Be sure to wet the floor/ground before painting also to lessen stirring up any
dust. When the '68 was painted, that is what he did. It is Sherwin Williams
BC/CC and it is the most brittle S#!% around. I will steer anyone I can away
from S. W. I like them as much as Frank likes M*$$. Anyway, dampen the floor
before painting.................
Keith Turk wrote:
> Well Hey Mark.... I am just not a fan of indoor painting with the toxicity
> of paints today.. that is why I paint out doors... I shoot for the low
> humidy morning with light or no wind.... and prepare myself to wait....
> unless it's like the race car... then I just paint it... Otherwise the
> projects don't require that kinda time intervals waiting for weather...
>
> I guess what I am saying is if that isn't avalible to you ( northern Climate
> or something...) I would send it out... I have no fear of the old paint...
> but these new paints are scary to me... I like a little breeze and a Super
> quality respirator.... ( this from a guy who smokes )
>
> K ( okay I guess I said send it out...)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hanna, Mark" <mhanna@ball.com>
> To: "'Keith Turk'" <kturk@ala.net>; "Spridget Mail List"
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 7:22 PM
> Subject: RE: home painting your LBC
>
> > Hi Keith ,
> > Welcome back. I have always painted my own cars in the garage with very
> good
> > results. I have always used acrylic lacquer and enamel paints. This time I
> > am using Dupont urethane Base Coat / Clear Coat. I have already sprayed
> the
> > car in self etching primer. and I am about to start with the block sanding
> > and high build primer phase. I have never sprayed BC/CC and I have heard
> bad
> > things about the toxicity of these types of paints. My car will be painted
> > British Racing Green GN.29 . Should I hang sheets of plastic in my garage
> > to create an improvised paint booth and spray it myself ? or Should I
> leave
> > the spraying of the final color to a professional ? I have a lot of time
> and
> > money into this project and don't want to wreck it at the final stage.
> > Thanks for any advice,
> > Mark Hanna
> > AN5
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Keith Turk [SMTP:kturk@ala.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 9:32 AM
> > > To: David Riker; Spridget Mail List
> > > Subject: home painting your LBC
> > >
> > > David I totally agree.... I am now and always have been a proponent of
> the
> > > Driveway Paint job...Here is the basics of how I would do it...
> > >
> > > Find a Paint supplier.... buy the guy a Donut and cup of coffee.... go
> > > hang
> > > out for a bit in otherwords.... tell him your going to buy 100% of your
> > > materials from him ... Paint, Sandpaper and so on.....all you require is
> > > that he walk you through each of the steps.... He isn't going to teach
> you
> > > how to paint your car... but he might help more then you suspect... He
> is
> > > a
> > > salesman.... his job is to sell his products .... He knows them and how
> to
> > > use them... and since he is recommending each step in the process he
> will
> > > sell you a TOTAL system which is compatible... each step of the way...
> > > from
> > > Primer to Clearcoat... he may even know of a booth avalible at a local
> > > collage or something... ( booths are over rated )
> > >
> > > the only paint that is hard to shoot are metalic's... Straight color is
> > > simple... and I don't care what it looks like up front I can fix it....
> > > that's why I paint in my driveway... which is gravel down at the shop...
> > > The key to a quality paint job isn't the shine....it's the Prep and
> > > Cleanliness of the surface when the paint is applied and how well you
> sand
> > > and polish it afterwards... or between the base coat and the clear
> > > coat....
> > > Color sanding is a wonderful thing and a polisher is a cheap way to a
> show
> > > quality shine...
> > > Don't think this is a quick way to a cheap paint job....it's
> expensive...
> > > even if you own the air compressor and sanders.... ( if you don't the
> > > cheapies at the hardware store are fine for the couple of times in your
> > > life
> > > you going to do this ) My favorite paint is PPG Delstar but use
> whatever
> > > the nicest guy recommends... you might even go to a couple of folks just
> > > to
> > > see how many donuts you can eat in a Morning... none of it is Bad Paint
> > > unless it's cheap.
> > >
> > > Keith Turk ( yes I painted the Camaro in my driveway... and the rest of
> my
> > > cars ) ( when Hot Rod wrote the article the guy was amazed... he had
> seen
> > > Bazillion buck jobs that weren't as nice ) www.landracing.com/soal
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