Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.
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It's so easy to consider your suggestions,....
, Tick, tick, tick.
Because now you're in a hurry to finish?
But I'm not,....The sags are the direct result of me not knowing what I'm doing. If that was a rattle can, they'd be done, and they'd be perfect.
But put a paint gun in my hand, and I just may as well go and jam a stick in my ass. Cause just as surely, I'm gonna fck myself one way or the other.
The gun looks like it's blowing huge droplets of paint out of it as compared to the mist that comes out of a rattle can. The huge droplets look like they are just gonna dry, and become instant orange peel, so I slather on the paint so it'll flow together.
I'm sure that there is something wrong with my method,..either paint is too thick, or I'm not using enough pressure.
You'd think I'd know this by now,....
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But I'm not,....The sags are the direct result of me not knowing what I'm doing. If that was a rattle can, they'd be done, and they'd be perfect.
But put a paint gun in my hand, and I just may as well go and jam a stick in my ass. Cause just as surely, I'm gonna fck myself one way or the other.
The gun looks like it's blowing huge droplets of paint out of it as compared to the mist that comes out of a rattle can. The huge droplets look like they are just gonna dry, and become instant orange peel, so I slather on the paint so it'll flow together.
I'm sure that there is something wrong with my method,..either paint is too thick, or I'm not using enough pressure.
You'd think I'd know this by now,....
Well, you probably know this, but something to do a test sprayout on helps me before i commit to the job. That way I can get everything set first.
Ohhh,...all you have to do is look at my trash can. It's my test panel. I trigger the gun for like a 2 count and see what the pattern looks like. But that's the end of testing, and then it's on from there.
I just don't understand,....how I could get this kinda finish..one day.
And do this the next..
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Well, I got warned about the clear I shot on Sam's car but didn't take heed and sagged the crap out of it. There's a fine line you don't cross with flash time, and how heavy you lay it down. As a result of getting greedy, I spent hours cutting runs out of his clear coat. I didn't break the rule on flash time, but the second coat I really laid it down, and I paid for it... Haha.
Mike, two things, reduce it an extra 10%. Then play with your air pressure a bit. Higher air pressure means more material coming out of your gun though, be careful. We don't want runs here.Ohhh,...all you have to do is look at my trash can. It's my test panel. I trigger the gun for like a 2 count and see what the pattern looks like. But that's the end of testing, and then it's on from there.
I just don't understand,....how I could get this kinda finish..one day.
And do this the next..
Many reasons to hate painting wheels.
You need to spray with a "limp wrist", so to speak. Meaning you will have to turn the gun the entire time you paint it. You have to follow the surface even distance the entire perimeter. Go a little light on the first coat to get an idea how it lays out. I did this with the rest of your car. The first coat is always the learning coat when painting, then you make adjustments in the following layers.
You don't have to spray in an entire circle all at once, spray one third, adjust your body around the wheel, spray another third, adjust and finish it off. Don't make it out to be more than it is. Monkey with a paint gun Mike, monkey with a paint gun. Here's a visual for you, madmonkey1157
Mike, two things, reduce it an extra 10%. Then play with your air pressure a bit. Higher air pressure means more material coming out of your gun though, be careful. We don't want runs here.
Many reasons to hate painting wheels.
You need to spray with a "limp wrist", so to speak. Meaning you will have to turn the gun the entire time you paint it. You have to follow the surface even distance the entire perimeter. Go a little light on the first coat to get an idea how it lays out. I did this with the rest of your car. The first coat is always the learning coat when painting, then you make adjustments in the following layers.
You don't have to spray in an entire circle all at once, spray one third, adjust your body around the wheel, spray another third, adjust and finish it off. Don't make it out to be more than it is. Monkey with a paint gun Mike, monkey with a paint gun. Here's a visual for you, madmonkey1157
It's all about "triggered" air pressure with me Dave. When you pull the trigger on the gun and get an Idea of how much pressure is flowing out of the gun,.......How much is not enough,and how much is too much.
Most of the time I'm spraying at like 35 p.s.i. flowing....less than that is like spraying mudlet,...more than that is overspray.
Who gives a red rat's bunionhole (correct spelling @stykthyn ?) about overspray at this point?
If 35psi is atomizing properly, then shoot it there. Like I was saying though, go light on the first coat, see how it lays out. If it's too orange peely, go a little (emphasis on little) slower in the stroke with the gun. If it looks glassy smooth on the first coat, speed up. It shouldn't be glassy smooth on the first coat, that's too much material. When it flows at that stage, the flow is a run.
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That's what I was taught. Get the proper atomization, adjust your material that you deposit (fine tuning) with your surface speed.
Dave likes To-oodd, Dave likes To-oodd.....
Excuse me?......You're asking stykthyn for correct spelling on a word that I coined?
Wait while I check Mikes Vocabulary Files........................Hmm Hmmmmm Hmm,....Nope, **leafing through pages noise.......Hmmm Hmm Hmm,....Nope not here,........Dumm da dumm...Hello?? Here it is!!
As defined by Mikesters Dictionary:
/Rats' Red Bunion Hole/:
noun
1. Refers to the inflamed rectal orifice of a rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long, sparsely haired tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting disease.
Well Then! * me making gesture of sliding the hands together in a wiping motion....Now that that is behind us....
I'll follow your suggestion on Sunday if it doesn't rain (it's supposed to).
Look, I already hate you because of that four wheeling in Hawaii thing......
I noticed it rained ever day I was there, you mean you've gone without for a day or two?
it hasn't rained here in a coons age,....what the hell are you on about?
Are you aware of the fact that 84% of what you say here is liked by somebody else here?
You should run for president.
Which brings me to that,....Who here has more likes than posts? Surely, there has got to be somebody here nicer than Dave?............Anybody?........OH COME ON!!!!
I just checked,.....Dave is the nicest guy here. Congratulations, @Davedacarpainter.
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