Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='847786
(Post 755524)
I dont really care to do cars as there are way too many people doing them and cutting thier own throats to get work. I dont give my time away.
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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' post='847791' date='Dec 3 2006, 07:38 PM
Lol@iceblue, painted parts of the unibody black like there was an actual frame under the car.. |
I appreciate responses from both Rob and iceblue (thought iceblue does always have a smart-ass tone in his posts, nothing personal). It gives me a range a quality that I can choose from.
I'm not looking to do a professional job (otherwise I'd take it to a professional), I'm merely trying to cover up the shitty job done previously. I know nobody, ever, will take a close enough look at the paint in this engine bay to tell a shitty job from a great one. Most people never noticed the black/red that's there now. But the detailed steps give me an idea as to what's required when/if I do decide to paint something "the right way." So yeah, I'll do a half-assed job, but for my application, it'll be better than what's there now. |
Originally Posted by Baldy' post='847826' date='Dec 4 2006, 07:58 AM
I appreciate responses from both Rob and iceblue (thought iceblue does always have a smart-ass tone in his posts, nothing personal). It gives me a range a quality that I can choose from. I'm not looking to do a professional job (otherwise I'd take it to a professional), I'm merely trying to cover up the shitty job done previously. I know nobody, ever, will take a close enough look at the paint in this engine bay to tell a shitty job from a great one. Most people never noticed the black/red that's there now. But the detailed steps give me an idea as to what's required when/if I do decide to paint something "the right way." So yeah, I'll do a half-assed job, but for my application, it'll be better than what's there now. |
im a sanding and polishing finatic, but when it comes to something like a engine bay with so many irregular areas and hardly any flat areas I think you would be out of your mind to even try to sand and polish it.
I cant see how one would even get orange peel painting a engine bay. I cant see it even needing it, lay it on nice and wet and leave it alone. Good paint looks awesome if you never break that original membrane by sanding and polishing it. Baldy- you could clean, scuff, sand, clean everything real good, lay some self etching wet on wet primer and paint on the bad areas, then go with like 2 coats overall. Reason why I said single stage is because your going black so why bother going with 3 coats of base and 2-3 coats of clear when 2-3 coats of single stage will do the job. Besides- you can get some very durable paint in single stage, basecoat/clearcoat is nowhere near as durable as some of the industrial application type single stages. On body parts of course always sand and polish. |
Good info, thanks.
I was looking at this, $39.99 at harbor freight: pressure pot gun I just need to double check to make sure my compressor has the cfm and what not |
Oh, and I'll be sure to sand IF the black paint the previous owner used starts flaking of when I'm scrubbing.
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I don't care who you are if you spray coats of clear you will have orange peel. There are some tricks with reducer to eat the clear flat but that’s another skill not for this thread.
It can be done I tell you, just know what your doing and have the right tools. When you do the body work I did and a car for magazines and show and weekend driving you do things perfectly. As always nothing but comes from my work. That is why the engine bay is color sanded and buffed. There is over 550 hours of labor in the bay alone. |
when you spray single stage paints alot you would see clear lays down the best.
You sprayed that funky pink and probably because its a uneven surface went a little light on the paint as not to get it blotchy, so you had a uphill battle with the clear to try to spray it smooth. Things tend to look much better in pictures then they do in person, seen plenty of magazine and television cars that looked crappy in person. |
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='848108
(Post 755846)
Things tend to look much better in pictures then they do in person, seen plenty of magazine and television cars that looked crappy in person.
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