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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Nice job!I can`t wait till see when you are done.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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I'm on the down hill side now. This is my first try at painting and so far it has turned out great. The clear will go on in the morning then I can get after putting it together for the last time. I figured while I was at it I would paint the battery cover, electrical cover and dash. I was going to leave them black but changed my mind and glad I did.





Nice job ack. Well executed.

What kinda paint?? urethane or???

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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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your not getting alot trash in the paint man?? make sure you tack it before clear looks good man!!!
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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looks great!!! cant wait to see it assembled
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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back when I worked in a body shape, the painters always sprayed the color coat, then when that was done we refilled the gun with clear and kept going. There wasn't much more then flash time in between
 
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That is going to look great! Nice vision for your bike man.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by timberwolfz28
back when I worked in a body shape, the painters always sprayed the color coat, then when that was done we refilled the gun with clear and kept going. There wasn't much more then flash time in between
Yep, With the old BC/CC Acrylic Enamel s,Imrons , and others ,that was the case,but most of the newer BC/CC systems of recent the Base can sit up to 24 hrs or more before clear.When I was spraying Spies Hecker about 8 years ago the Rep insisted that I had 72 hours. Considering that most of the better products are based on high air flow booths, it surely shouldn't be an issue in this case to have it sit a bit before clearing .

Ps, you can lightly tack it ,but whatever you do ,don't scuff it before clearing.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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That's gonna look sweeet! Nice job.
 
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That's going to look great! Very nice shade of blue! I'm not a painter at all .... when you guys say "lightly tack" that means?

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Old May 17, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Ack, lookin damn fine. I'm kicking around changing colors on mine. You're an inspiration man. Can't wait to see it finished. Gonna have to meet in Prosser or somewhere for a beer sometime. Geez
 
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