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  • July 20, 2010 at 2:02 am #23000

    I figured I would put up some pics up of a Caddy I painted today. Nothing exciting.

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    July 20, 2010 at 2:16 am #23003

    nice!! i think thats really crazy you use outdoor carpeting in your booth. you would think that the fuzz and drapped dirt would be a real problem. obviously not. i wonder how that would do in my crossflow booth. :unsure: i use white floor paper right now but have been thinking of trying the 3m stuff but of course thats $$$. the carpet might be a cheaper solution. its ashame you cant get it in white!!

    July 20, 2010 at 2:21 am #23004

    Looks good.

    You use carpet in your booth?
    What’s the benefit? just the non slip or what?

    July 20, 2010 at 2:24 am #23005

    It wouldn’t be white for long :blink:

    It seems to trap the dirt really well. I run Jun-Air blowers and it doesn’t kick up any dust. I vac it once a day or every other day with a regular house vac. When I booth coat I pressure wash the carpet and shop vac the water out of it and it looks new. In fact they make a small water pump for shop vacs now so I wont have to stop and drain it. Should be real quick now.

    I’m sure it would work well in a cross flow also. Its pretty cheap to do. Mine is a year or so old now and still works good. I figure I can get 2-3 years out of it. Easy to put down also.

    July 20, 2010 at 3:26 am #23008

    Some of you might not have noticed that he didn’t blend the hood or the trunk.
    I love it when the angle on the top of the fender or quarter changes before it meets the hood or trunk!

    July 20, 2010 at 3:36 am #23010

    Nice work! Clean mask job. Can’t find that paintcheck…

    [quote]
    Some of you might not have noticed that he didn’t blend the hood on the drivers side.

    I love it when the angle on the top of the fender changes before it meets the hood! [/quote]

    i’m sure we notice everything by now. No need to blend the hood, cus that’s
    how you waive deductables. :whistle:

    Of course, this isn’t an insurance job but i’m just sayin…

    July 20, 2010 at 3:37 am #23012

    Lazy bastard. 3 more panels to paint and everything would have matched. now the guys gonna be driving around with your nice job on 3/4 of the car and GM’s nice tiger stripes on the rest :whistle: :whistle:

    Nice job by the way. not using the norton tape anymore?

    July 20, 2010 at 3:40 am #23013

    Your right Han,,,,The shop owner worries about the deductibles,,,,the painter worries about color match……………Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha 😉

    July 20, 2010 at 3:49 am #23014

    Looks good Ryan,nice and smooth.Hey is that 3m yellow tape??We tried a few sleeves and it seemed ok,what do you think about it??I like your booth man,I’m sick of all the grates in ours,hurts my feet by the end of the day :S

    July 20, 2010 at 3:59 am #23016

    The 3M yellow tape is good stuff. Easy on the wallet.

    July 20, 2010 at 4:02 am #23017

    [quote]Your right Han,,,,The shop owner worries about the deductibles,,,,the painter worries about color match……………Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha [/quote]

    What if the painter is the shop owner? :welc

    July 20, 2010 at 5:12 am #23022

    I’m not real big on the yellow tape. I needed some tape and was on the phone with a jobber who only has 3M and got a couple sleeves. I was to lazy to call our Norton jobber. It’s alright. Doesn’t stick near as well as the norton, but sometimes the Norton sticks too good! :unsure:

    Believe it or not Jayson the carpet helps out on the knees and feet. It isn’t thick but the little bit of cushion helps.

    Actually the color was a damn good match. i always check my color and make a sprayout when I jamb the car so I know what I’m dealing with before it gets to me. This color looked good so I went with it.

    July 20, 2010 at 5:17 am #23023

    [b]ding wrote:[/b]
    [quote]Lazy bastard. 3 more panels to paint and everything would have matched. now the guys gonna be driving around with your nice job on 3/4 of the car and GM’s nice tiger stripes on the rest :whistle: :whistle:

    Nice job by the way. not using the norton tape anymore?[/quote]

    You ought to see where I had to blend into the passenger fender and rear door. They are mottled to hell from the factory. Every edge on the car had a huge clear build up on it also. Thats some good quality control GM has.

    I will be going back to the Norton, got a case waiting to be opened.

    July 20, 2010 at 5:20 am #23025

    nice job there ryan :cheers

    July 20, 2010 at 6:25 am #23034

    [b]RatStang wrote:[/b]
    [quote]Looks good.

    You use carpet in your booth?
    What’s the benefit? just the non slip or what?[/quote]

    Holds dust and dirt down. An added benefit is it’s easier on the legs and knees.

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