Craig Coburn
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True – I did find a very fine silver that was a SS. It was a Toyota wheel colour code. I guess it depends on what you’re going for looks wise.
Sorry for being late to the conversation. I use to buy cheapo guns and didn’t think it made much difference. When I joined this board, I would marvel at how Bondo/Jimmo and the rest of the video stars would make it look easy. Then as I noticed that when spraying in my garage I would get fogged out even with three box fans going (I have a fresh air system…but still) there was more paint going into the filters than going on the car! On the suggestion of the boys here, I got an Iwata LPH-400 and couldn’t believe the difference. I can do things with that gun that I could never do with my old cheap guns. The Iwata came from a guy on eBay and was used once but not really cleaned. I got it for $270. Once apart for cleaning you could see why the guns are cheap. The Iwata is beautifully machined and the cheap gun looks like it was home made…even the blue “anodizing” washed off!
The difference is how they atomize the paint – it’s what the expensive guns do so much better. I’ve done complete re-paints in my garage without any fog with the Iwata. I then bought a DeVilbiss FLG to handle heavy primers and have tossed everything else in the garbage. So much less time buffing and polishing.
That exact car is one that is on my bucket car list. I love the green on green, and the style is just perfect. That’s a sweet ride – thanks for sharing.
I usually use a single stage on wheels…they get the sh!t beat out of them with mounting, snow etc – so I don’t waste much time on them personally. They always look great. If they are in reasonable shape (no curb rash etc) then I strip them and send them in for powder.
So – inquiring minds want to know. I’m not looking for one as I’m just getting use to the Iwata. I was kidding the guys at Off-Shore about the Foose gun they were blowing out!
[quote=”TheDoctor” post=15740]Hey Guys,
A view of the whole setup
Thanks for all the help.[/quote]
This is the picture I’m talking about. When that 90 comes out of the box and goes to the compressor – it needs to be attached to the stud by our electrical codes. This would prevent the wire from being pulled out should something bad happen. In my setup – I just wired in a plug to handle my compressor, instead of hard wiring it to the line power. By the way, I’ve got my compressor sitting on a set of hockey pucks with anchors into the concrete floor. Don’t tighten them down much as things need to move – the pucks isolate the vibration.
Hi, I totally agree about the switch – get the right switch in there. I paint in my garage and did like you and had 100A brought out to an older garage. I’m not an electrician, but I wired my entire garage in BX (that’s what we call the metal wrapped wire in Canada) and My main comment is that your wiring would fail an inspection in my neck of the woods. You have to get the wires tied down better. Our requirements dictate that the wires must have the correct bushing (inside so the metal doesn’t wear through the wires) installed and be attached to the stud within 12″ of the box. I usually paint with the door partially open and three box fans (the 20″ cheap ones) and it works fine with the Iwata. I’m upgrading to a larger fan at some point. Get a dryer hooked up and some air lines and you’re on your way.
Looks great – from one garage painter to another. This forum is the best for getting real information from real pro’s.
That’s good to know. I’m notoriously bad at time estimation so need all the help I can get. That’s a pretty full winter of fitting for me. Well as long as I know what I’m in for I don’t mind much. Nothing better to do. Anyway – keep the tips and estimates coming.
Cool – so you guys start at the back and go forward out of habit or is is because it’s easier?
This is looking like a lot of work. Any guesses for time (weeks?) guesses are fine, I’m not going to be as fast as you guys, but I don’t go very slow either.
Ok, I’m going to guess that it was $400. The suspense is killing me :exci
[b]Easy wrote:[/b]
[quote]Canuck,thats a nice looking car.About what year is it?Not many volvos around my part of the country.[/quote]Sorry for the thread jack :hij: , it’s a 1966 Volvo Canadian (technically – only Volvo would have a car that goes by at least 3 different names). Nothing much is stock – just to have a little fun, here are some of the metal finishing parts.
I spent a couple days smoothing and painting the engine.
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/14434-2/HPIM0766.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/14437-2/HPIM0769.JPG[/img]The front grills I made by hand.
[IMG]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/17484-2/HPIM0998.JPG[/IMG]The engine bay is the only part that I’ve painted (forgive these pictures, it was before I met you guys – I would mask better now).
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/14475-2/DSCF0001.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/14542-2/DSCF0028.JPG[/img]I’ve fabricated some covers to hide the junk in the engine bay.
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/14440-2/DSCF0007.JPG[/img]
Everything else is powder coated.
This year I have to finish the bodywork and paint the rest of the car.
[b]Easy wrote:[/b]
[quote]Nice job Canuck.What kind of car is it?Maybe a pic of it latter[/quote]It’s my buddies Volvo 122…It’s still in his garage waiting for final priming and painting. When done it should look like mine (below), but in red.
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/17475-2/HPIM0992.JPG[/img]
[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]nice looking work canuck btw whos that old hippy in the one pic :lol1[/quote]:rofl :rofl That’s me.
For those of us that don’t have an insurance company working us over for time or a need to actually turn a profit it is possible to do things the old fashioned way. I try to use as little filler as possible. I’ve tossed in some photo’s of me forming rocker panels and A pillars for a restoration job I did. Having forearms like Popeye helps.
Here’s the part I hammer formed beside the other side rocker (only one side was available).
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11355-2/HPIM0329.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11359-2/HPIM0325.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11616-2/Car+Resto+Pics+084.jpg[/img]Here it is installed. Not much filler needed here.
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11538-2/Car+Resto+Pics+058.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11541-2/Car+Resto+Pics+059.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11544-2/Car+Resto+Pics+060.jpg[/img]