Painting

[jim ivey]

Does anyone use scotchbrite to scuff before clear coat. I do this and if you 
have orange peel or other problems it will get rid of it.If you get a run 
knock it down with 400 sandpaper then scotchsbrite will smooth it in.This 
trick came from a Cadilac dealer paint shop and has been around for a while. 
When you use scotchbrite you will swear you have ruined it,but the clear 
saves the day.This also does away with heavy paint coats.

Jim Ivey


jivey61 at msn.com





>From: "Van - Mail List - Road Runner" <extra330 at tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: RE: Painting
>Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:01:55 -0400
>
>I think there are a lot of different ways to paint, and mask. I personally
>like to use IMRON or CENTARI single stage paint, and then clear coat the
>final product. These paints are single stage, and ( for my preference ) a
>bit easier to work with.
>
>3M Fine Line is perfect tape to use, make sure it is pressed down well
>around the outline you are about to paint. I apply a tack coat, then go 
>back
>and add a wet coat a couple minutes after the tack coat. Depending on the
>temperature outside, I will usually peel ( CAREFULLY ) my fine line tape 
>and
>masking, about 15 minutes or so, after I have applied my wet coat.
>
>what this does is allows the paint to "lay down" on the surface as it
>continues to cure, and not create the tape seam that you are referring to.
>It's tricky to do, and patience is the key. Wait about 8 to 10 hrs to tape
>the pattern for your next color, and repeat. Once all my colors are on, I
>will wet sand with 600, apply any decals ( vinyl ) and then clear coat the
>entire bird.
>
>Again, this is the way I was taught, and paint, and I have been painting
>with very nice results for a long time using this method.
>
>Hope this helps answer your question,
>
>Van
>
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
>Behalf Of Verne Koester
>Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:46 PM
>To: NSRCA
>Subject: Painting
>
>
>I'm in the process of painting my Smaragd and this is the first time I've
>chosen a color scheme where the colors butt up to each other. In the past,
>I've always used a white separation stripe between each color. My question
>is whether you wet sand the ridge at the tape line before you mask for the
>next color, or do you just tape off the color that was already applied, 
>pull
>off the previous masking tape and shoot the next one. I'm using 3M 
>fine-line
>tape.
>
>Thanks,
>Verne

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