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[#1]
Any new updates? This weekend would be good to keep up the work.
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[#4]
the tractor paint job survived hurricane Ian!
I was able to pop the dent out of the front right fender decently, so next is to paint it and the trunk area. I'll leave the front bumper for last since I have to take it off to install the new headlight housing. |
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[#8]
I did have some serious trouble when I shut the trunk after removing the chrome strip across the back. the cylindrical key lock mechanism for the trunk is held on by those screws, and it hung loose inside the trunk after removal of the strip, but I thought the trunk release by the front seat would work. It didn't. I shut the trunk to work on the badges and then later could not open the trunk. I even pulled the rear seat back halfway out trying to get to the latch inside the trunk that would release it to fold down, that way I could crawl inside the trunk and use the safety release. There's no way to get the rear seats to fold down from inside the car. You have to pull the release from inside the trunk.
double crappy crap! All kind of youtube videos later, still nothing. after a half half hour, I remembered my wife has a key fob with a trunk release. that did it. Good grief. |
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[#9]
You're getting all of that orange peel / filiform corrosion looking stuff because it's too fucking humid!
You need to be painting it in a temp controlled / humidity controlled paint booth. The biggest bit of advice I can give you for rolling paint is roll it slow (you rolled it too fast) and roll it thin (it was a tad too thick). You'll never get a roller paint job for large areas to look like a spray gun paint job. They make foam rollers for painting poly paint. It looks good for what it is. Keep at it. |
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[#12]
Yes, and for under $100 in materials, I’m fairly happy with it
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[#15]
Quoted: For under $100 in materials, looks good to me. Too bad you were not close to me. I got all the HVLP equipment and a booth. I've helped a few people in the local car meets get color on a car as long as they brought me materials and a sanded car ready to spray. https://i.imgur.com/4R9ViWR.jpeg View Quote |
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[#17]
Okay, I would have to paint a shark mouth on the side like WW2 nose art. That color is begging for it.
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[#20]
Quoted: For under $100 in materials, looks good to me. Too bad you were not close to me. I got all the HVLP equipment and a booth. I've helped a few people in the local car meets get color on a car as long as they brought me materials and a sanded car ready to spray. https://i.imgur.com/4R9ViWR.jpeg View Quote Is that a Fiero GT? Ain't seen one of those in a long time! |
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Quoted: more appropriate https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-japanese-mitsubishi-a6m-zero-fighter-was-a-formidable-opponent-u-picture-id612583332?s=612x612 View Quote ignored! |
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[#27]
Quoted: Find me a decal that would work and I'll seriously consider it! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Okay, I would have to paint a shark mouth on the side like WW2 nose art. That color is begging for it. Find me a decal that would work and I'll seriously consider it! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QKDF857?tag=arfcom00-20 Here ya go! In different sizes too. |
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[#28]
OMG, now you've done it.
do you think it will adhere well to the orange peel texture of the paint? My wife will not approve, which is further motivation. |
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[#30]
Quoted: do you think it will adhere well to the orange peel texture of the paint? View Quote Unlikely. Paint it on. |
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[#33]
Explain what you mean by "doesn't fit properly"
If its too long, what is stopping you from trimming the excess? How are you planning to glue it down to the paint (even if it did "fit properly")? Are you sure you are installing the LEFT-HAND / RIGHT-HAND pieces on the correct side of the car? |
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[#34]
From just-now looking at youtube vid, it looks like the moulding is supposed to engage some sort of clip at each end. Can you trim the moulding and move the clip-end of the moulding to wherever it needs to be? Replacing Roof Drip Molding (2007 Toyota Yaris) |
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[#35]
Quoted: Explain what you mean by "doesn't fit properly" It's molded to fit into clips at the end of the track. When the ends are properly placed, there is major bowage in the middle. If its too long, what is stopping you from trimming the excess? Molded in clip retainers at the end How are you planning to glue it down to the paint (even if it did "fit properly")? It was just a press fit design, but maybe I do need glue Are you sure you are installing the LEFT-HAND / RIGHT-HAND pieces on the correct side of the car? Yes View Quote |
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[#36]
View Quote That looks like the right thing. Mine does not fit. It's way too long to connect properly to the clip, and it's too narrow to fit snugly in the track. I'll see if I can look on ebay for the official part. $19 a piece would be great. edit: Could not find OEM for under $50 each side |
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[#37]
Quoted: Wonder what it's got for power with those Hoosier tires. My parents had a new 86 GT, fun to drive car. It was there daily driver until it had over 200K, then gave to step brother. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Is that a Fiero GT? Ain't seen one of those in a long time! Wonder what it's got for power with those Hoosier tires. My parents had a new 86 GT, fun to drive car. It was there daily driver until it had over 200K, then gave to step brother. @AR_Dale It's got a 3800SC swap with a manual transmission, that at that point, had the supercharger gutted and plated off with a Precision 6266 hanging off the blower housing.... Damn thing was the absolute sketchiest shit I have ever rode in, but it was fun as hell. |
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[#38]
Quoted: That looks like the right thing. Mine does not fit. It's way too long to connect properly to the clip, and it's too narrow to fit snugly in the track. I'll see if I can look on ebay for the official part. $19 a piece would be great. edit: Could not find OEM for under $50 each side View Quote |
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[#40]
I've been thinking hard about the front bumper, and using a harbor freight $40 paint prayer. then I found this video on the HF page. He uses the HF gun and the exact same tractor supply paint I used.
