Quick paint question?
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From: Dayton Nevada
Quick paint question?
I just bought a stinger hood for my 79 and I want to paint the stinger black. Do I paint the whole hood the body color, then tape off what I don't want to paint black, or do I paint the stinger black, then tape off the stinger and paint the rest of the hood the body color?
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From: Enid Oklahoma
I just bought a stinger hood for my 79 and I want to paint the stinger black. Do I paint the whole hood the body color, then tape off what I don't want to paint black, or do I paint the stinger black, then tape off the stinger and paint the rest of the hood the body color?
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From: Fleetwood PA
Paint the whole thing, then tape and paper around your stinger. Black will cover any other color quickly, so you shouldn't need more than a couple coats. when you pull the tape, be sure to knock the edge of the black down a little with some scotch brite and almost no pressure on it. Just enough to knock down the lip where it rises against the tape. When you clear it, go just a little slower when you get to the black edge. This will build a little more thickness at the black edge, and when you color sand, you'll never feel the edge.
This is one of those" ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different answers" kind of questions. This is what I have done and it's worked well, but there are definitely other ways.
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Thanks for the input, I will do it that way. I just painted my bike. I sprayed it gloss black first, then layed down some vinyl graphics, then shot the basecoat. Pulled the graphics off and then cleared. It looks pretty good for being my first paint job, but I can feel the lines where the graphics were. I guess I will keep practicing. One more question for anyone who has painted their own vette, How much clear will I need to shoot the whole car? I bought a gallon, but have used some of it (2 bikes). I have about 3/4 left. Will that be enough for a nice gloss on the whole car? Thanks
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From: Fleetwood PA
3/4 should be more than enough. After you add the reducer and activator, you'll have over a gallon. I wouldn't mix more than 2 quarts in the beginning, it might go further than you think depending on your gun, pressure, and how much you reduce your clear . Good luck and take our time with it...it should come out fine.
Drifting
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From: Enid Oklahoma
Thanks for the input, I will do it that way. I just painted my bike. I sprayed it gloss black first, then layed down some vinyl graphics, then shot the basecoat. Pulled the graphics off and then cleared. It looks pretty good for being my first paint job, but I can feel the lines where the graphics were. I guess I will keep practicing. One more question for anyone who has painted their own vette, How much clear will I need to shoot the whole car? I bought a gallon, but have used some of it (2 bikes). I have about 3/4 left. Will that be enough for a nice gloss on the whole car? Thanks
