| Masking & PreparationTo begin this
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| | don't want to move up to far because it
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| venture we need to clean the metal on the
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| | can leave scratches form the previous
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| car. After we clean the metal, make sure
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| | grit of paper, so a word to the wise,
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| it's dry before we begin to mask the car,
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| | don't get in a hurry and move up to far a
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| also do a last minute check to be sure
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| | once this will leave seeable scratches in
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| it's free of all dirt grease and other
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| | your work. After you've sanded the whole
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| contaminants.Now it's time to mask the
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| | car with the 400 grit wet paper then
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| car, and be sure to mask all that you
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| | inspect it for bare metal and guide coat
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| don't want painted leaving no masking
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| | still there.The whole idea with sanding
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| hanging of the car, that would get in the
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| | is to make the primer look the way that
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| way of a nice paint job. The main idea of
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| | you want the paint to look, I sand my
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| the whole thing is to produce the best
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| | primer until it has a smooth shiny finish
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| quality paint possible with the given
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| | on it, as if it were the paint on the
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| surroundings, it is preferred that you
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| | car.You need to have a vision of how you
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| have a paint booth, but if not, make sure
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| | want it to look, the one thing that you
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| that the area that you use to perform the
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| | need to know is, the better you want it
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| work is ultra clean and dust free.After
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| | to look, the more you will pay for
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| the car has been masked it's time to get
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| | materials. Just a word of caution cheap
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| ready to spray the primer, once again
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| | paint materials are just exactly that
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| make sure that you have cleaned your
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| | cheap!!!!! and don't use them if you want
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| surroundings, it's best to have some
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| | a nice paint job.You might save some
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| water on the floor to keep the dust down,
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| | money but you will not save the agony of
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| once you are confident that the area is
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| | a crappy looking paint job. Think about
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| clean then you can begin checking the
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| | this before you go and buy cheap primers
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| spray guns to be sure that they are
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| | and paints, do I love my car or is it
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| clean. This is a very important step
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| | just some turd to push me to work and the
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| especially if they're not your guns,
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| | old ladies and back, if you love your car
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| dirty guns will make an ugly paint job
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| | then don't put cheap crap on it.Now that
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| there for wasting all of your time.Now
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| | I'm through with my little lecture on low
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| that you have determined that the paint
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| | quality products, it's time to move on to
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| guns are clean, make sure that your
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| | the next sanding step. From 400 grit I
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| respirator is in good working order. Now
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| | usually move up to 600 grit wet paper,
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| be sure that you have all the products
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| | this is where I usually stop unless
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| that you need to perform the primer job
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| | requested to go one more step, this is
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| on the car. You will need primer, reducer
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| | really as far as you need to go with the
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| and catalyst, you will also need
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| | sanding. After you finish with the 600
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| strainers, stir sticks and a measuring
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| | grit do one final inspection of the work
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| device.It's best not to have to leave the
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| | before cleaning it.Well now it's time to
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| paint booth during the time that your
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| | clean the car, for this just use soap and
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| priming the car. Reducer comes in
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| | water, just like washing a car normally.
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| different temperatures and you need to
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| | You should blow it dry though, this being
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| know what temp is best for your working
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| | the main difference between this and a
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| conditions.The temps are as follows,
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| | regular wash job, be sure to blow all the
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| their is a high temp that is designed to
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| | water out of the little cracks in the
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| dry slower when it's hot in the area
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| | car, like the cowl area, under the hood,
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| where your working, high temp is good for
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| | between the doors and in the trunk lid.
