Do-It-Yourself Painters
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (Roadster71)
I've painted a few things now and the worst part abut painting outside is the sun. The sun is NOT and will cause the paint to dry too fast and haze. No amount of wet sanding will get that out :cry
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Haslet,Texas
Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (stinky)
http://www.paintucation.com
From the responses on the forum at that site, these are some really good videos to learn about painting. I will probably get a couple of these videos before I even think about pulling the trigger. The car he uses in his "Paint Your Own Car" video is even a Vette(a C4).
From the responses on the forum at that site, these are some really good videos to learn about painting. I will probably get a couple of these videos before I even think about pulling the trigger. The car he uses in his "Paint Your Own Car" video is even a Vette(a C4).
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Lake Wylie, South Carolina
Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (73'Vette)
Guys read this article. I promise if you follow Lars' instructions to a tee it will turn out great. I spent the money on videoes and books and stuff like that. Then I read this paper and kept a copy of it in the garage while I worked. The other books are now just collecting dust. Also I bought a Chicago pneumatic HVLP gun from Harbor Freight for $45. Anybody can spray paint. The talent is in the prep and post paint wet sanding and buffing.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=111&TopicID=3
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=111&TopicID=3
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Brighton MI
Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (BlackRat)
After reading Lars' article in the previous post, I feel pretty good! I've followed his instructions almost the the letter (including the materials) and wasn't even aware I was doing it. Guess my other mentors through the years knew what they were doing too. I did the same thing on the previous paint job that I'm sanding off right now. Kinda feel bad because it turned out really nice, but I'm doing a frame-off this time and wanted to change the color also.
Yes... sanding the whole car takes a LONG time (especially the jambs) and creates an immense amount of dust, even with running the shop vac every 20 minutes or so. Buy a good mask!
Yes... sanding the whole car takes a LONG time (especially the jambs) and creates an immense amount of dust, even with running the shop vac every 20 minutes or so. Buy a good mask!
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Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (73'Vette)
I have painted several vehicles (7 I think) in my buddy's garage. We use a chain link fence pole structure that we suspend from the ceiling and drape plastic sheeting over it and duct tape it together. We run a fairly large fan up front to pull in fresh air and a smaller fan to draw out the fumes. This allows it maintain a positive air pressure inside to keep the walls pushed out. I use a charcoal type respirator that I got from Lowe's or Home Depot. I have never had any problems thus far and have been doing this for 2-3 years, shooting only BC/CC paint systems. I am also a runner and it hasn't affected my ability to complete 10k road races! Hope this helps.
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Re: Do-It-Yourself Painters (hile62)
If the booth (homemade or factory) has good enough ventilation you don't need the fresh air system, but use a new set of cans for your ventilation mask. And make sure you have every piece of skin COVERED, you take in just as much of the toxic stuff through your skin as you would breathing it.
3M makes special mask cans that are to be used with the ico's in the bc/cc systems. I've done it for years with no effects, and yes that's over 20 years of home paint jobs. Just make sure you're not breathing it in and that it does not come in contact with any skin (including eyes and face) and you will be fine.
Good luck, and post pics when you're done.
Greg
3M makes special mask cans that are to be used with the ico's in the bc/cc systems. I've done it for years with no effects, and yes that's over 20 years of home paint jobs. Just make sure you're not breathing it in and that it does not come in contact with any skin (including eyes and face) and you will be fine.
Good luck, and post pics when you're done.
Greg
