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More to come hopefully this weekend. I would like to start in on the engine... we'll see what my schedule looks like.
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Originally Posted by Asterisk
BTW, Michaeli, I meant that in a good way dude, not meant to insult anyone or anything....
No insult taken!
Ah, ok. That makes sense now! I am loving the car and the paint booth, deffinitely NOT ghetto! Umm, also, if you don't mind me asking, how have the "funds" been on this project? Do you have a huge budget, or are you just one of those people that can make gold out of dog crap?
I'm being serious too!
I'm being serious too!
Good question though. I might not be able to make gold out of dog crap, but I can polish a turd up REAL good.
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So upon request of more information... here goes.
The paint products I have been using are:
*House of Kolor Direct Metal Primer (KD2000)
*House of Kolor Koseal II (BLACK)
*PPG Deltron 2000, color code 9813 (Mazda PZ "brilliant black")
*PPG 2002 High Solids clear
I sanded the entire car down with 180 grit on a DA... down to the metal. I didnt' want any of that crappy UC paint/primer mixture coming through and messing up my paint... so it all had to go. Once down to the metal, I begun filling any larger-than-average dips and dings with glazing putty or bondo... I have used very little so far, but have a feeling I'll be using a lot of putty on the doors. I have yet to see a set of doors without dings on them.
The HOK direct to metal primer/surfacer is THICK stuff.... it goes on like cottage cheese if you don't have the right tip on your gun. Use a 1.8 or bigger fluid tip on your gun with this stuff... Even at 10% reducer, its thick as snot. On some parts we even reduced it as far as 4:1:1... The mixing directions don't even call for reducer but say up to 10% is okay... sadly, I can't imagine NOT reducing it with anything finer than a 1.8 tip. I used a 1.8 eventually, but before I bought the NICE gun, I had a 1.4... which.... don't even try it. Once on, the stuff is great... awesome product, sands easy, fills well, but leaves a lot of tool marks and pores. Thats where the sealer comes in.
HOK KoSeal II is cool stuff actually... real thin, extremely black (although it comes in other colors to help your coverage), and covers well... The primer/sealer is pretty light in color, and the sealer goes over fast, single coat, and you can't see any primer through it. When the sealer was down, I was half tempted to just clear the car and call it done. It looked pretty good.. at this point you get excited and can't wait to get the pieces finished. It flashes really fast too, so nibs aren't much of an issue. Used a 1.5 fluid tip with this. Its not thick, but its not as thin as the final coats. A tip for this stuff... do NOT sand your sealer! I lightly de-nibbed an area on one of the headlight covers and man.... the color would NOT adhere correctly.. I had to sand it down to the primer and start over.
Deltron 2000 black... well... its pretty old stuff, been around a while now... works great.. what can I say. I put this stuff on real thick so I could wet-sand nibs out without really worrying about it... and to make the black a little deeper. Used a 1.3 tip on this.
The PPG 2002 clear was actually really fun to paint. Thin as water, goes on fast, flashes pretty quick (for a clear), and looks GREAT. I used a 1.3 tip for this as it was super thin.
Anything else anybody would like to know?
The paint products I have been using are:
*House of Kolor Direct Metal Primer (KD2000)
*House of Kolor Koseal II (BLACK)
*PPG Deltron 2000, color code 9813 (Mazda PZ "brilliant black")
*PPG 2002 High Solids clear
I sanded the entire car down with 180 grit on a DA... down to the metal. I didnt' want any of that crappy UC paint/primer mixture coming through and messing up my paint... so it all had to go. Once down to the metal, I begun filling any larger-than-average dips and dings with glazing putty or bondo... I have used very little so far, but have a feeling I'll be using a lot of putty on the doors. I have yet to see a set of doors without dings on them.
The HOK direct to metal primer/surfacer is THICK stuff.... it goes on like cottage cheese if you don't have the right tip on your gun. Use a 1.8 or bigger fluid tip on your gun with this stuff... Even at 10% reducer, its thick as snot. On some parts we even reduced it as far as 4:1:1... The mixing directions don't even call for reducer but say up to 10% is okay... sadly, I can't imagine NOT reducing it with anything finer than a 1.8 tip. I used a 1.8 eventually, but before I bought the NICE gun, I had a 1.4... which.... don't even try it. Once on, the stuff is great... awesome product, sands easy, fills well, but leaves a lot of tool marks and pores. Thats where the sealer comes in.
HOK KoSeal II is cool stuff actually... real thin, extremely black (although it comes in other colors to help your coverage), and covers well... The primer/sealer is pretty light in color, and the sealer goes over fast, single coat, and you can't see any primer through it. When the sealer was down, I was half tempted to just clear the car and call it done. It looked pretty good.. at this point you get excited and can't wait to get the pieces finished. It flashes really fast too, so nibs aren't much of an issue. Used a 1.5 fluid tip with this. Its not thick, but its not as thin as the final coats. A tip for this stuff... do NOT sand your sealer! I lightly de-nibbed an area on one of the headlight covers and man.... the color would NOT adhere correctly.. I had to sand it down to the primer and start over.
Deltron 2000 black... well... its pretty old stuff, been around a while now... works great.. what can I say. I put this stuff on real thick so I could wet-sand nibs out without really worrying about it... and to make the black a little deeper. Used a 1.3 tip on this.
The PPG 2002 clear was actually really fun to paint. Thin as water, goes on fast, flashes pretty quick (for a clear), and looks GREAT. I used a 1.3 tip for this as it was super thin.
Anything else anybody would like to know?
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I'm just about ready for color on my 90 vert. I am using DCC Concept single stage urethane. I have a little experience with single stage door ding repair on my wife's car. It is really simple to come home pissed off over a door ding and a couple of hours later, it is gone. It's quite a bit more involved with a two stage paint.
BTW, my doors are strait. They didn't start that way, but they are now. And the fenders and trunk etc. Lots of work...
Keep us posted.
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BTW, my doors are strait. They didn't start that way, but they are now. And the fenders and trunk etc. Lots of work...
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Looks fantastic so far. I really want to learn how to spray my car, I have ot many colors and to many dings to not care.
Looks great!
Is there a reason you didn't use paint stripper to remove all the old paint and crap?
Looks great!
Is there a reason you didn't use paint stripper to remove all the old paint and crap?
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Originally Posted by 88rxn/a
WTF!!!
i thought you bought enough paint!?!?!?!?!
hahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahah ahha
looks great my friend!!
your catching up to me now!!
i thought you bought enough paint!?!?!?!?!
hahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahah ahha
looks great my friend!!
your catching up to me now!!