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| 80 degrees and up, theirs also a mid
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| | Believe me this will blow water on your
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| temp, this probably the most popular temp
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| | paint during the actual painting of the
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| used this is best used from 55 to 80
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| | car, so be very through about this
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| degrees and is designed to dry faster to
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| | step.If you miss some and it happens to
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| make up for the colder temp, due to the
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| | get in your paint during the spraying
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| fact primer will run easier in the cold
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| | process it will bubble the paint, the
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| weather. Now we have low temp reducer
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| | paint will look horrible so be sure to
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| this will dry extremely slow therefore
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| | get all of the water out of the car
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| for giving the primer a better chance to
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| | first.Now it's to mask for the actual
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| run. I tell you all this in an effort to
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| | paint, for this refer back to the top of
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| help you better understand the products
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| | this page. Masking right is an art and
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| that you are working with, the more you
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| | you better take this part very serious if
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| know the better armed you are for
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| | you want a good job.Now that you've
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| problems when they happen.Now it's time
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| | masked your car it's time to put it in
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| to enter the paint booth, and as you do
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| | the paint booth, hopefully this is a
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| pay attention to the booth filters and be
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| | temperature controlled booth, in any case
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| sure that they sure clean also. Now get
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| | when you roll that car in the booth all
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| your can of primer and read the
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| | you should have to do is clean and spray,
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| instructions on the side, usually the mix
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| | again before you put your car in the
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| is 4:1 or 4 parts primer to one part
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| | booth make sure that it's ultra clean in
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| reducer and a cap or two of catalyst and
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| | there and ready to go.Now make sure that
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| for the best results follow these
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| | you have everything you need in there to
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| instructions. After you spray the first
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| | paint the car I.E. paint, reducer,
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| coat of primer, you will need to wait 15
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| | catalyst, stir sticks, strainers and stir
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| to 20 minute before you can spray the
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| | sticks and a measuring stick. Once again
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| next and so on, the way I like to do this
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| | check your respirator and be sure that
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| is to give the body work areas a coat or
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| | it's working properly, tie your hair back
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| two first to build them up. The whole
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| | and if you have a beard cover your
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| reason we use primer is is to give the
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| | face.Follow all instructions on the back
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| paint a smooth surface to stick to and
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| | of the paint can to the letter or it
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| give the metal some protection from the
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| | could cause problems with the out come of
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| elements, it's usually a good idea to get
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| | your paint.Now that you have the car in
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| 4 or 5 good coats on the car.If you are
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| | the booth, be sure to double check the
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| really serious about the way that you
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| | masking on it, what you are looking for
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| want it to look the you might want to
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| | here is perfection and nothing less.This
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| take the primer one step farther and use
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| | means everything that if you don't want
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| an etching primer before you spray the
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| | it painted it must be masked for sure,
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| urethane or epoxy primer, an etching
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| | their is no room for error here. Now you
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| primer will give the top coat just a
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| | need to take a look at the supplies that
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| little more to stick to. Etching primer
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| | you have to do the job with, and
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| has no building qualities there for it's
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| | inventory them to be sure that you have
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| not used for smoothing out waves in your
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| | everything you need to complete the job,
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| work, but it will make the primer stick
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| | the last thing you need is to find that
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| allot better.I do suggest that you always
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| | you don't have something right in the
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| use a urethane primer,and not lacquer
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| | middle of painting the car. Here's a list
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| type,as lacquer can and will shrink
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| | of what you will need for the job.Supply
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| urethane or epoxy is recommended for best
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| | List1) Paint
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| results. Epoxy is a very hard primer to
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| | 2) sealer
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| sand but it's extremely tough, and
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| | 3) reducer
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| urethane is I think probably your best
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| | 4) Catalyst
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| choice,because it's high building and
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| | 5) Tack Cloths, preferably designed for
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| easy sanding, their are a lot of brands
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| | clear coat
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| to choose from, I use DuPont euro myself
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| | 6) Measuring Cups
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| but it's all up to you to choose that.Now
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| | 7) Stir Sticks
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| that your card is primed, it's time to
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| | 8) Measuring Stick
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| remove the masking, and I like to do this
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| | 9) Strainers
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| while it's still a little wet for the
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| | 10) Respirator in working orderNow I
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| sake of ease, just be very careful about
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| | will give you a few things to think
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| how you do it, you don't want to screw up
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| | about, if your painting with metallic
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| all that nice work, so just take it slow
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| | paints then you must pay allot attention
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| and easy while pulling the masking off
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| | to the settings on your paint gun.