Cheap electric spray gun paint job. (decent results) I think I'll try it for the front bumper, and then maybe I'll sand down the entire car and then give a final coat with the sprayer so as to have a consistent texture. |
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[#41]
this paint gun, it's listed at $40 and out of stock locally. I think I remember seeing it for about $25 recently
https://www.harborfreight.com/painting/paint-sprayers/5-gph-electric-paint-spray-gun-63452.html |
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[#42]
Do you want a consistent texture?
It’s never gonna look factory or pro. A little CONTRAST in texture might be for the better. |
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[#43]
Quoted: this paint gun, it's listed at $40 and out of stock locally. I think I remember seeing it for about $25 recently https://www.harborfreight.com/painting/paint-sprayers/5-gph-electric-paint-spray-gun-63452.html View Quote I bought the sprayer today. I've got tomorrow and Tuesday off, so my plan is to pull the bumper off and paint it in my backyard with the sprayer. The guy in the video used a respirator. do I need one, or will an N95 mask work okay? |
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[#45]
Quoted: I bought the sprayer today. I've got tomorrow and Tuesday off, so my plan is to pull the bumper off and paint it in my backyard with the sprayer. The guy in the video used a respirator. do I need one, or will an N95 mask work okay? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: this paint gun, it's listed at $40 and out of stock locally. I think I remember seeing it for about $25 recently https://www.harborfreight.com/painting/paint-sprayers/5-gph-electric-paint-spray-gun-63452.html I bought the sprayer today. I've got tomorrow and Tuesday off, so my plan is to pull the bumper off and paint it in my backyard with the sprayer. The guy in the video used a respirator. do I need one, or will an N95 mask work okay? Use a respirator. It may suck for a bit, but VOCs (volatile organic chemicals) are no joke and if you can avoid them, do so. |
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[#46]
Quoted: I bought the sprayer today. I've got tomorrow and Tuesday off, so my plan is to pull the bumper off and paint it in my backyard with the sprayer. The guy in the video used a respirator. do I need one, or will an N95 mask work okay? View Quote Did you bother to read the Safety Data Sheet? At a minimum I would get a respirator that can handle ISOCYANATES. Isocyanates (it puts the super in superglue) can fuck you up. I have known a couple of guys (Military aircraft painting) where only had exposure to Isocyanates in secondary vapors (curing) or from the overspray from painting operations. You can get sensitized to that shit. Be aware. PAINT: PPE: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A NIOSH/MSHA approved air purifying respirator with an organic vapor cartridge or canister may be permissible under certain circumstances where airborne concentrations are expected to exceed exposure limits. Protection provided by air purifying respirators is limited. Use a positive pressure air supplied respirator if there is any potential for an uncontrolled release, exposure levels are not known, or any other circumstances where air purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection. A respiratory protection program that meets OSHA 1910.134 and ANSI Z88.2 requirements must be followed whenever workplace conditions warrant a respirator's use. CATALYST: PPE: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A respirator that is recommended or approved for use in isocyanate-containing environments (air-purifying or fresh air-supplied) may be necessary for spray applications or other situations such as high temperature use which may produce inhalation exposures. A supplied-air respirator (either positive pressure or continuous flow-type) is recommended. Before an air-purifying respirator can be used, air monitoring must be performed to measure airborne concentrations. Specific conditions under which air-purifying respirators can be used are outlined in the following sections. Observe OSHA regulations for respirator use (29 CFR 1910.134). SPRAY APPLICATION: A. Good industrial hygiene practice dictates that when isocyanate-based coatings are spray applied, some form of respiratory protection should be worn. During the spray application of coatings containing this product the use of a supplied-air (either positive pressure or continuous flow-type) respirator is mandatory when ONE OR MORE of the