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Ordered them up thank you

I'll post some before and after pics

So the picklex removes and then encapsulates?

So I really should take the rust off then is what you are saying... I was hoping for an easy spray and forget type of solution :redface:

Whats the coverage on it, how much should I buy?

What...

I have a 69 Roadrunner I want to restore. My question is what do you do to the inner door areas and the ubnderneath the package tray area and all the spots that have a light surface rust on them ?
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Where to buy good paint though online? I am in the sticks..

LOL... I've seen some of them and you're right..hahahaha even grind marks in the paint

So a single urethane would be best or should I do a better job than they did back then? What would be a...

I am going to restore a 71 plum crazy roadrunner.
What should I use to paint the engine bay/interior and then the outside?

Do I use a basecoat cleat coat on both the inside and out or single...

Ok much better results today... the hints: like your spraying it and 12 and 3 really help a lot !

thank you guys !

It was a pretty good wrestling match..LOL trying to get all the nooks and crannys of the front end. i'll try the 12 and 3 approach.

Well I've gpot all the stuff you sent me and your video and your time on the phone... Just need to get used to doing it I guess. I might be trying to do to much of an area at once. I washed off...

I cant seem to leave an area all looking the same... I always have smudges. ??

How wet/damp do I get the wool pad and do I keep getting it damp ?

it seems to dry out pretty quick and the mystic gets dry out and powery quick as well? Is that normal? I'm at setting 3 and...

after I get done with buffing with the mystic.. then what? Do I need to put a wax or something on?

Now that was fast shipping !!
Just barely got off the phone with Len and the buffer was here :)
Which pad do I use the fine one or the other? ( that hookit stuff is pretty slick huh)

102101021210211Thx for the help today Len, we'll see how tired my arms and shoulders get.....LOL have a sander kit warming up in the bullpen just in case.:redface:

Thank you for the fast response.
I am broke right now though and dont have any money for more tools. I do have more clear though and 1500 and 1000 grit paper?? What to do? I also missed a section...

bc/cc.. the base coat was good and flat but I used a clear coat I hadnt used before and most of it has peel. Whats the best way to deal with it? wet sand and re-spray the clear ? What grit to use?...

thx guys,
I just sanded the car down with 80 and use a grinder on any surface rust to remove it. Then used a little filler where it was obvious that it needed it. Then I put the whole car in epoxy...

When you find a low spot do you use more primer or glazing putty?

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I cut out the bad parts and welded in new stuff and then seam sealed it and painted, used a spray on boom matt and then butyl matting for sound deading and insulation. The...

Whats up guys. New project is a 1979 z28. I've already welded in floors and done the patch work on the inside. I want this one to come out real nice so I'm looking for HELP!...LOL96189619962096219622

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I've got 3m at my disposal, I just dont know what to use. I'll buy the makita kit from you and the spooge as well unless its a 3m product.. I get a discount on 3m and autobodymaster. I resurecuted...

You could always come out and demo the kit for me as well :)

whats your budget is the key question.....

nice kit, what about compounds or liquid polish .. can you put a whole kit together so I dont have to shop for whats best to use with it?

Had a bad storm take out my structure and slightly nick the car on it way over it..... carried my 26 x16 tent over two cars and placed it in between the houses.. structure was anchored to the...

I need to do the hood astripes and I have a couple runs in the clearcoat... LOL couldnt see at the end.. didnt have enough air exchange so I need to do some repair work and I also have a few thins...

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its not just the size of the flake but how much you put into the clear and how many layers you spray on.. I like flake and kandy...LOL
experiment with it first so you get used to using it and...

right on, thx for the help guys I'll post a few pics when I'm done... its 8:30 and partly cloudy... just need to heat up the tent and get the car warmed up now... chem wash one more time, tack it and...

cool, it should be 1 part paint to 1 1/2 parts reducer

In order to use the biger has marks on this cup it goes from 1-10 so I'm going to use 4 paint and 6 reducer should give me to wich is the...

1.5 is the same as 1 1/2 ?.. I was saying 1.5 to 1 or 1 1/2 to 1 .. or at least that is what I was trying to say..LOL

I have a propane powered jet heater as well... I was going to get it warmed up for a bit then leave it off while I spray the sealer then out it on for a little bit... then turn it off and spray the...

Thank you:redface:

deltron dbu.. instructions say 1: 1 1/2 of reducer using DRR 1160

I have a window tomorrow of no rain so I'm going for it !...LOL
supposed to be 50 * and partly sunny, I'm spraying in a...

AM I missing something when looking at the increments on the measure marks on a plastic mixing cup ?
it 1:1 , 2:1, 4:1 6:2... etc.....
Is there a quick mark for 1.5:1 ?? Am I blind? or am I...

What do you guys do in between coats with your gun? I've had issues of drying/clogging tip at times waiting in between coats?
Do you dump the paint out and put a litle reducer in and squeeze the...

Makes sense.. the down draft must aid in drying as well? SO the booth has a few ports to exhaust and they lay them out at the bottom ?... I wonder why the constant + pressure though? is paint...

Interesting.. why is that? I would think blowing air in would create unwanted circulation of possible dust ? Is it to aid in drying?
I know when your trying to control emmisions you use negative...

So I got lucky ! ..hahahaha Thx Len

One thing I do know about is creating negative pressure...LOL
you need to lower the pressure in the room in order to get the fresh air in and the bad air out.
Put the box fan in a window...

Yea it doesnt seem durable at all but for the money and experience using a small gun its a good learner... Cant control much with it.. so it was good that the spray was nice out of the box.... ...

When to use what? I have been using the epoxy primers honestly because of the word epoxy and me thinking superior adhesion ...LOL ( ignorance is bliss) but would like to know what primer is...

I found that autobodymasters has a filler similar to the rage gold for less money... not quite as lite as the Rage but sands decently enough...I used the Quantum for fisnish work

I just picked up and used a cheapo mini gun from Vaper.. was like 35 bucks or so.. Works great !! right out of the box it laid a nice pattern down with a good fine spray..1.0 tip
To be 100%...

12 hrs later the blocking is done, just waiting for paint now

blocking it is then, no need to get lazy now ..LOL