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now, on areas like this, why couldnt you just sand down to the bare metel with like some 80 grit until all rust is gone, the apply some body filler, the epoxy of some sort, the filling primer and...

hey guys, just wondering what you guys think of this gun. i spray this gun all the time for my base and clear with a 1.4mm tip. i really like how it sprays, exc. just wondering if you guys have...

exactly what he said, if you have no painting experience at all, i would try to get all the body work done yourself, and then take it to a shop and have them spray it, then the cost wont be quite soo...

well, maybe its just me, but i really dont see the reason to strip the "whole" car down.

yeah, ^, and, if you get a better quality of paint, it should cover better so you will have more paint left over.
andrew

if it is a 1:1 mixing ratio for your bc to reducer a gallon should do a mustang. hope this helps
andrew

yeah, it is just a glob of runs in about a 4x6inch area, i maybe over thought it befor on how big it was. its a regular cab ranger, and where you shut the door on the drivers side, where the cab goes...

i think i will be able to snd without going through, the rest of the paint job turned out great, i didnt shoot the clear yet, so thats what i will do, sand with some 400grit tomarrow, and then clear...

hey guys, well i go to a vocational school for two hours each day, well today i was crunched for time to spray the base color. i was spraying omni black. i can out to get more paint, came back in,....

yeah, i used an omni 2k sealer, i think its the 170 like stated above. i sprayed that on tuesday and now spraying the topcoats tomarrow, hope this will be alright, i know it lays down like glass and...

yes, ive just experienced this. i bought a gallon of omni black, sprayed beautiful, sprayed the red yesterday, you could tell al lot of difference on how it covers. spend the extra money and go with...

so is nason almost like a ppg omni line? and how much does this stuff usually run for a normal person going to a paint shop and buying? thnaks
andrew

he7 thanks man, so like epoxy you would put over bare metel and body filler, then filling prime over the top of that? what is dplf, is that an epoxy primer? thnaks guys
andrew

im in the same baot here since i only have 2 hours a day to work on the vehicle when i go to my class. im spraying the sealer and red tomarrow, and then wed. im masking and spraying the black, will...

now what is the perpose or an epoxy primer? i know what a self etching, saealer, and filling(same as 2k i think?) but what is the epoxy primer usued for and where do you use it?
thnaks
andrew

hey guys, just wodering what materials you guys use for what? like what brands, exc. i usually use ppg omni materials since thats all i can really afford. but this summer i might be buying a fox body...

i really like wizard products, hope this helps
andrew

10cfm at 90psi? so would like a 7 hp peak, 3 hp running be enough for the cvi? thanks
andrew

not that it really matters but does the cvi only come in blue? and what size compressor would i need to run the cvi to paint a whole car, im not worried about noise or it kicking on, just want the...

so basically the three tips you get with the plus are all kinda used for base and clear, just which ever you perfer better? and what is the difference in the plus and cvi? thanks len
andrew

i was planning on having the best all around gun, a little filling primer here and there. what is the difference between the plus and the cvi? so the cvi uses less air right? and you can pretty much...

hey guys, i was looking into the 007, and then looked into the plus and was decided on that, but now, my question is, if price wasnt an issue, for those of you that have sprayed both, which one...

thats what i was thinking, i think hes just going to go through his insurance company but i thought i would see if i could maybe fix it. and i tlaked to my auto body teacher and he said he thinks the...

thats what i thought too, but then again, the shop would probably just weld a new quarter panel in there and then repaint the whole side, and included in the estimate was a brand new tailgate. i was...

hey guys, well my dads friends wife backed his truck into a tree, screwed up the tailgate and put a baseball size dent right above the tail light. a ford dealership wrote an estimate for like $7000...

i sprayed some on a little panel on saturday and it sprayed very nice, but couldnt compare it to the other stuff because it was my first time spraying dupont.
andrew

phil hit the nail right on the head. if you dont know anything about his, iw oudl take it to a shop and have them repair this.
hope this helps
andrew

well, ive never sprayed the 3000, but i sprayed the 2000 digital yesterday and yes, the pattern was very big, not quite sure if it was quite that big but probably like 10-12". hope this helps
andrew

and i got the stuff from napa which is really expensive here in town. anyone ever spray the indian, or guards red, its from porshe.
andrew

the shopline clear was $56.oo for a gallon, and another $27.0 for the hardner. the 970 black for a gallon was $80.0 and the Indian red for a quart was $31.00. hope this helps
andrew

so im doing a two tone, all black with two red stripes down the middle. i cant use a little dt medium reducer when i spray the red, let it fry, and the next day spray my black with the omni medium...

hey guys, i jut got back from napa from buying all my stuff. i bought
*omni mbc 9700 black (gallon)
*omni mbc indian red (quart)
*omni medium reducer
*omni 2k sealer
*shopline clear coat...

great job man, yeah you really cant see them that good and see how the clear turned out but it doesnt look to bad from what i can see. keep up the nice work and keep the pictures coming
andrew

what len basically described to me is the bigger the tip the thicker the material that should be sprayed through it if i remember correctly, so like filling primer you would spray with like the 1.4+...

we always use dx330 at our shop, but im really not sure how much it cost, exc.

im not exactly sure, but im sure phil or len will post on here after while, but personally i dont think that is big enough to paint a whole vehicle, and your going to want to spray the whole thing...

hey guys, i am painting a truck for my friend right now and im painting it black with two red stripes down the mddle. someone told me that i could use 9700 tint for the black, any opinions or...

wow, you did a very good job on the bumpers and grille, and thats a killer color, and even better, its a ranger, lol, i have one too.
andrew

if your buddy has a body shop, he should probably have a paint shaker. the can in there, hok up an air hose and let her shake for a couple minutes, see what that does, i think that should do it...

i think lord fusor makes some, but not 100% sure

very nice, anyone else???

i would have to say, at least from my knowledge, that is a sick paint job, that turned out awsome man. what color red is that?

hey thanks for the update len. now i have a question, for a person like me who is going to do a few, paint jobs here and there which would be a better gun, the new cvi or the plus? and which gun...

first of all what ive been told anything 320 or higher should be wet sanded only, correct me guys if im wrong. hope this help
andrew

first of all what ive been told anything 320 or higher should be wet sanded only, correct me guys if im wrong. hope this help
andrew

well about your steps, i dont se any reason for sealing it after you filling prime it but thats just me, i migth be wrong though. for the gun and compressor ive never tried but heard that everyone is...

come on guys, there has to be more of you with soe pics of custom paint or first or secound paint jobs.
andrew

if i were you i would go with the place your insurance company recomends, but the other shops idea doesnt sound like a bad idea to me, but im sure len or someone on here will charm in and give you a...

hey guys, thanks a lot with the replies. about the metel finish thing, we only have like so much time to do this so i doubt i woul have time to do that but good idea. thanks again
andrew

hey guys, im getting into thew whole painting thing here. if you could, can you post pics of you first or the closest to first pain job you ever did. im trying to see how good they turned out the...