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I'm gonna paint my 65 coupe again some a** h*** keyed the deck lid. But it will give me a chance to make it look even better than before. I've used tcpglobal.com restoration shop paint before its seemed pretty good what are some of you're guys opinion out there. -
also so tips pointers would be nice. I'm gonna build a booth out of PVC or wood and plastic sheeting. I was gonna make it about 20ft x 8ftx 8ft high also so I can paint my truck. I was going to have a pusher fan and a filter in front of it and then on the other end another filter with a fan to push air out does that sound right? I have a nice gun a finex 3000 with a 1.4 tip I've sprayed epoxy primers and 2k polyester primers and one time acrylic enamel. So I think I'm good to go. Any help on the design of the booth would be nice and opinions on clears I really like the looks of swift red from tcp
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I have painted several cars. In my opinion, trying to rig up a temporary paint booth is a waste of time. It is not going to help that much. Anything short of a fully enclosed professional booth with explosion-proof fixtures MIGHT get 10% better filtration than nothing at all. Just choose a very still day, do it early in the day, and make sure your neighbor doesn't start his lawnmower while you are painting. Most paint jobs get sanded and buffed anyway.
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This was the best 1K Craigslist find I've made.
Out of an old bodyshop.
Included an explosion proof fan.
When I bought it, it was in a pile in the corner of a barn.
It was like putting a puzzle together.
I use it to finish cabinets, and haven't painted a car in it yet, but I keep eying the FB.......
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I agree with MS, most are not worth the effort. Nothing beats a little housekeeping though. I usually take the garden hose to the whole place on the day before, walls, ceiling, lights, everything! Sweep out the water and let dry overnight. I do staple one of those cheapy plastic really thin drop cloths to my ceiling over the area where I paint. My shop is two story and the upstairs has become quite a storage area and difficult to clean. The plastic stops any drop throughs. It also tends to catch a lot of dust with the static that it attracts. I made a little frame to put filters in the man dooropening and have a big exhaust fan in a back window. I make sure the neighbors are not grilling when I paint. And yes a still day without too much humidity is a great thing. I tack myself off first and then the car (really helps). I think the day you pick has a lot to do with it so the wind is calm and not rocking your building and shaking all the dust loose. Also, not a good idea to paint when the pollen is high, there is a lot of that crap in the air certain days. Another thing that helps is to ground the car really good. I sacrificed a nice extension cord and put a ring terminal on the ground so I can hook the car really good to the service ground in my building. It really helps keep the static down. It suck when you make a pass with your expensive paint and then watch all the dust in the air race to your just painted surface because of the static.
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