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Posted 26 January 2008 - 06:25 PM

oh well that means you have time to take more pics, cummon, hurry up :tease:

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 06:34 PM

That's... very suprising. Are you sure?

Did you cruise past late this arvo to look if I was working on the car? haha
I saw a vehicle that matched yours as I walked out, but it may have been a worker having a geeze at the hard rubbish shit I put out the front :P

Mrs RoDoMo got me a drill for Christmas that is far too big for my needs. She has thrown the receipt out and I asked in the tool shop and they said yep, no worries.

Yes it was me that drove past watching nobody doing anything on your car.

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:15 PM

Is Heath being stalked ?

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:36 PM

Ha ha! Nope. I just wanted to see his "blown up" compressor.
No sign of action :<_<: so I just kept going.

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 11:24 PM

Not stalked... supervised :P

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 07:32 AM

That's... very suprising. Are you sure?

Mrs RoDoMo got me a drill for Christmas that is far too big for my needs. She has thrown the receipt out and I asked in the tool shop and they said yep, no worries.

If you tell them it was recieved as a gift Heath sometimes they will bend their must have receipt policy (depends a bit if you get a plays exactley by the rules take my job seriously type or a I only work here to collect a pay check one a bit too). Also most places view an exchange different to a refund regarding the need of a receipt. Its always worth a try worst they can do is say nope bugga off.

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 07:49 AM

Its always worth a try worst they can do is say nope bugga off.

Yep, and if you fail at Sth Box Hill, try Nunawading, Vermont, Bayswater, Chirnside Park............................................ :spoton:

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 08:23 AM

God, I've been back 4 pages but no pics?

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I noted that you were advised 40% thinners. No where near enough for acrylic. Try 40% paint. A more sure way is to pour in thinners till just before the paint stops flowing off the mixing stick and beads. Beading is too thin, so add more paint to thicken up so it still streams off the mixing stick. A good amount of thinners will help the paint to flow and reduce orange peal, which will reduce sanding/blocking. I'm not sure of this, but I"m also advised that higher the thinner content, higher the gloss level, but not at all sure about this. The next thing I want to try, particularly with the higher temperatures, is retarder (you don't need much) to help the paint flow out a bit more before setting.

With that gun you should only need 40PSI or less pressure, i.e. your compressor shouldn't be running constantly when spraying.

I think you'll find the guage/pressure regulator thing is actually a water trap. It should have a valve on the bottom to let out the moisture under pressure. Needs to be kept vertical to work properly.

No paint: This is normally blocked relief valve to the paint pot. To test loosen off lid to paint pot and try spray. For the gravity feet gun you have, it should be a bit of plastic in the top of the lid. As I found out recently, this needs to be fully pulled apart and cleaned. Sloshing thinners around it don't cut it.

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 08:29 AM

Oh, forgot to add. Stick with it, doing a whole car is the best way to learn to spray. Just don't be shy to try adjusting settings and stuff on the early coats and experiment a bit with full knowledge that you might need to sand some experiments back here and there.

Play with:- Air pressure, paint control, fan shape (only requires very fine adjustments, not far from small fan shape), paint mixture (thinners:paint). You should find a combination that suits your painting action.

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 09:14 AM

Its always worth a try worst they can do is say nope bugga off.

Yep, and if you fail at Sth Box Hill, try Nunawading, Vermont, Bayswater, Chirnside Park............................................ :spoton:

Take my fitting out before you take it back!!!!!

The gun was at fault and is now sorted.

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Posted 27 January 2008 - 10:27 PM

A bit delayed but as promised...

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My mate came around and leant me his compressor and we ended up getting a fair bit done so all in all a good day. Won't be able to get much more done before school starts though, DAMNIT.

Ohh and yes I shaved my hair short, that isn't just some random in the photo lol.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 07:58 AM

:clap: :clap: :clap:

looks the goods heath! i would try to get some top coat on... especially seeing as your car is in a car port. plus schools over rated anyways! :P

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 08:15 AM

Good to see you back at work on the car heath instead of sitting at the keyboard thinking up stupid polls to which you know the answer :P

BTW the car is looking good.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 09:19 AM

yeah, if his post count was converted to time spent on car, then it would be done by now.

have 2 pairs of springs now for you heath.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 10:07 AM

Looking heaps better heath! It feels good getting it in primer doesn't it?

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 10:51 AM

Sure does Matt, you were right there. Now I am really seeing exactly how some of my repairs aren't spot on. I am aiming to fix most of them today (just got up, lazy me :P)

haha that is very true Brett, and thanks a bunch for getting those springs! Just let me know when you're gonna be in the area and I'll have some cash waiting, you're a champ mate

Believe it or not Herne, at the time when I was posting those threads, it was my most productive session of working on the car I've had (I just came in and posted in my regular breaks because I was getting dehydrated so often :P). lol cheers

Yeah Toryman it shouldn't be too long before I get some top coat on. Probably a week or two from now? Hopefully it will last that long in primer. If you look closely in those pics, there are unfinished repairs that I can see better now that I need to fix up before I apply any green.

Thanks guys!

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 04:33 PM

Some advice (not that im any expert) move your regulator back to the compressor , it wil be much easier on your wrist and a little lighter,
And you could spay water around and under your car to settle the dust before painting ,
and its great to see you using PPE (cause i neva do)
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:14 PM

Yeah I don't run anything like that on my gun, but it does have a built in regulator (not something that I use).

Didn't wet it down because I wasn't spraying anything very close to the ground. Will do it all for top coat

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:16 PM

Good thing the house is already green, watch out for overspray on the windows.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 05:37 PM

So Heath, is there still hope to make it to the drag day?

I painted my door jams over the weekend... And hopefully ill be spraying colour next weekend!

The Race is on!

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 06:22 PM

lol not Rego'd or fully assembled. Getting the motor to run well and getting all the windows in, doors on etc will be the hard part I believe.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 06:43 PM

keep up the good work Heath, you are nearly there.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 07:40 PM

Keep a water trap on the gun. Will help a lot...

Cheers.

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Posted 28 January 2008 - 08:52 PM

actually windows are a lot easier than people make them out to be. but yeah, a bit of time getting panel gaps right. ( i still havent done mine. i didnt even have door locks at heathcote)

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Posted 29 January 2008 - 08:48 PM

lol not Rego'd or fully assembled. Getting the motor to run well and getting all the windows in, doors on etc will be the hard part I believe.

Looking good heath, has come on heaps man ! :spoton:

For F*** sake, let us know when your next working on it, even if i
am just watching and learning it would be good experience.
(especially with the engine stuff, or even just getting it together for
drag day)

Looking forward to more pics
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