I've been using HVLP guns for about 7 or 8 years now, wouldn't go back to a conventional. It does take a bit of practice and gun adjustment to get them to work right...
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I've been using HVLP guns for about 7 or 8 years now, wouldn't go back to a conventional. It does take a bit of practice and gun adjustment to get them to work right...
The commercial just came to mind where the guy painted everyones houses with his new Wagner spray gun .
If you spraygun is spitting....thin the paint a little more, and turn the air pressure up some more. :)
When spraying metallic paint make sure the paint is mixed well in the can
before you move some of it into the mixing container. When spraying the paint, shake the gun vigoursly evry 20 seconds or so to keep the metal flakes suspended, and evenly floating in the paint.
Metalic paint will sag more than regular paint, so do not get the coats on too thick, or you will find out the hard way. Don't ask me how I know this. :rolleyes:
Daver.
Jeeze I wonder Daver! Nice looking metalflake on your sedan.
I will finish covering my new console today and hopefully get it installed. New rocker moldings to put on.
I guess I am currently building a ride:confused: I dunno :confused: feels more like I am sanding a ride out of a block of primer:LOL:
Know what ya mean, Shawn. I've got 3 in the sanding stage now. Two in the cut and buff and one in the block sand prior to paint. I'm looking forward to getting them all done and out of the shop and back to some fabricating!!!!!
well i worked all day tuning my chevy 327 powered short wide. gonna be a nice lil truck. working on making the rear mounted fuel tank fill by folding out the drivers side rear tail light. kinda like the 56 chevy cars did. its a rough one but it improves everytime i work on it..more about the truck..
it has digital dash, B&M megashifted turbo 350, motor is 68' it is the block that can be 302,327 or 350 according to the how to rebuild your small block book. it has headers, edebrock performer carb and manifold, flow masters, and 4:11 posi rearend.
just finished complete brake job, working on finishing the wiring and then gonna paint it flat black farm equipment paint.
it will look like primer but last until I can finish the body work.
Im also trying to get the Harley running and start on my 52 GMC 5 window short bed.
Larry
Shawn its got to get smaller sometime so keep up the paper and sanding .
Larry hi and welcome . Sounds as if your moving along there ,post some pics and give us all a look see. We enjoy seeing the progress and it also gives inspiration for us to get back in the garage .
I know how you feel shawnlee, I don't think I would care to be a painter for a living.
I would like to see a pic of that opening tail light twoblularry, sounds cool.
I have the new console in and now I just have to move the shifter back to for the taller seats and put a boot on it. Next a new newport wiper motor to put in and then into the stereo build.
Brick that console looks great . Did it fit or did you have to mod it in . Sure looks like it was made for the chev .
I finally did the mock on rear cross member . I think i'll have plenty of rear end to frame clearence for bounce . Then off to gussett everthing and solid weld it in .
Brick, that console and the rest of the interior is really looking great!!!! Very well done, going to be a fine ride when you are finished.
Bob, frame is coming along very nicely!!!! Should be a good, solid platform for your A-bone. keep the updates coming!!!
No pics from me today, did nothing but more wet sanding on both trucks, and fitting a few pieces when my hands and wrists hurt too bad to sand!!!!!
Dave guys at shop i managed used palm sanders to cut flats . I was thinking of getting one from HF just so my hands wont hurt with the wet sanding when im ready .
So the trucks getting closer for the spit shine and i cant wait to see pics . I allways enjoyed looking at a finished product .
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Well, the Chevy is closer.... I've decided to make a couple changes and additions to mine so it will be awhile yet. Got some customer stuff to get out of the shop first, then a week or so of serious time getting the Merc ready for summer..... Heck, I've had the truck for 16 years so far and never driven it....what's another delay??????:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Merc you have been hiding that one for a while . The truck will draw you back but cash first toys second . :(
Just been plugging away on the Merc, wiring, fitting windows, block sanding, fitting the hood and all the rest of the "exciting" stuff... Should have it ready for the done pile the end of this week or first part of next. Stay tuned for the pics....Quote:
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I can never remember if I can post pics from my photo host sight but here goes.
My chassis is a roller finally.
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same pic came up volks
Thanks. I just added a link in case you guys couldn't see the picture.Quote:
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Paint looks great, Daver! I'm a long ways from paint on my latest victim; plenty of time to practice! I may farm the paint out this time but we'll see when we get there. My daughter had a two day volleyball tourneyment this past weekend (second place, not bad!)plus I finished the wife's flooring so hopefully I'll get some time out there this week. May is a bad month for car stuff.
After spending a month at the weight loss clinic, the car finally came home roughly 250lbs lighter. The doors and fenders are being painted and will be ready in a couple of weeks. Besides the doors and fenders being replaced with fiberglass pieces, the rocker panels were removed and replaced with 22gage steel. The firewall also got shaved a little in the areas that won't effect the integrity of it.
