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Thanks for the link to this thread. Although I don't have time at the moment, I am very interested in your project, and look forward to reviewing it before I start on mine.
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Congratulations on the work, Army. It's going to be one hell of an accomplishment when you are done. You know, I had read in the mechanical section that you were 'rebuilding' your car... but I had NO idea what you meant until I hit this thread.
You must have a wonderful wife, and understanding neighbours. Or vice versa....
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What did I do this time?
I've reached the stage in learning where you think you've got it more or less cracked and then wham bam slam you're back down in the dunce's class...
Look at the mess I made today:- I was applying a guide coat and I thought "hey I'll just add in a bit more thinner and save on some paint"... Doh It reacted really badly - this is spraying on top of a self etch coat (on top of a high builder primer as per instructions on high build primer tin) that was sprayed about a week previously. I now know how to make a textured leather feel and look to paint work... ...my special effects skills are improving!
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POR strip
Today I've been playing with POR strip
http://www.por15.com/POR-STRIP/productinfo/RSG/ Not a bad product for over here. It does strip paint for a reasonable price though I don't think it is as good as the aircraft strippers:- Strippers that I like I can't get the good stuff here. Even so look at the state of the old paint work on the rear RHS door. I found 4 layers of colour - almost like rings on a tree - just every 7 and a half years a new skin was grown! No bloody wonder there was always water trapped behind the trim...
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Progress!
Today I'm killing old paint and filler on the doors - not a nice job.
Dust? Not the name for it:- The idea is to reach a stage like this:-
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On some bits of the car...
On some bits of the car I'm getting quite close to being happy enough to start spraying the clear varnish top coat.
Now - in an ideal perfect world, according to Standox, I should be applying the coats of paint within 8 hours of each application - however a quick look at the date of the first post of this thread and the date of this post shows that I've missed that window of opportunity. So before I apply a top coat I want to clean what I've got. Has anyone used stuff like this before? http://www.amazon.com/U-POL-Solvent-Based-Degreaser-Aerosol/dp/B004SQM1DQ U Pol slow degreaser. I've tried Eastwood panel prep but that stuff behaves more like paint stripper on Standox base paint. It is really meant for bare metal... http://www.eastwood.com/pre-painting-prep-gallon.html Or should I use a mild household soap and plenty of clean water? I've got some of those handy little microfibre wipes that are meant to pick up dust and muck - should I just stick with those? http://www.eastwood.com/devilbiss-dewipe-outs-ipa-formula.html
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I've just discovered that my taking months to paint a car approach isn't ideal. Take a look at this thread for the answer to my question in the previous post.
Cleaning paint work whilst painting! I've got to get a shift on and get that bloody clear coat on a whole lot quicker!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Somethings, probably car paint is one of them, seem to cure or undergo some sort of chemical process as they age. Recoating early in that process may be important for the additional coats to bond properly with each other. There was somebody on this forum who was a paint expert. I'm sure he could enlighten this discussion considerably.
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I'm seeing if I can cut and paste a quote from the other thread =>
The advice I got from Standox was Quote:
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Wow that worked!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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The advice or the "cut and paste"?
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Well it is the cut and paste...
And here's more from the other thread - this time from jmk Quote:
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Loads of nice information here:-
http://www.dingking.com/paint_touch-up_training/ If you're having trouble with paint!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Nice work Army...
Just read your whole thread. Wow, what a lot of work :-)
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