Hello All
I two have been thinking about doing my own prep to save money...
I have noticed that JC Whitney sells an airless paint sparayer for
automotive applications. Like a wagner power painter but this one
is designed specifically for automotive type paints. I think it was
like 80 bucks. Might this be a good comprimise for theh do it your
selfer??? As opposed to the huge expense of buying a good compresser
spray gun and all that stuff???
I was thinking about using this to spray on several coats of
thin primer.
Daniel
69 2000
>
> In a message dated 07/06/1999 2:52:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu writes:
>
> << So, if I do the sanding and puttying and body prep work, what primer
> should I be spraying? Is there a 'rattle can' primer compatible with
> getting a quality top coat laid down when the time comes?
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
> >>
>
> John,
>
> NO NO NO, don't try to get it prepped w/spray cans. I would suggest you get
> a book called "How to Paint Your Car"; it's available from Classic Motorbooks
> at 1-800-826-6600 and it will tell you a lot about prepping a car for paint.
> Just a couple of notes on a subject you could talk about for days...
>
> 1. If you expect the paint to stick to your prepped body, you're going to
> need to buy a compressor and a spray gun. The neat thing about primer is
> it's very forgiving. If you get a run, you can just wet sand it smooth again.
> 2. You don't have to go to bare metal but you HAVE to get down to SOUND (not
> flaking) paint. If you wet sand w/220 wet paper, you can get it done faster.
> The ENTIRE body has to be roughed up to give the old paint some "tooth" to
> adhere to.
> 3. Remove ALL old wax and polishes BEFORE you begin. You can use a wax and
> polish remover from an auto paint store or mineral spirits (paint thinner)
> works ok too.
> 4. Learn to do guide coats. The smallest little dent you can barely see in
> primer is glaringly obvious with shiny/$50/qt paint on it. If you really
> want to get a good looking job, you're going to need to learn to do body
> work. I can't remember the name of my favorite (it's packed) but Classic
> Motorbooks has several. It's very unlikely the body is totally straight.
> 5. It takes some time and is hard work, but very rewarding.
>
> Hope this helps. Email if you want me to ramble some more.....
>
> Joseph Berkenbile
> 70 1600
> Albuquerque
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