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Old 05-15-2008, 06:10 PM
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Nice work! I am going to try to paint my Nova once I get to that point as well.... I have been watching this thread... The truck looks pretty good!
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Old 05-15-2008, 06:13 PM
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Painting is really not as hard as some people beleive. I have only been doing it for about 2-3 years now. The bodywork is the more difficult/time consuming part i think. Let me know if i can help.
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Old 05-20-2008, 03:54 PM
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heres some more updated pics of the truck;




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Old 05-21-2008, 12:35 PM
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It's on air, right? How about a pic of it laid out for us sport truck guys..
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:13 PM
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Yeah its on air. This is the best pic i have of it laid out. The front doesnt go too low cause the fenderwells and bracing are still in place, but the back tucks pretty good.
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Old 05-21-2008, 01:19 PM
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another from the rear;

and here are a few pics of it before;



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A 2hp compressor is a little small for what your doing, unless you do a panal at a time. I use a 7hp compressor, and I've done my jobs at home. Color will be a factor. Single stage colors are easy, 2 stage colors (basecoat/clearcoat, metallics, pearl base and candy based) are more time consumming. I would spend sometime with someone who paints, or watch a car getting painted before you try to take on the job yourself. Remember, 90% of the job is in the prep. You can spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in matierial, to just have it wasted on a poor prep job. The actual painting is relatively easy. I've been an automotive painter for 35 years, painted the most basic colors to multi color flames, faded multi color stripes, and every imaginal color scheme, and the biggest lesson I've learned is being patient. Good luck on your first paint job.
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I am doing mine at home - here are some pics of the progress:


I am doing it piece by piece... started with the sails... then stripped and painted the tailpanel and then moved onto the roof and quarters...






After that is all done I plan to do the bodywork where necessary, block the whole car and then spray the entire thing with dp90 again... Then on to the doors, fenders, hood, trunk, etc.

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Old 06-11-2008, 05:26 PM
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lookin sweet, always loved the look of a first gen in dp90!
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I wouldn't even think about painting a car with a 2hp compressor.
You need volume and the same constant pressure at the gun through out the paint job.

You will need a water filter / oil (desiccant) between the compressor and the gun, you can find them with a pressure regulator attached if not then you will need a pressure regulator as well.
Don't trust the crappy gauge on your compressor to tell you how much PSI your pushing to the gun.

If the pressure drops at the gun while you are painting you will see it in the paint.

I've painted a few cars and tons of bikes in my day.. One thing I learned is not having enough air flow will kill your paint job. Paint it very expensive, screw it up once and you just lost enough cash to buy yourself a much better compressor.

You can buy a 7hp 30 gal compressor at lowes for $300.00.
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