Thread: I surrender........

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I've never rolled one but I've heard perfectly sane people talk about doing tractors and field trucks with a roller and a brush. never paid much attention to it at thee time because , I knew my dad would disown me till I was talking with him about THIS thread and what it would look like and I found out WAY back in the day "before me" he had helped do a couple .

So now I'll add to the thread : I've had good luck getting everything ready the night before ( all the while watching the weather - no booth and don't want to rig one out of plastic) & soon as you have some light out side early in the morning , go to work , it needs to be not SO humid and NO wind and there should be dew on the ground, that should keep most things out of your work . Now this will not be perfect but better then most for a 10 - 10 paint job (really a 3 - 3 ) it usually turns out awesome.Then you can let it bake in the sun . Now keep in mind as already said above "your paint can only lay as nice as your prep work" .

You also have to play around and learn your gun and your product you choose to use . So a lot of things have to fall in to place for it to come out good. I hate to say this but it's really not that hard just really time consuming and having the booth and all the correct tools make it even nicer .

Different products have different quirks and rules to go by , its been said here many times by guys that do this for a living > " read the labels and stick with the same manufacturer for all reducers and the like " just because your next door neighbor gave you a gallon of FREE thinner you know nothing about don't use it , it may react with your paint by turning it in to gum!

Take your time masking and if it'll come off , TAKE IT OFF! rig up some racks to hold the doors flat and hood when you take them off because they come off and it's easier to paint your jambs that way." no , you don't have to but this is my opinion " and I'm sure some one has done better with less but this is the way I know works.

it won't be a Riddler award winner but you may win your local look'e lu show .

good luck Shawn

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