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| VaccaRabite |
 Apr 30 2007, 11:15 AM
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En Garde!  Group: Admin Posts: 13,475 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Okay, so since I went to Hershey it kinda got a fire lit under me to get some stuff moving.
So, I went to the PPG site to buy paint. PPG website Anyhow, Conda green, check. What kind do I want. I chose the MAE acrylic enamel with an OMH101 hardener. How much do I want. How much DO I want? Painting with an HVLP gun, 1.5 gallons? 1 gallon? Then I got to the primers. My car is bare metal with body putty, what kind of primer do I want? I started looking at all this stuff, and got totally overwhelmed. Help. I sound whiney. Zach |
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| Matt Romanowski |
Apr 30 2007, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
First, what you want is a "wash" or self etching primer. Dupont Variprime is one, but every manufacturer makes one. That goes on first. Second, you need a high fill primer. Spray first coat, block with 120, spray second coat, wetsand with 400. For paint, the only good option is base clear.
Go to a real body shop supply store and talk to the paint counter guy. He'll set you straight on products and the such. Honestly, depending on your skill level, you may want to think about paying someone to spray it. You'll probaly end up with over $1000 in paint products to do it all. Hope this at least gives you an idea. You can also go to Barnes and Noble and read the restoration books... |
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Vacca Rabite Paint is overwhelming me Apr 30 2007, 11:15 AM
bd1308 If you ask the paint store, they will usually know... Apr 30 2007, 02:51 PM tyler I just did mine and a gallon was enough paint, but... Apr 30 2007, 03:27 PM jasons The best advice I got was from the auto body suppl... Apr 30 2007, 03:36 PM
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The best advice I got was from the auto body supp... Apr 30 2007, 06:00 PM thomasotten See my thread on paint, see link below... Apr 30 2007, 07:53 PM Headrage
I just did mine and a gallon was enough paint
... Apr 30 2007, 08:10 PM Kargeek I'll give you a tip for painting your 914...I ... May 1 2007, 01:53 AM Vacca Rabite Well, I called a few bodyshops today, and one of t... May 1 2007, 09:35 PM JPB Overwhelming you say? Just use ventilation silly.... May 4 2007, 05:20 PM |
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