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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/23/07 09:38 PM
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I get better results brushing over the paint extremely lightly and slowly as opposed to hard and fast. I'm just using the weight of the brush itself to pop the bubbles.
You're not getting anywhere near the ripples that I'm getting with this method... what are you using for a tipping brush?
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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I get better results brushing over the paint extremely lightly and slowly as opposed to hard and fast. I'm just using the weight of the brush itself to pop the bubbles.
You're not getting anywhere near the ripples that I'm getting with this method... what are you using for a tipping brush?
I'm using the 75 cent 3" wide foam brushes from home depot. I used a new one for every coat. I went through 3 for the sunroof but next I'm going to do the whole roof, trunk lid and hood in one go so I'll get more mileage out of every brush.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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Well i haven't posted in awhile life got a little hecktic in the last couple weeks, wife had the baby 6 weeks early, baby and mom are both great and healty!
anyways reguarding the foam rollers from the buck store i have used both and i find no difference between the 2 so i loaded up on the buck store ones since there cheaper and you can get packages of the foam brushes think there is 6 in a pack, at the buck store too. also they have roller tray's 2 for a buck. nothing like really budgeting for this lol
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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Anybody try this with SS (OMNI) auto paint? It is enamel, dries quick and its already mighty thin.
Go back about 3 pages and see my comments on this...
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/24/07 08:54 PM
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Long time reader and follower of this thread...first post! I am in Sydney, Australia and after looking at the options available re paint, I have decided to give the local Wattyl KillRust Epoxy Gloss Enamel a try (at $19 a litre, I thought it was worth a try). I am currently painting a 1983 Toyota Corona for my son who will soon learn to drive in it. My daily driver is a Ford Fairmont. Anyway, I am very pleased with the result so far - 4 coats on, wet sanding after the first two (600 grit) , and after the last two (800 & 1000 grit. Just about to go out and do some more wet sanding in preparation for coats 5 and 6. I will be posting photos soon. Thanks to all for clear instructions and first and foremost to Charger for giving us all this brillant idea! 
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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Put down the first coat on the roof and hood. Sanded.  Painted  Already has a good shine. Pitty I'll have to sand it away before the next coat.  I was being stingy with the paint and put too much pressure on the roller to squeeze the last drop out of it. I got some orange peel. It was also 85f outside with makes the paint dry faster. All my previous coats were early in the morning around 60-65f. It'll all get knocked down when I sand it before the next coat. Only used 2 table spoons of paint to cover the entire hood. I should have used 3. 
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/24/07 09:58 PM
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here is #566 tremclad sorry it took so long. this is coat #4 needs to be wet sanded and i might put just 6 coats on and polish it out and see what i get.   this is my practice pannel
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 02:17 AM
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Well I have to admit, I'm not exactly thrilled with my polishing skills. After the third coat, I gave it another once over with 1000 grit, hand polished with some turtle wax polishing compound and finished it off with carnauba wax. The beautiful gloss of the paint after the third coat is gone, replaced by an endless haze of swirl marks.
if you're going to try to polish out by hand, then you're going to have to sand with progressively finer paper grits. there's no way you can work out 1000 grit sand marks by hand. move on to 1200/1500 -> 2000 -> 2500/3000. there are limits to what you can do by hand. even if you were going to polish out by machine i'd suggest you sand down to at LEAST 1500 grit otherwise you'd be wasting a lot of time and product.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 02:37 AM
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Put down the first coat on the roof and hood.
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The roller marks in this picture could be worked out by running different directions, and not so much pressure. You can put a bit more paint on it and work it longer until just before it gets tacky.
I work the paint more than most pictures I've seen...
When I put a coat on the vette, I must have went over the whole thing 5-7 times each coat, working it different directions until it stopped running and showing lines. You have to work it lightly.
- Just my 2 cents here. 
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 03:02 AM
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Put down the first coat on the roof and hood.
Painted
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1117/890683462_186bc2be47_o.jpg
The roller marks in this picture could be worked out by running different directions, and not so much pressure. You can put a bit more paint on it and work it longer until just before it gets tacky.
I work the paint more than most pictures I've seen...
When I put a coat on the vette, I must have went over the whole thing 5-7 times each coat, working it different directions until it stopped running and showing lines. You have to work it lightly.
- Just my 2 cents here.
I totaly agree. i never had lines or marks like that....my coats were transparent but always very even. I went over it and over it spreading it around and evening it out. remember this is the cheap solution not the mirical paint job in a minute job.
BTW i have about 8 coats on my sidecar now but only pics up to the 6th or so. I can still see through it in spots so a few more coats in the works when i get free time again!! here is my pictures of progress.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/559630508GUGsFC
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 09:08 AM
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CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY THERE ARE SO MANY POSTS THAT SAY STAY AWAY FROM REDS?
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 10:09 AM
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CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY THERE ARE SO MANY POSTS THAT SAY STAY AWAY FROM REDS?
I don't think anyone has said to avoid red.
We have agreed to stay away from aluminum paints - because they just don't work.
The only problem with the Brightside and the Tremclad/Rustoleum 'Fire Red' is that it might be too orangey red for some people. It is not a deep blood red color and there is nothing you can do to tint it darker.
Possibly there is a difference between the amount of pigment in red compared to the black, white or blues. Less pigment in the paint means it takes an extra coat of paint to achieve the same level of coverage.
Other than that... I used both the Brightside and the Tremclad/Rustoleum 'Fire Red' and I have no complaints at all about it.
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 11:43 AM
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I SEE THAT RUSTOLEUM PROFESSIONAL HAS A SAFETY RED THAT LOOKS PRETTY BRIGHT
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 01:34 PM
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im wanting to paint my car, its a red now, but want to use safety orange.
i tried black on a few little pieces and it came out ok.... but thats been long ago.
i used 50% paint thinner, 50% rustoleum...
so what advancements have been made since well 6 months ago? any new tips
thanks all id read through all the thread but over 200 pages in 3-4 different threads... is a little much
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Re: New Paint job on a budget thread.
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07/25/07 04:53 PM
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BLUE195....ANY MORE PICS?
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