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| shred5:
Anything new? i like the way you are documenting every little thing you are doing and taking pics... Even though my gorf is in excellent shape this makes me want to restore it even further.. Dave |
| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: shred5 on July 10, 2008, 11:01:04 am ---Anything new? i like the way you are documenting every little thing you are doing and taking pics... Even though my gorf is in excellent shape this makes me want to restore it even further.. Dave --- End quote --- Not yet. I don't get too much time to work on this. I should be able to paint this weekend, so stay tuned. |
| JeepMonkey:
Spyridon - I used your wire wheel method on some old bolts I that needed to be cleaned up. It works pretty well, but I am going to try to get by Fastenall to see if they have these small carrige bolts new. |
| Spyridon:
After some trial and error with thinning the paint, I finally got the spray gun working. First I finished masking off the areas I didn't want painted Here is the base primer that I used Based on WunderCade's advice above, I also picked up some laquer thinner. Here's some shots of the first coat of primer. When it dries, I'm going to hit it with some sandpaper and then apply another coat. When I was done spraying, I cleaned up the gun with water and they sprayed some of the laquer thinner through it for a final cleanning. I'll get a better idea on how it turned out when it dries, but it seems to have worked out pretty good. I should get enough practice on the primer coats before I get to the final colors. |
| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: JeepMonkey on July 12, 2008, 11:13:19 am ---Spyridon - I used your wire wheel method on some old bolts I that needed to be cleaned up. It works pretty well, but I am going to try to get by Fastenall to see if they have these small carrige bolts new. --- End quote --- I've had pretty good success with the wheel. I do have some that aren't perfect however. If you can get new ones, then go for it. Should add a nice shiny touch. |
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