way they used to get the good looking paint jobs if
you were doing it in your garage or barn or whatever, was to lay the paint
on good and thick. You could even use a brush, then wet sand with 2000 grit
paper and polish.
LaVerne Karras
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