Thread: I wanna paint my car.but I've never done it

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Iv'e read enough to hurt my eyes and I 'm reasonably confident in my abilities to perform most of the task's to get the vehicle sanded slicker than snail snot( that means real smoothe to the folks up north ), primered and with little reservation I'll attempt to lay down a base coat with out butchering it. I figure I can wet sand and re-coat enough to learn to do it right. The hard way, like always, but that clear coat steadely haunts me. Is it as difficult as I think it is?

What is a remote air mask or a charcoal for that matter Hotrod? And what is non-catalyzed? There are kits on the site you suggested for like $80.00. I sassume I want to avoid these? I'm not a big fan of cheap stuff and free is worse!

Oh! is one color easier to use than another? Cause I'm leaning toward orange like on IC2's outfit. Ausome car by-the-way, and thanks for the block info. Quite an extinsive aray, nothing like I would have imagined.

Should I be concerned with hose length for pressure drop reasons?

I would assume the lubricator on my compresser should be by-passed or perhaps deleted during the painting proccess.

You're scarin' me Willys! Will it be safe to use the squirell cages from these old furnaces and adequitly vent and filter my booth? What exactly is explotion proof? I would like to think that explotion proof motors would be standard issue in a GAS furnace. Most of these units are maybe 5 yrs. old. I take the older ones to the scrap yard. Hey!, it's not like I'm out there selling ice cubes to eskimos or anything, mostly it's the previous contractor that has sold an inadiquate unit to the customer. (so typical for New Mexico) These blower wheels also provide 5 different speeds as well. If any one ever needs fans for a home booth project you could go to any HVAC Contractor and they would gladly give you as many used furnaces you would want, then just pull 2 screws and slide out the whole blower assembly and the schematic is provided on the motor. It has to be better than $10.00 boxf ans from Wally world. And---- it's FREE!

I'm accualy studying about running 2 trunk lines over head for the booth and having it blow fresh air downwards over the project and then have 2 blowers on either side pulling out the bad air.

Pardon me for my prying. I'll try not to be a pain in the ass (my Ex was constantly reminding me of how good I was at that) but knowledge is power and I'd like to be armed to the teeth with it when I go to the supply house in hopes that I'll be able to disguise most of my ingnorance concening this existential vocation and not receive a severe pencil whipping from some counter salesman on commision looking at me and seeing a steak and lobster dinner.

All of your commments are greatly appreciated, there's no subtitute for hands on intelligents from real people. Very knowledgable!

If there's anybody living higher than 2000 ft. above sea level and are not familiar with the term D-RATING I can show you a way to save approximately $500.00 anually not to mention 10 years off the life of your equipment and possibly your home from distruction, (it happens a lot more than the media portrays) just ask me. Accually if there are any questions concerning H.V.A.C. feel free to inquire. That's Heating, Ventilation, Air, Conditioning for those of you not familiar with this nomanclature. There are a lot of great products that have just come out on the market.

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