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Progress - going backwards!
It looks like things are going the wrong way - it looks like the paint is coming back off again... and some of it is!
I've got a bit worried about dampness and de-lamination so I'm cleaning and sanding the whole body again so that I can lay down an other colour base coat and then quickly get the clear coats on. Here's some information about the cleaner I'm using Quote:
The weather man said the weather would be good this week - and it was today (when I couldn't work on the car) and tomorrow guess what? RAIN
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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 joys of a good, toxic stripper.
Don't wait to put the clear on this time, and remember: just enough to hide! John
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Professional spray booth and painter eh?
Well I'm not there just yet! I'm not sure I'd do this outside again though... now it is just a waiting game until I can drop everything and do the 16 hours or so of spraying and waiting for it to dry, spraying and waiting for it to dry etc
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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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Indeed - I've got that message loud and clear! It dries a lot quicker that way too...
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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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Probably the last update for a while...
Where oh where has this summer gone?
I've been waiting and waiting for 3 consecutive dry and warm days to carry on with this job but as we are now nearing September the chances of this happening are slim. We had the first morning fog here (very Dutch weather) two days ago. The problem is when I'm bored waiting for tools / parts / weather / bits I end up looking for something else to do so I'm now busy welding (which will also delay the paint as you don't want to be welding and painting at the same time) My W123 saloon / sedan old accident repair (and a bit of rust repair) thread I will be painting the car myself - I'm not giving up and getting someone else to take the glory now! I'm going to try and find a place where I can spray inside though. Only problem is getting it there =>
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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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You know, I know you want to learn to paint but c'mon now! You'd have the car back and 17 other things torn apart, err I mean, "improved" by now.
Give it up, bite the bullet, spend the money and enjoy the car. Painting is for someone who has the equipment, experience and most of all the space to spare. You posted pix of your work space and you simply don't have the room. I have the room, unfortunately the experience, the equipment and I STILL don't paint! There's a reason for that, you know. I am well aware of what I consider "acceptable" work and I'm too danged nit-picky to ever please myself. I can't even guess how many times I've fired myself for sub-standard work. |
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...I don't think I've mentioned it too much though so perhaps you've missed the point... ...for me this IS enjoying the car - I hate driving! I love to "fix" them.
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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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Man, I have about 8 cars that you can enjoy. Just bring them back once you're done with them so that I can enjoy them too
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Deal! But you pay for the parts / bits / etc and the shipping from me to you and you to me... I'll gladly dish out free labour!
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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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Al, save yourself some money. Just have Army shipped over to your place. When you get done using him I'll sub-let him from ya.
After about a month or so between Dallas and Tucson, he'll be begging for some of those cold, wet days. |
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Oh no he won't - he grew up (for a bit) in Africa and really really misses proper weather - and space most of all he misses space!
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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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Ha! I was thinking the same thing. Fly him in for a vacation and keep his passport safe in your possession until he finishes up a few cars
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Shucks, this is Tucson.
"Passport? Passport? We don't need no steenking passport"! |
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It is official - the wettest summer since 1906
http://nieuws.nl.msn.com/binnenlands-nieuws/knmi-natste-zomer-sinds-1906
Typical! I choose the wettest summer since 1906 to try to paint a car outside...
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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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