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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    well we sanded the primer...she looks good now.. its a dull finish instead of a shiny bumpy finish. the primer originally said to not thin(cali laws i guess) but the paint store told me to thin in 25% so we did that. i have a presure guage on the gun it self so we are good there. we will...
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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    whats a good reference book that u could suggest?
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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    we just pulled her out to the sun...it almost looks like orange peel. could this have happened from the cold weather? we put 4 coats of primer.
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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    its just rought all over the car...its a consistant rough. the body was degreesed prior to primer.
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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    the rough texture was there when we sprayed also. my base coat is metallic so i dont want to sand it...the car was sanded down to bare metal. so i dont think the fish eyeing(bleeding through from the underneith paint) would be the problem. the primer hasnt completly dried yet either. but then...
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    primer/painting problems?...please help

    we are using a light grey PPG Multiprime fast drying primer. we sprayed it about 3 days ago and there is a rough texture evenly over then entire car, including the fiber glass hood. the primer also has a shine to it. we sprayed the car at about 65 degrees but it gets to about 20 degrees at...
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    help please

    sounds simple enough
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    help please

    both guesses and ideas will work
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    help please

    can anybody tell me the specs on these stripes? thanks
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    racing stripes and sizes...

    im likin those super snake stripes...happen to know the dimensions?
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    racing stripes and sizes...

    well the paint goes on my 65 coupe this weekend(if all goes as planned) i decided to go with Ford's 04 Dark Shadow Grey Met. im going to put black racing strips also to break up the color a lil. my question is how should i go about picking the size of stripe and where to put them. i dont...
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    Front bumper attachment

    im getting ready to paint my 65 coupe and im shaving some of the unwanted holes from the emblems and the side scoop crome pieces. i have my bumper off and im think about closing off the bolt holes in the lower front of the fenders so if one day i decide to go with a front race valence and...
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    tunning an edelbrock...

    how do i tune my edelbrock performer 600? thanks
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    heaters blowing foggy air...help

    ok looking here on this site...i can chose between with or without a/c...i have the factory ac that i plan to install someday...should i get the one for a/c or does it really matter? whats the difference
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    cowl vent paint removal

    whats the easy way to remove the paint from my cowl vent..i started scrapping with a razor blade but its hard and takes a long time. thanks
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    heaters blowing foggy air...help

    how much do heater cores cost? easy to replace?
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    heaters blowing foggy air...help

    as of a cpl days ago my heater has been acting weird. first, when i would romp on her i could smell antifreeze. then my front window would fog up with defroster ON. i would try to white it off but it would just smeer and make a bigger mess. i can see the steam come out of the vents. now when im...
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    fiberglass paint preping

    rough pad like a 80 grit paper on a block? what do i tack it down with?
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    fiberglass paint preping

    in about ready to paint my 65 coupe but first i need to 'prep' my hood and front valence. they are both gelcoated black. what do i need to do to prep this for paint? sand it rough or what? thanks guys