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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 11:21 PM
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Angry paint woes

well ive been wet sanding now for two days and i cant believe i screwed tthe last coat up so bad, ithink i didnt get around the car faast enough and it had a lot of dry spray on it, lots off peel too no runs though goes to show a seasoned painter told me not to be gun shy if you dont get a run some where your noy putting it on heavy enough, o well theres plenty of paint on it , and i have a very good makita buffer so ill get it, man this thing is electric just absolutely pops real sweet yellow , a picture tomorrow i promise thanks trevor
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 02:23 AM
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yes please picture
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 09:25 AM
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mmm yess pictures!
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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Re: paint woes

Originally posted by rotarydankus again
a seasoned painter told me not to be gun shy if you dont get a run some where your not putting it on heavy enough
I don't subscribe to that notion, that's like saying if you don't crash you're not going fast enough.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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today i got pissed and da'd the door left roof panel, and both front fenders , and shot em again , this time full fanspray 40 psi aand opened the fluid valve all the way thenturned it one turn back in , i shot the garage door ontill i got my speed and pattern nice and went at it, no runs and minimul orange peel, it sanded rite out wet 1500 . didnt have time or energy to buff it tonite .so i worked my pedestalls on the spoiler to tilt it even with the top of rear quarter instead of the window line.if i get it buff and waxed tomorrow, i did a test buff of hood roof and tops of fenders, and deove it around some already i can already tell i need bigger rubber rides like rail car on nitto 205 45 16, but ive already don 4 burn outs through second gear, also i dig the on demand second gear scratches and the yellow is so bright its alarming in the sun, it atrracts a lot of attn, im loven it thanks trevor
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 09:00 AM
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Re: Re: paint woes

Originally posted by Wankelguy
I don't subscribe to that notion, that's like saying if you don't crash you're not going fast enough.
yeah LOL you have any idea how much paint is put on new cars today? I know the new 2004 toyota sienna only has about 2 1/2 quarts.
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Yeah, nowadays there's more clear squirted on cars than the actual color coat.
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