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Are you saying using another roller that does not have any paint on it?

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Well i have it so thin that it ran down my bumper. My bumper is sill on my car. This is gonna be my last coat then i'm gonna try to buff see how it turns out. IF it's almost thin like water wouldn't it run pretty bad?

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i buffed my car with a $15 buffer i bought at princess auto

i sold the charger by the way, about 3 weeks ago. but i got a new toy

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So you had to get another bug.....

You VW guys.......

j/k Looks very cool. I bet it is a fun ride.

Well, You are still 69ChargerYeeHaa in my book.

Thanks again.

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So you had to get another bug.....

You VW guys.......

j/k Looks very cool. I bet it is a fun ride.

Well, You are still 69ChargerYeeHaa in my book.

Thanks again.

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yeah with black it's not really transparent coats. It covers almost in one coat. Is that right?

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So to say 69Chargeryeehaa "has got another vw" is to needle him a bit.

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Exactly, Just ribbing him a bit. Apartently that was not clear enough.

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Nice Job! How many coats did you do in total?

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i hear A LOT of talk about how many coats everyone did. IMO - it doesn't really matter, when you wetsand, you're pretty much sanding down most of the coat, when you've finished, you think you have around 8coats but you've pretty much wetsanded most of those coats - in the end, you pretty have 3-4 coats on there total.

everyone will do a different amount of coats, everyone has their own technique. when i was rolling, i did about 7coats on my rear bumper (wetsanding in between each coat) - when i did my final coat, i accidentally chipped a piece of the paint off and it was really thin - nothing like 7 coats.

after doing this, i recommend you do about 3 layers with no wetsanding, then wetsand on your 4th coat, if there's not full coverage, do a couple more layers and try again. all of the orange peel is taken care of on your final wetsand of 1000/1500/2000.

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Looks nice! What kind of marine paint is this?

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so what are the EXACT steps to paint a car? first of all i would believe to strip it all the way down to the metal? then mix the paint propperly with the mineral spirit, and then apply one coat? then another and sand it over night? and do this process about 4 times? i can supply a picture of my car and i KNOW it will be a tedious project but i have time and i can be a paitent person most of the time


my car:(1979 subaru btw)

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1957 Porsche Speedster:

i stole the porsche, and made good $ on the charger, so i have no regrets. I'm really confortable with the VW/Porsche cars, they are so easy to work on, and they're quick and still get 30+mpg.

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1957 Porsche Speedster:

i stole the porsche, and made good $ on the charger, so i have no regrets. I'm really confortable with the VW/Porsche cars, they are so easy to work on, and they're quick and still get 30+mpg.

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Air-cooled, rear-engined cars. Gotta love 'em!

Gorgeous vehicle, BTW.

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thanks

i currently have the motor out, mostly just to inspect, winter anyways, now i have the space in my garage!!!! it took me 1 hour, 2 beers to get the motor out with a skateboard and a floor jack!!! ok it took me 20 mins, but i had to have the 2 beers, sit back and laugh; it's too easy, think about all the $ i'll save on coolant!!! lol