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Some number of years ago, I was watching an older gent paint a black truck, it was single stage paint, he had gotten a run in the side, he put his spray gun down, grabbed a eight inch strip of two inch wide masking tape off the roll, using two hands form sort of a bow in front of him and stuck right to the run, pulled it back and it had a perfect id on the tape of the run, he waited about five minutes and hit that spot again with the spray gun and couldn`t tell where the run had been...

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Roger - I've been reading some posts from you on other threads (including mine) for years, but just this evening found and read this thread! DUH!! Anyway, nice build. As for your paint, I think it looks great. You really asked for headaches when you chose black for a first time painter. Black shows flaws/problems as if you put it under a magnifying glass.

I painted my first car when I was 17 and have been doing paint work ever since (I'm 65 now). When I hear of people paying $15,000 and more for a paint job it makes me choke. How ridiculous! I've never been afraid to pull the trigger on a spray gun. If I screwed it up, what's the worst that could happen? I had to sand it out and do it again; so what! I learned from my mistakes and still saved thousands of $$$. Good for you, Roger, nice job.

Thanks, Jim. Coming from you I consider that high praise. Lots of things on this build have been "a learning experience", but this paint has been a big one! I'd still do it again, though, and will!

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Some number of years ago, I was watching an older gent paint a black truck, it was single stage paint, he had gotten a run in the side, he put his spray gun down, grabbed a eight inch strip of two inch wide masking tape off the roll, using two hands form sort of a bow in front of him and stuck right to the run, pulled it back and it had a perfect id on the tape of the run, he waited about five minutes and hit that spot again with the spray gun and couldn`t tell where the run had been...

Rich, I've heard of that before but I'd like to see it done before I try it! Of course, if a guy know's he's going to be sanding the panel down to re-coat anyway......., maybe it'd be worth a try!! Another arrow in the quiver??

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Some number of years ago, I was watching an older gent paint a black truck, it was single stage paint, he had gotten a run in the side, he put his spray gun down, grabbed a eight inch strip of two inch wide masking tape off the roll, using two hands form sort of a bow in front of him and stuck right to the run, pulled it back and it had a perfect id on the tape of the run, he waited about five minutes and hit that spot again with the spray gun and couldn`t tell where the run had been...

yep we did that if you put a run in some things or i use this more for plucking junk out . i had sewing needles that i used to hook junk out of paint or tweezers. many times i run the paint off the panel if on a lower .wash boy i was teaching him how to paint did this one time to show him what to do. i was painting a black car 30 year ago with my buddy we were shoooting cars together . his sisters car black single stage was teaching him how to paint in a dark shop he was having fun with me hanged a small run off the sports side mirror he kept on me about that damn drip .so he was painting in gym shorts ? so i looked at him said you know whats really funny ?no i do not.... so i painted to side of has leg black enamel