following conditions exists: -the airborne isocyanate concentrations are not known; or -the airborne isocyanate monomer concentrations exceed 0.05 ppm averaged over eight (8) hours (10 times the 8 hour TWA exposure limit); or -the airborne polyisocyanate (polymeric, oligomeric) concentrations exceed 5 mg/m3 averaged over 8 hours or 10 mg/m3 averaged over 15 minutes (10 times the 8 hour TWA or the 15 minute STEL exposure limits); or -operations are performed in a confined space (See OSHA Confined Space Standard, 29 CFR 1910.146). A properly fitted air-purifying (combination organic vapor and particulate) respirator, proven by test to be effective in isocyanate-containing spray paint environments, and used in accordance with all recommendations made by the manufacturer, can be used when ALL of the following conditions are met: -The airborne isocyanate monomer concentrations are known to be below 0.05 ppm averaged over eight (8) hours (10 times 8 hour TWA exposure limit); and -the airborne polyisocyanate (polymeric, oligomeric) concentrations are known to be below 5 mg/m3 averaged over 8 hours or 10 mg/m3 averaged over 15 minutes (10 times the 8 hour TWA or the 15 minute STEL exposure limits) and - a NIOSH-certified End of Service Life Indicator or a change schedule based upon objective information or data is used to ensure that cartridges are replaced before the end of their service life. In addition, prefilters should be changed whenever breathing resistance increases due to particulate buildup. NON-SPRAY OPERATIONS: A. During non spray operations such as mixing, batch-making, brush or roller application, etc., at elevated temperatures (for example, heating of material or application to a hot substrate), it is possible to be exposed to airborne isocyanate vapors. Therefore, when the coatings system will be applied in a non-spray manner, a supplied-air (either positive pressure or continuous flow-type) respirator is mandatory when ONE OR MORE of the following conditions exists: - the airborne isocyanate concentrations are not known; or - the airborne isocyanate monomer concentrations exceed 0.05 ppm averaged over eight (8) hours (10 times the 8 hour TWA exposure limit); or - the airborne polyisocyanate (polymeric, oligomeric) concentrations exceed 5 mg/m3 averaged over 8 hours or 10 mg/m3 averaged over 15 minutes (10 times the 8 hour TWA or the 15 minute STEL exposure limits); or - operations are performed in a confined space (See OSHA Confined Space Standard, 29 CFR 1910.146). A properly fitted air-purifying (combination organic vapor and particulate) respirator, proven by test to be effective in isocyanate containing paint environments, and used in accordance with all recommendations made by the manufacturer, can be used when ALL of the following conditions are met: -the airborne concentrations of the isocyanate monomer are below 0.05 ppm averaged over eight (8) hours (10 times the 8 hour TWA exposure limit); and - the airborne polyisocyanate (polymeric, oligomeric) concentrations are known to be below 5 mg m3 averaged over eight (8) hours or 10 mg/m3 averaged over 15 minutes (10 times the 8 hour TWA or the 15 minute STEL exposure limits) and - a NIOSH-certified End of Service Life Indicator or a change schedule based upon objective information or data is used to ensure that cartridges are replaced before the end of their service life. In addition, prefilters should be changed whenever breathing resistance increases due to particulate buildup. REDUCER: PPE: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A NIOSH/MSHA approved air purifying respirator with an organic vapor cartridge or canister may be permissible under certain circumstances where airborne concentrations are expected to exceed exposure limits. Protection provided by air purifying respirators is limited. Use a positive pressure air supplied respirator if there is any potential for an uncontrolled release, exposure levels are not known, or any other circumstances where air purifying respirators may not provide adequate protection. A respiratory protection program that meets OSHA 1910.134 and ANSI Z88.2 requirements must be followed whenever workplace conditions warrant a respirator's use. |
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[#47]
I bought a $18 respirator and tore off the bumper. I'll be painting in an hour or so
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[#48]
the mailman lady just delivered my mail and hollered at me that it looks brand new. she's been watching the progress.
you can do it too. |
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