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My PPG jobber hit me $283.00 for a gallon of plain jane oxford white bc/cc the other day, I thought that was a little rich so I checked around and napa has martin senour tech series for $183.00hw a...

a friend wants me to pai9nt his !64 pontiac convertible. I talked him into leaving the molding off and plugging the holes. Due to my age and not perfect eye sight I am having trouble making plug...

AKFJ 40 one thing to take into considerzation on salvaGE vehicles is that banks,finance companies do not finance salvaGE vehicles. This sometimes makes them hard to sell withot financing . I,ve fixed...

Stroked, I bought a Plus gun and use it with 1.2 nozzle for spraying clear only. Being as though the Plus and the GTI are the same gun body I bought a GTI 400 air cap and a 213-1.3 nozzle and use it...

any one have one of those electric hot knife windshield cut out tools they want to sell, if so e-mail me at alcle@gte.net with price and particulars.Also give address so if I'm interested I could...

You mention the brow arund a dent. Most dents have a brow. I had an old body man may year sgo show me a trick about brows on dents. Take an old vixen file aand file the brow down till its perfectly...

About 20 years ago a fellow pilot friend of mine(a doctor) wanted me to paint his Cardinal RG with Imron in his hanger. i begged of on it and he had a local auto paint it. The guy painted the entire...

I, not real happy sprayin base with my plus gun but I recentily made a pleasent discovery. About 6 years ago a DV rep(michael Boden) sent me a 2000 GTI air cap to upgrade an old OMX to a GTI. After...

Mars. the DeVilbiss tech # is 800-445-3988, ask for Michael Boden he is real good at solving problems HTH Vipond

I hAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW CVI GUN SO i TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT dv TECH REPS IN tOLEDO AND ASKED THEM IF THE ATOMIZATION WAS BETTER WITH THE cvi THAN THE PLUS. bOTH SAID THERE IS...

Guy,s found the problem, pulled the handle and latch(one piece ) off and found a threaded nylon bolt with a head on it that trips the striker assembly, screwed the bolt in a ways and put them back on...

The latch pulls all the way back into the handle but the door still doesn,t open. If you push the door in abut 1/2 inch it latcxhes ont something and when you pull the all the way into the handle it...

My dsughter gave me a VW golf recently and i fixed a few dents and was thinking of giving it to a charity for some one who need a set of wheels . Problem is it,s almost impossible to open the doors....

I have a Hutchins water bug sander that I put the 1/2 sheet pad on it.I don,t like to wet sand so I use it dry to block smaal jobs. I,ve had real good luck with it. I punch the water holes in the dry...

Len is right the tech people at DV are very helpful and he,s also right the OMX wasn,t one of DV,s better ideas however I have one that,s painted a lot of cars. I occasionally use it for sealer. Many...

I HAVE SEEN ADS FOR WHAT IS CAlled "single side hand held spot welder" tha you plug into your old buzz box welder that.s been under the bench for ten years as long as you can go under 50 amps. It has...

Dennis Schmidt, for what it,s worth I have one of the first ACCUSPRAY units built, seems like I bought it in 1990, it,s probably painted 30 cars. Been on the shelf gathering dust fo years. Last...

Make sure you use aspray bottle and keep the trizacxt wet. When get it done use your Perfect-it trizact it compound to finish. To each his own but I prefer a foam pad for this. HTH Vipond

Testarossa, I have an 670 I,ve used about 3 years now and you are right you need a pair of tenny runners to paint with it. I was recently reading an old DV manual on spray painting and it says to use...

teach me how, I put about half a cup og thiner in the cup and loosen the air cap put a rag over it pull the trigger and percolate it. After doing this twicw the gun is basically clean but i still...

I have two dyna brade palm sanders an 3/16 trow for general work and the 3/32 throw for finish sanding . The 3/18 haveot had any truble with but had to have the 3/32 overhauled when it was 3 months...

I am thinking about buying either a Dent Fix DF-518 or a DF-519 glue puller, one is a tripod tool and the other is a cross bar, their claim to fame is they have wing levers that let you "massage the...

I,vehad good lluck with the 3m panel adhesive. As has been said flange the panel. I went to a 3m seminar about 5 years ago and the rep said if done properly the panel adhesive is 11 times stronger...