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Looking Lean and Mean Pro60, that should gain you some grunt! Nice work, are there going to be racing clips again this year?
Thanks!! With the improvements in the engine department and the weight loss, we're hoping to knock off more than a second off last year's best ET.
Video for sure, our first race will be on the 26th of this month.
Thats a big gain pro60, that would be fun. I am looking forward to the clips, I always like to see the cars we watch get built go down the road(or track as it may be) and yours has been very entertaining.
I had to by a new toy Dave, how many of these old El Camino's are still around? It's fun to drive and I will have fun building it up as soon as my old chevy is back on the road for the year.
Did lots of little stuff to the '48 this weekend, hooked up horns, gas grommets, window rubbers, hood rubbers, curtiousy lights that kind of stuff. Next will be put on the new rocker moldings, new shinnys are always fun!:cool:
I'm startin' to get the ''refrigerator'' mocked up for the "Z". Looks like I'll be able to get it stuffed under the dash. Won't be much room left, but it'll fit. :D
Mike the Caaa is lookin' good.
Looks like things are moving right along in that garage. I worked on the other end of my car tonight. No room left for a spare tire or a jack. :LOL:
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL160.../251308152.jpg
It was suggested to me to get a luggage rack. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
NO
I said to myself
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The old Chevy is looking great!!! As for the spare tire, just get a Triple A card with the free road service!!!!! No problem!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
You'll never even be able to fit a six pack in that refrigerator, Pro Z!!!!!
As for me, nothing new. Sanding on the Merc by day, wet sanding pickups by night!!!!
You could always pull whats left on a trailor Pro70! By the way, could you find any bigger of an engine?
I think that I see enough room for a "pint of the blarney" in there Pro60, a very small one! That looks good, very clean.
It took me 90 minutes but the results were very rewarding, and as promised, the engine now resides where it should.
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That Chevy is lookin' good mike.:cool: :cool: :cool:
Well, I got a good share of a day in on the "Z". Had a few customers drop off & pick up stuff, but that was purdy' much over by noon. I finished up the rocker panel body mounts & then started on the firewall. I used my trusty Menard's laser to mark out where I wanted to cut it. Then chopped off 46 lbs. of stuff. (If you count the 20lbs. I cut off a couple weeks ago. Spent a lot O' time figuring how I'm gonna' put the firewall back together. I think I have a plan so everything will look like it's spoz' to be where it's spoz' to be.
Then I stuck the front end on to see how it fit with the firewall out of the way. I had some real clearance issues before but now that the pinch welds are out of the way it fits much better. There's gonna be a bunch of work to do on the fiberglass once I start that project.
All in all it was a purdy' good day.
All I can say is WOW!! That is a very impressive engine Pro60, that just blows my mind, I bet that baby is truely a blast to drive!
Thats great Pro70, looking forward to seeing pics. Don't you love it when a plan comes together!
Couple of great looking Chevy's going together their, guys!!! Congrats on some excellent worksmanship to both the "Pros"!!! This should make the rest of us remember how important the details, fit, and finish really are to the overall appearance of a performance car!!! Thanks to both of you for the motivation!!!!
I just love progress! Prozzzz you're car is coming out awesome! You'll be out there before you know it.
I grew some new aches and pains after working on the car all day yesterday. I was twisting and turning in ways that my body didn't like. Oh well, nothing I can do about that. I did get quite a bit of the pain-in-the-neck stuff done though. Replacing the year old grade 8 nuts and bolts with new ones, which gives me a chance to make sure everything is nice and tight. When the engine blew last season, the car shook so violently that it managed to loosen things that I thought wasn't possible.
Thanks Dave & Mike. Can't wait to see the Yeller' Chevy run again. Only a couple months to go. **) :) :) :) **)
Thats exciting Pro70, maybe making some passes before the end of the year huh?
I got my new rocker moldings on now so the next step for me will be the new electric wiper motor.
But the real question is how many rubber burning sounds did Pro make sittin on a milk crate with those front wheels in the air.................:rolleyes:
If ya missed out ,I made a few for ya just lookin at the pic.......:LOL:
I found from my truck ,it helps to tilt the head back when making the rubber burning sounds:LOL: It adds to the authenticity;)
Brick the Chevy is looking great . See it made a debut in the line up .
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Still noV-A-R-O-O-M sounds here. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Those are both some sweet looking rides. I've always been a fan of the whale tail on that year of full size Chevy. Keep them pics comin, can't wait to see the finished products.
Here's the project Plymouth update; after two weeks of trying to get out in the garage between everything else going, on the frame is close to stripped, I built a body cart and set the body on it, bought a disc brake kit, rack and pinion, and some Fatman's 3" dropped spindles. Stay tuned for more.........