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| Girlfriends, 87 Coupe, Paint Build. Sanding Has Begun (Page 5/12) |
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rogergarrison
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JAN 13, 06:13 PM
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400 dry is fine for basecoat paint. Anything finer is just more work and overkill plus it dont get as good a bond to the paint. You are right that open coat 400 paper is finer than 400 black wet-n-dry. I never wet sand before painting except a panel im blending a spot repair into. I do that with a wet scotchbrite. It works fine for me on show quality paint jobs. You cant get it any smoother than glass. 
On your gun Jimmy, I looked at the picture of it after we talked. I see the knob on the side for pattern adjustment and in the back I see 2 knobs, not just one. The lower one with the philips screw in the end should be the fluid control, and should be turned most of the way out. The one on the top should be an airflow adjustment. Its hard to tell from your picture angle.
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JimmyS
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FEB 17, 02:44 PM
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GKDINC came over a week or so ago and we played with the gun a bit. We got it figured out finally and it turns out that I had the pressure a bit too low and was pushing too much material through the gun. I also did not have the fan adjusted right. I finally got the hood, bumpers and fenders re-primed and fully sanded. I sprayed all the edges and the underside of the front bumper with color and clear. I also got the whole underside of the hood painted black and coated with semi-glosss clear. I am very pleased with the turn out so far and my girlfriend is loving the color! I will post some pics later.
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JimmyS
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FEB 17, 03:09 PM
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A few pics... more later.
Fender with edges painted and cleared
Bottom of front bumper painted and cleared
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rogergarrison
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FEB 17, 04:12 PM
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Looks good, but you made yourself a lot of extra work. When you trim in edges, either mask right on the angle where you have a sharp edge, or DONT mask it at all. I always get the panel all ready, spray the edges and let it overspray, Then just mask the trimmed area, scuff the panel again and shoot it. By masking the way you did, you now have a distinct line that you have to block out. Ive seen edges like that pop back thru finished paint. Not to where you can feel it, but in the light you will see the line. Same thing happens when you put striping on, even decals. We did semi cabs a long time ago, refurbished for used truck dealers. We chemically stripped the whole cab body, primered, sanded and painted them. Most after a month or two, you could look at it in the right angle and read the signs right back off it. And remember this was on panels that were stripped to bare metal. Block those edges and hope for the best. Lighter colors will hide it more, but very hard on dark colors like black. Looks like its going to be pretty nice though. I personally love any shade of maroon or burgandy. ------------------
Owner / Operator Custom Paint and Body...
specializing in Corvette & Higher End Autos for 40+ years
Ferrari, Mercedes and Porsche Approved
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66 Dodge Killer Bee Coronet
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fieroboom
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FEB 17, 05:01 PM
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87GT2M6
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FEB 17, 05:44 PM
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very nice work.. keep posting the updates love to see how it all turns out 
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GODFATHER
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FEB 17, 06:28 PM
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Looking good Jimmy. That color looks a hell of alot better then PINK!! 
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JimmyS
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FEB 17, 11:32 PM
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Please don't flame me, I'm just the installer, I didn't pick the designs.
Mr. Mikes Leatherette seats. Another gift to Danielle from her Mom.
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87GT2M6
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FEB 17, 11:53 PM
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Seat looks fantastic..now I would not have Stitch on mine but that does not take away from the fact it looks great...fine job on Mikes part and the installer.
keep the progress coming...
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JimmyS
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FEB 18, 12:10 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 87GT2M6:
Seat looks fantastic..now I would not have Stitch on mine but that does not take away from the fact it looks great...fine job on Mikes part and the installer.
keep the progress coming...
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I tried very hard to get her to not have stich put on the seats but she would not give an inch on that. I was lucky enough to talk her out of pink for the paint.
She is a stitch fanatic. Our house is full of stitch animals, pictures, shirts, ornaments and all kinds of thngs. She is 38, I am 41 and we have no kids, but you would swear we did.
P.S. Ohana means family...it kills me that I know this only because i have had to watch all the stich cartoons and movies.[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 02-18-2009).]
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Methinks I should have #1 position if there ever was a line.... 