Paint is overwhelming me, Help? |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Paint is overwhelming me, Help? |
VaccaRabite |
Apr 30 2007, 11:15 AM
Post
#1
|
En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,554 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 |
jasons |
Apr 30 2007, 03:36 PM
Post
#2
|
Jackstand Extraordinaire Group: Members Posts: 2,002 Joined: 19-August 04 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 2,573 Region Association: None |
The best advice I got was from the auto body supply shop that sold me all my materials. Find a good supply store in your area, ask questions, buy your stuff there. They can also give you mixing tips for your area (read: humidity and temperature).
EDIT: also, since you went to metal you are probably going to want 3 primers. Self etching first, epoxy sealer second, 2K high build last. Maybe you can skip one of them, but I don't know for sure. |
BIGKAT_83 |
Apr 30 2007, 06:00 PM
Post
#3
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,798 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States |
The best advice I got was from the auto body supply shop that sold me all my materials. Find a good supply store in your area, ask questions, buy your stuff there. They can also give you mixing tips for your area (read: humidity and temperature). EDIT: also, since you went to metal you are probably going to want 3 primers. Self etching first, epoxy sealer second, 2K high build last. Maybe you can skip one of them, but I don't know for sure. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The guys where I buy all of my paint really get into helping first timers. I've had one of them even go in the paint booth and show me some tricks with the gun,spent over a hour showing me how to shoot a base that I was working with and having trouble. Bob |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 27th September 2024 - 09:48 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |