Thread: Roadster pickup getting closer
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04-23-2009 04:46 PM #1
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04-23-2009 06:25 PM #2
Don,
Here's my plastic single use booth. It's gone now, but for about $50 plus another $120 for the fan, you too can have your own paint booth.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...=29683&page=14
I have better photos but they're on my other computer's hard drive - maybe tomorrow I'll post 'emDave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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04-23-2009 06:52 PM #3
Come on Guy's we know Don doesn't have the talent to do that (way to make his head swell)...........LOL. All you have to do is look at the pink frame....LOL
Sorry Don had to do it............LOL
BradCSome days it's not even worth chewing thru the restraints !
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04-23-2009 07:15 PM #4
On my finances, there's no question about who is going to paint my cars; paying someone else to paint my stuff is out of the question(unless I pay the neighborhood kids to do it with house paint and a brush
). My paint booth is my garage. I just cover up the stuff I don't want dusted with overspray, wet the floor, and go to it.
Here's a pic of my coupe when I was painting it 3 years ago. If you look close in the lower left, you can see one of the fans under the garage door (I use 2). Bugs usually aren't a problem if you do your spraying during daylight.
At night they are attracted to the lights in the garage.
Jim
Racing! - Because football, basketball, baseball, and golf require only ONE BALL!
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04-23-2009 08:47 PM #5
I just did some priming today out in the garage. I will be painting it there too, same way Jim suggested. I have found that if you get at it early in the morning on days like today when it`s nice and cool before the heat and humidity hits then it works out . But the bugs were killing me tonight!
You got my vote of confidence Don!!
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04-24-2009 05:19 AM #6
....and another showing my "pro level" booth
....and the filter system
....and the fan. I needed to add a baffle to redirect the air out flow:
As far as overspray on the floor, I misted everything with water to hold any errant dust down and had very little in my paint, most of which probably came off my shoot suit or mask.
Oh yeah, I also have a nice fresh air breathing system that I'll be selling soon - and you really need that with many paints - like epoxy and clears.
Spray guns - lots of good ones, but my favorite - an Iwata LPH 400, low pressure and air consumption which means little overspray. Don't use the Harbor Freight 'purple' gun unless you like the surrounding area the same color you are paintingDave W
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04-24-2009 07:08 AM #7
hey them booth s work good i painted many cars in booth like that . i have painted many cars . the shops i work at over the years never few had a pro booth .alot of them were just dry wall clean rooms with filters in one end and a fan in the other.how you prep of the parts and you the air hose is were you see alot of the dirt as well as to much air movement junk out of the gun is a big deal to having a clean out side of the gun to i had a old tack rag i wipe the first 3 feet of the air hose and cleaned the cup evey time i fiiled it with paint. i painted cars planes boat trucks etc in every place you can think of alot of them came out very good first off it to be dust free in all joints and seam s the day before i would wash them if i could and blow them dry wash the room out pull the car in tape off before paint wet the floor pre clean the car tack off ever thing and go to itLast edited by pat mccarthy; 04-24-2009 at 01:59 PM.
Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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04-24-2009 09:32 AM #8
Looks like we're "braggin' up" our home paint boothes. Here's my heated (when the sun shines here, both days per year) "booth". Air flow is pretty good though.
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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04-24-2009 09:53 AM #9
I actually have a small parts "booth" as well under the back porch where I park my tractor that is quite similar. I share it with a couple of blue jays, a nesting robin family, a flock of goldfinches and 2 chipmunks that tend to cuss me out when I paint thereI was able to chase the white striped pussy cat away though.
Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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04-24-2009 10:28 AM #10
Don,
I once made a spray booth in my garage out of some heavy tarps from a Army surplus store and some house filterers from the furnace and a fan that pulled the air threw the filterers. It kept all the bugs out and by wetting down the tarps and floor I got very little dust. When I didn't need it I just folded it up and put it outside in a storage shed. Just a thought.
Ken
IC2- Sorry I didn't see your post.
Brain DeadLast edited by Ken Thurm; 04-24-2009 at 10:30 AM.
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04-24-2009 10:51 AM #11
Since we've deviated to the home paint booth, and I'm still on the fence about trying to paint the truck myself, Have any of you used a portable car canopy to use as a paint booth? My problem is the truck leaves about 6 inches room in front and back when parked in the garage making it very difficult to get around it not to mention no clearance on the driver's side. So I was thinkng of using one of those outdoor portable garages to have more space to move around I'm just not sure how much room on each side I would need. For that matter I could build a frame out of scrap wood and use visquene plastic for the sides. My biggest worry is actually how to spray the paint, how much to use and the whole process of sanding and buffing. I wish there was a paint for dummies book for cars!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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04-24-2009 05:41 PM #12
here is my old booth at my shop i painted alot of cars and trucks in it and a 1000 indy rim as well as other rims my gtos were painted in this both you can see my small fan by the wall i did not get very much dirt here at my shop, but one the two shops i work at we allways did get some dirt every thing was a cut and buff .there was a time i was painting cars and planes out of 3 shops oh yes the good old daysLast edited by pat mccarthy; 04-24-2009 at 06:13 PM.
Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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04-25-2009 12:45 AM #13
I find having the right temp is one of the most important things. for flake work i found that natural air drying to be better than force drying as it allows the flake to drop.
I line my workshop with thin plastic which is sold here under the name of Polymask, its sided and is marked this side out, paint sticks to it and never comes off, Its almost transparent so can be put in front of the lights so keeping them clean.
I use a heavier plastic on the floor and every edge is stuck down with masking tape, takes a while to do but well worth it, heres a pic
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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04-25-2009 12:51 AM #14
Roadster32 nice work. I like the candy apple metal flake. It has that 60's early 70's retro look. You make painting it look simple, but I know better. Again, nice work and welcome to CHR." "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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04-25-2009 12:58 AM #15
Ditto on the model kits! My best were lost when the Hobby Shop burned under suspicious circumstances....
How did you get hooked on cars?