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| your car.(Sanding)Well now the hard part
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| | Metallic paints will tend to get lighter
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| is here, before you start to sand the car
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| | if the pressure goes up and darker if it
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| you'll want to be sure that it's been
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| | goes down, your fluid flow and fan on
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| guide coated, this will make it easier
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| | your gun will also effect this.Now I will
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| for you to get an ultra smooth finish.
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| | give you a basic mixing chart, most
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| Heres where we weed the boys form the
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| | paints will follow this
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| men, if your trying to do a show finish
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| | chart.Instructions
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| on the car that your painting, you will
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| | 1) get your paint ready to pour.
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| want to sand it by hand with water
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| | 2) make sure that your mixing cup is
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| running on it all the time.This is the
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| | clean.
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| hard part,and you will have lazy people
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| | 3) Get your strainer and sticks.
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| that will want to use a machine to do
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| | 4) Put a strainer in the top of the
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| this, this is just a word to the wise,
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| | measuring cup.
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| you have allot better control over a hand
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| | 5) Now pay close attention to the level
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| block. The best way to produce this type
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| | of paint in the cup.Paint Mixing Table.
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| of high quality work is to have the best
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| | Always be sure to read and follow the
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| control over it that you can, offten a
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| | paint manufactures mixing guide lines.
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| machine will go through your primer. If
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| | These mixing ratios are just a basic idea
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| your trying to produce show quality work
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| | of what to do, things will change with
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| this would mean priming that area again
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| | different manufactures.Recommended Air
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| I.E. more time spent, this is time that
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| | Pressure At Gun Head. Paint Mix Ratios.
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| could be spent better doing other
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| | Paint Product. 25-40 PSI Mix 4:1:1 Base
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| things.Now I will explain a bit about
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| | Coat
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| what a guide coat is, this is it in a
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| | 25-40 PSI Mix 4:1:1 Sealer
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| nut-shell. The guide coat is the step
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| | 25-40 PSI Mix 4:1:1 Clear Coat
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| right after the car has been primed, you
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| | 25-40 PSI Mix 2:1:1 Primer CoatWhen
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| should do this before you pull the
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| | using a paint gun, you try to achieve a
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| masking, what this in tails is misting a
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| | certain spray pattern without any heavy
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| light coat of black paint over the primer
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| | or light areas, in the pattern chart
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| so that you can see the low spots in your
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| | above you would try to achieve pattern
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| work, and no matter how good you are, you
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| | (A).Now a lesson on gun angle. Their are
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| will have low spots. The idea behind this
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| | only two angles you should ever need to
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| is to sand all the guide coat off with
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| | use when holding a spray gun, and they
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| out going through to the metal on your
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| | are 45 and 90 degrees angles to the
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| car.Now it's time to start the actual
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| | surface of the car that you are spraying,
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| sanding of the car, you need to pay close
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| | these angles will give you the best
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| attention to detail on this part of the
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| | outcome possible, and also you should try
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| paint job, the better you sand it, the
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| | to keep the spray gun at about 6 to 8
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| better it will look. I usually start with
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| | inches from your work. If you get much
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| 320 grit wet paper on a medium hard
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| | closer you will more then likely cause a
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| block, this grit is good for getting the
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| | run in the paint and, much more distance
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| guide coat smoothed out, their will most
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| | and you will get a dry look to your paint
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| likely be some small low spots that will
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| | job, you also need to get a feel for the
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| require either spot filler or more
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| | speed that you need to move the gun
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| primer. This is one of those areas where
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| | according to the air pressure and fluid
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| you need to pay a little attention to
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| | flow of the gun.Click here for the full
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| detail, here you will need to look at the
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| | articleI've been in the automotive
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| depth of the low spot and think about it,
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| | business for about 20 or 25 years, I have
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| how low is it will primer alone fill it,
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| | worked in all facets of the industry,
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| or will it take spot filler and then
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| | from parts to restoration, all different
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| primer.Now that you've finished that part
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| | makes and models, I just want to keep
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| it's time to move on to the next grit of
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| | people interested in the old cars because
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| paper, I usually move to 400 grit on a
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| | it's where my heart is.
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| medium- hard sanding block from here, you
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