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Henry,
You have mentioned seasoning the pad a couple times. What is this?

Does the foil tape really work? I do dealer work and they want it in and out. Any repair I do doesn't last long. If the tape will help a lot then I might try it.

I have a couple minijets that I have used for 8 years. They don't seem to be spraying as well as I would like. Time for a kit? What is the verdict on the minijet4?

Does anyone find that the Pro has a lot more bounce back than the SRIw? The spray seems a lot more harsh. Is that something I am doing wrong?

can you tell me how you have your gun adjusted? I used it today on a small bed side and hood and got a ton of peel. Ofcourse the wind was blowing 10-15 mph and pushing my pattern horizontal. I...

I like using scuff paste on a paper towel to scuff clear blend areas. It gets it clean and put the right amount of scuff into the panel. After it cures, you can sand it with 2000g and buff and...

The fine folks at DeVilbiss told me that the 1.0 in the pro sprays the same as a 1.3 in a big gun.

Len, I do mobile paint repair and was wanting your thoughts on the pros and cons of the turbines vs traditional systems.

Kent

Yes sir, I do mobile paint repair. I am kind of considering going with a turbine system but keeping a small compressor for the occasional air tool and blow gun. Any thoughts on the turbine systems?

I need something to set up in my pick up. I was going to get 50ft of 5/8" coiled copper tubing to hook up to my compressor and then put a dessicant dryer before my hose reel. I was just going to...

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Made for those bumpers.

Thanks! I just ordered a couple.

Does anyone know where I can find the nitrogen that you add to your paint cans to displace oxygen and prolong the life of the stuff?

I just got one and think it sprays very well. The pattern shape is a little different and confuses my feeble brain. Devilbiss says that the 1.0 sprays the same as a 1.3. That gun comes with two...

I hear Barry is coming out with a line of Kool-aid.

Brian, how long ago was that incident? If that was several years ago, then it should be considered that he might have changed. I don't know, he has always been extremely friendly to me when I...

Does it spray clear better? Will the 3m pps adapter work from my SRi? How does the fan size compare?

Len, it has almost been a year since this gun came out. Are you still impressed with it? How does it compare to the SRiW?

Kent

I use a small piece of clay bar and dawn detergent to clean the clear off my glasses.

Actually I mean, shoot one over the repair area first then put another over the whole roof. If you are sanding a lot in an area, you are going to reduce the thickness of the clear in that area. You...

Len, we all have different ways to skin the cat. If I put a little paper on my fingertip I can control it better then on a block.

I guess your options are to live with what you have or go ahead...

How many coats of clear did you put on? Are the runs thick or do they look kind of shallow? If it casts a shadow, you know it's thick. Take some 400g and sand the top off the runs. There is still...

Have your painter call Barry and talk to him. If he wants information/explanation then Barry is the one to talk to.

Hobbiests can paint up to 2 cars a year
If you don't have a filtration system, you have to use 3oz cups. You can spray more than
3oz though but with the small cups. If you use the small cups you...

Kurt asked me to test it for them and yes it does what it says. However, it can't be applied over the bumper and cladding coat they sell. It will eat it up.

No wonder, I was holding it for about 1/2 second. What an idiot!

This whole oil canning thing is a mystery to me. Trying to determine the cause, where to put that silly shrinking tip, how long to apply it blah blah blah. I had a tail gate that I just couldn't...

Whoo boy, today I was sanding filler and my garage filled with dust. Pretty nasty stuff. I need something to combat this problem too.

It's an unattached garage. Do think that simply opening up a couple window would create enough flow? Or, would putting a fan in the window be better? Or, would the blower on the heater work well? ...

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I do some work in my garage (first pic) It is...

I haven't sprayed single stage before. How would this atomization equate to spraying clear?

Len, have you tried this gun out yet?

How does the pro spray compared to the SRIw? Does it just come with the 1.0 or can you get other tips too? I really like my SRIw's.

I am surprised no one mentioned applying a wet bed of an intercoat clear or a very over reduced clear to the panel before applying the base. That provides a substrate that will allow the metallics...

What size needle are you using? I have a 1.2 for larger areas, like 1/4's and find that the SRIw sprays great. I have my trigger set at 3/4 and spray at 30psi. I have tried it at 35-40psi and got...

Just a question, could you grind down the edges of the plate area to get it close to level with the rest of the bumper and then skim coat to level it all out? Then on the areas that are cut out...

Aren't the hard clears more likely to rock chip than the soft?

You won't go wrong with these products.

It's steel. I guess I just need to be a little faster on the trigger. I have a lot of scrap around so maybe tomorrow I will practice welding.

:dunce: I am a novice in the purest form with it comes to pulling dents. I bought the stinger from Len a long time ago. I now have a chance to use it.

I took a piece of a hood I had laying...

The guide coat is a contrasting color of either aerosol primer or a graphite powder(3m makes it). It is lightly applied to your dried primer just enough to have a dusting coverage . As you sand the...

I sprayed some foaming window cleaner, which is usually pretty good at exposing contamination, and it didn't separate out. So that must mean things will be ok.

Thanks to all for your help.
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If I go back over it with latex will that seal the problem? Would the silicone still be a prob. once it dries?

Those putty's have a coating that develop's after it cures. I was taught to take a paper towel with a little thinner on it and wipe that layer off. You can tell a noticable difference in the way it...

I am using it to seal up my garage. I just put in a metal ceiling and am sealing up the cracks and where I cut holes too large and then like I said it hit me what I was doing. I hope I am not...

But will it contaminate my shop? The reason I ask is that I have already caulked everything and then it hit me that it is silicone.:mad:

Am I royally screwed?

Would silicone caulk cause problems in a paint area? I am wanting to seal an area but need something that will be flexible

Come to find out that my friend's company has D/C'd the lights we were talking about.

I won't be doing large jobs, just bumpers and maybe a panel. I am lowering my 12ft ceiling to 8ft in order to...

I have a friend that works for an electrical supply company and he said he can get me 4ft, 5100, 90cri at his cost. Thoughts? Not sure what the price difference is between the 4ft and 8ft yet. I...

Ok, here I go again. My paint area will be 24x24 with a bright white ceiling and painted walls. I was at Lowes looking at the 8ft., Kelvin rating of 5100 with a cri of 85 they are 40w. I was...