Thanks for the tips guy.
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Thanks for the tips guy.
Restoring my 66GTO after researching the interior color it calls for 70% gloss probably close to a satin look can I order this in pts or qts or is it achieved through the clear ? Thought about...
Well guys I took the plunge after watching the 101 video and researching as much as possible for over year did a few test panels and came out good.After much fretting and worry I decided to shoot my...
Just want to get some opinions on this .Have done all body work in my shop with the help of Len and all who chimed in. I have the car at the painters and he Is going to be shooting the car in stages...
Doing complete rear seat imagine a qt of picklex and couple cans of z rust should do trick any other steps should I top coat them or z rust ok to leave on its own ?
Starting to plan out refurbishing the seats what should I use on the springs and frames they have as usual surface rust for being 45 yrs old can I just spray them down with Piclex then prime and pant...
I will post some pics but the pab is shy about 1/2 inch the actual seem will be covered by the glass and sealer.Gotta figure out the new camera.Thanks guys.
The dash would lay approx 1/4 inch away from the channel I planned on using short strand glass to fill the seam after it is in then the windshield glass would cover the final repair with butyl tape...
Hey guys was wondering what you think about using panelbond in this application.I am replacing the front lower window channel in my 66 gto the new channel comes with enough overlap to weld the dash...
Hey guys am going to be spraying Zero Rust what is the correct reduction ratio and the best product to reduce it with ? Thanks.
Still going to practice allot see what happens.
I know you have to walk before you run but I saw a color on Overhauling that blew me away it was a Lexus amethyst black beautiful how difficult is it to spray pearl ? Am I just dreaming .
They look like they are made like that only on a bigger scale for bigger grinder/buffer really moved allot of material fast without the sanding marks just thought it would make doing the firewall a...
Is this what you call back taping ? how long should I wait to apply tape to the fresh paint? also was watching a video guy was using a makita with what looked like a 7-8" scotchbright disc on they...
So in the continuous process of learning to paint gobbling up every bit of knowledge you guys put out there when watching the videos I always see the jambs being painted first I have always wondered...
I am finally getting my eng back together and was contemplating spraying the whole eng same color has an Edlebrock what prep work needs to be done so the paint will adhere to the aluminum plan on...
The frt side or the back side THX
Doing this patch panel and was wondering what the best way to attatch it would be you say you are using glue for just about everything have 3M panel bond but question it's use in this application ?...
What side of the panel should be welded the one I bought has a 1/4 lip fits under the fender do I weld the back or front side hate to ask but never done one thanks for the help guys..
The old fender already has a patch panel in it I ordered one from ames have plenty of metal do test welds with to get correct amps just finished welding a new dash in and it took a while for heat...
This one has been extremely painful when I bought the car had no intention of getting involved with any body work the paint was 2 yrs old and looked decent the car was stored in a garage not knowing...
Ok guys so I have a dilemma that has stopped my project in its tracks My fenders were so full of bondo and as per Len and others here I stripped to bare metal after seeing the condition of the actual...
If he followed the U-Tube guys they thin it out 50-50 with min spirits when rolling it out I cant see anything bonding to rustoleum theese u-tube guys suck allot of people in and that's when Len...
Have been in dealerships most of my life as a warranty admin the warranty starts from the day you roll out of the dealer if the car had 113 miles on it then it will be covered for 36113 miles...
Great to see someone committed to a job done right ..
What is wrong with thees people guess they have nothing better to do with their time I was phished last wee and got some realy angry e mails from people just wish there was something that could be do...
Was wondering how cost effective it is and how to find someone that does it ? would rather have my oem parts redone than bye repops thre vacuum metalizing process is expensive .
Shooting BLACK ehhh Prospray paint and clear..I picked up the gun really cheap lot of guys prefer it over the 3000 don't know why but for the price I snatched it up but cant find any info on it...
I looked up the tech sheet for the paint i'm using says to spry between 15-29 psi but also states refer to gun man for settings is there a general starting point with bc/cc and primer just bought...
Don't think i'd lose to much sleep over this one if someone wants it that bad it's gone be more worried about what they can pick up and run with hand full of air tools worth more than the comp or for...
If your getting that much water get a dryer and install after the water separator Len has them I bought the cheaper one around 100 bucks when the bag gets to wet just throw it in the oven and dry it...
Hey guys was getting edumacated an epoxy primer but have not found any where to get an idea of how much time after spraying do you have before doing your bc/cc also if you use epoxy do you recommend...
Hey Len what are you reducing the zero rust with ? what would be the reduction value of a qt at 10-1 =1qt of zero rust plus ? solvent sorry to ask such a basic question rather be safe than:( thx for...
Hey Len just got my care package opened first question do you have to thin Zero rust to shoot it and how long do I wait to apply second, third coats 2nd question is the quantum half gallon says 2...
Thanks guys will use bc/cc how much paint do you think it will take to cover white ?
Have an o4 Colorado some a hole decided they needed my tailgate worse than I did no not lol more like WTF anway got a brand new oem take off that is white mine was red can I just scuff pad it and...
I bought it from you still waiting on my sander b/o ? thanks for your time and knowledge coming along.
Reading the mixing instructions ratio is 10-1what is a good gauge for mixing the correct ratio as I don't want it to harden to fast or to slow
starting out with what amount of material and what...
Hi Henry thanks for the tips as suggested I started with a plan going from the worst working around the car in sections this ol girl is in great shape I bought the car under the impression that it...
What grit paper do you go to when doing sanding with the dry coat and when does wet sanding apply.
Ok so I have never spread an oz of filler in my life I have watched u Tube and read the posts online I will never be doing this professionally and want to learn for my own projects my thing is I...
Ok so I stripped one fender and found the whole fender had been either skim coated or repaired with filler but there was a bunch my question is if there are spots that need filler at what point do...
Thanks Len thought I might be able to use the roll on and try it out ..
Sorry forgot to ask if this can be used with the picklex?
Contemplating using Slicksand as these fenders are pretty ground up I don't know if they are bad enough to use the stuff because I have nothing to compare my work to I'm sure some of you would...
Hey guys just wondering what to do about flash rust stripping the panels here in Fla if they sit o night start seeing surface rust what do you do to prevent this from happening?
As usual Thanks again do you sell th 40 in singles don't think I will need a whole box ?
So I started on the fenders with 80grt and my Makita these fenders have more bondo in them than what I was expecting is it normal to have 1/4 inch of bondo on almost whole thing seems like...
I know I can use a cheap wrench to brake that nut but it may also take my knuckles with totally agree with you what kind of prep solvent do you recommend don't see any here may be looking in wrong...
I really appreciate your time and knowledge I know you have years of valuable hands on as I do with turning wrenches I fully understand you can't learn this overnight I just want to do the best...