TECH: overspray's painting tips for my buddy "EYEBALL"

My buddy EYEBALL asked for some painting tips, so these are the results with some help from new technology my kids got me for XMAS. I thought I'd share with the HAMB. Not the best (no OSCAR nominations) but good basic info.

 

EYEBALL chose U-TECH single stage black (a less expensive line from sikkens, but an excellent quality paint).

 

Blow out the shop and sweep at least a day in advance of the painting operation. Blow yourself off before spraying--BUT NOT NEAR THE JOB!!


To check for static electricity on a car--hold your bare arm next to, but NOT touching, the body. If the hair on your arm tingles, let it set before painting. Fiberglass cars can have UNBELIEVABLE static in them.

Wetting the floor down (NO FLOODING_PLEASE) will help keep dust down and the humidity helps disipate static electricity. Watch that you don't drag the hose thru the water and splash on the paint.


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NO he's NOT dead. He's helping build HOTRODS--up North.

 

Great Tech!

I just figured out what I was doing wrong with my painting regimen, so tomorrow I'm going straight out to buy myself a.........

 

Awesome tech! Thanx for shedding light on the Subject, Phil

 

...HOOTERS T-SHIRT

another tip- a massive source of dust in your paint job:

Elvis spinning in his grave!

NICE JOB GUYS!

 

Overspray, if you don't win Tech week, I don't know man. Great tech. You should make How-to Videos.

 

I think you need to be a professor at a college teaching spray techniques, really who needs a "learn to paint" book when you can spend a few minutes watching those video's and learn just as much AND see it demonstrated.

 

Awesome!! I just had the pleasure of learning more in about 20 minutes than I have reading magazine articles and other how to stuff for months. Thank you -- great job.

 

awesome! great job.

i want to hear you say "fargo hooters" hehehe

 

it's a good thing you can paint good .....cuz you sure CANT sing. seriously though , excellent tech , i learned a bunch.

 

Great stuff. Thanks for taking the time to post the videos. Looks like you have some teaching experience as well.

 

thanks for the tech on painting i liked it

 

I like fooling around with this type of shit.....bought the guns and other equipment....I need a feller like this to give me tips that only experience will give you......awesome tech.....two thumbs up.

 

Nate, about the 3rd video I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING!!!

 

Great Tech! You should win tech week!

 

Well, Cats outta the bag, now. Eyeballs PAINTING something....

 

what video?

 

Thank you for that I have just learned more by watching your videos than searching the internet for hours and then learning threw trial and error. I really wish i had a way to save the videos to use as a guide for the future.

 

Man, what a credit you are to the hobby! Thank you so much taking the time to share some of your knowledge and experience of the black art with us, I could watch this stuff all day!

Paul

 

Thank You!

 

Sweet another Sikkens/Utech user! I was begining to think we were the only ones putting this stuff on Hot Rods.....
Very nice vids!

 

There are ways to save great videos like these but I don't want to get anyone upset at me in case they are trying to protect their work.
E.P. might come sing to me!
You could get a "kid" to help. Most of them know about downloading videos.

 

thanks, i did learn something

 

That was great...thanks for posting!

 

same here, i see nothing?