Evercoat makes a propduct called plastik honey thar work well for y
thinning bondo and poly putty. For skim coats I thin the poly putty with the honey and put a thin coat over the whole repair. I...

Speaking of the hustler being top heaVY i HAVE A HUTCHINS ORBITAL BOARD THat Phil V. suggested I buy about 5 yearsa a go I found it to be top heavby too. So I took that funky little blue handle off...

My local Napa dealer is trying to get me to switch from PPg to their crossfire brand. They have a new high solids clear #15420 they claim is real good.

any one out there used this new clear and...

I was talking to the counter man at my PPG jobber today and the subject got arund to reduicing Omni 161 clear. he suggested mixing 2 parts clear, 1part hardener, and 1/2 part reducer. I have never...

I too use evercoat poly-flex for bumper repair. A ouple years ago I discovered that evecoat makes a single stage flexible spot putty. Looks a lot like 3m,s lacquer putty. Nobody uses lacquer putty...

The number of the PPG training facility in Kansas City is 1-816-474-0600 and the director,s name is Kevin Clarke. HTH. Vipond

I talked to the director of PPG' training school in Kansas City and he recommende to set the Plus1.2 and 35 lbs for base and 1.3 and 45 lbs for clear. I find it,s just the right setting for me HTH...

T he only one I know of that makes the twist chuck for nails is Dent fix, 1-800-523-1751. I have a dent fix maxi and an eagle 11. which both have the rod to slip through the pull lever to pull dent...

When puli9ng a deep crease dent with wiggle wire which is better, work from the outside in and when you get the dent partially out then use the wiggle wire or put the wire min the very bottom of the...

I recently read a post I beleive that was from Brian about leveling filler with a mud hog. He stated that not having a air file he leveled with his ND 900. He said if done properly it works fine. I...

I recently learned of a poly product to fix hail damage and small dings called all-u-need by Clausen. They say it is 86 per cent solids. You sand the crater with 180 paper with yor finger tip sanding...

On a recent post you mentioned getting filler flat with your mud hog if used properly. I would appreciate learning of your technique for doing this. TIA Vipond

I,ve used matin Sr.,s method for years. I,ve found the best blade for this is double side carpet layers blade about 11/2 inches long , clamp the blade into a pair of small vise grips and start...

Phil, funny you shoulld mention 300 Chrysler's I just got through painting my son's 64 300 K. It,s like painting a bus . As I,m 81 years old I had a quite a debate with myself on whether to tacle it....

I have almost a gollon of mx 241 that I want to use up. I have never found a fomula for mixing it that doesn,t require a chemist,s degree. Does I understand the 1/4 tube of mek to 1/2 pint but what...

I took a file and cut a notch on the fluid knob makes it easier to keep track of. I usually back out 11/2 turns for jambs and 2or 21/2 turns for spot repairs. When I first got the gun had some...

I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF STUD GUNS ALTHOUGH I HAVE A WEINERSCNITZEL (DENT FIX GUN) bEFORE YOU BUY A STUD GUN GO TO www.DENTMAGICIAN.NET AND CHECK OUT THE EAGLE 11 DENT REMOVAL TOOL. i BOUHGHT ONE ABOUT...

I recently purchased some Forney welding co .023 mig wire at Ace hardware and it works great on sheet metal. Part # 42290. keep tweaking you settings and wire speed and you,ll find the right...

I use the 3m guide coat also but a little differently. I wet a round edge tile sponge and wring it out till its just damp and run it over the repair and then put the powder on with the powder puff....

A few years back dura-mix made a fiberglass laminate called backer panel that was good for patching areas you couldn,t get behind. I,m told they no longer make this item do any of you know of a...

Dennis, on a recent post you said the DV recommends 45 lbs on the plus for clear . On mine I,m using a 1.2 tip at 45 pound how many turns do you back out the fluid needle for that set up.and what...

There is a company in Portland,Oregon Charles H. Day co. that does a good job of repairing air tools. their nunber is !-800697-8872. i had a dynabrade sander rebuilt there recently and it works great...

I have an sri 625 G spot gun and am wondering what the advantages would be to upgrade it to a W model other than a wider pattern? Any one used both guns and could comment on this. Len, if available...