Just thought I'd post up the body/paint section of our project here as well since it's relevant.
We *finally* had everything we needed to start painting today. We set up a temporary spray booth with some intake and exhaust fans. It's a lot of plastic and PVC, with an EZup tent to kind of keep the structure from wobbling around.
Picked up an IR air compressor 14.7CFM @ 90psi, along with some driers, hoses, and a Devilbiss sprayer. Everything we needed to get our spraying done!.
Getting started with some practice spraying the inside.
We're using a Five Star product which was setup to be a Primer/Sealer, perfect for use on bare metal. You can thin this product differently for a Primer/Sealer, or for build primer. Our first coat down was thinned out as a Primer/Sealer. Our second coats were a medium build.
The wheels on the car are pretty much garbage wheels, so I'm not worried about the overspray.
Painting the cage and interior is really difficult! It's hard to reach all the angles and nooks.
We setup the doors, trunk, and hood separately so we can spray them horizontal. Sanding is easier this way and you can get all the jams easier. Just prior to primer we did dust the entire car down, then used a oil/grease remover from 3M pretty much everywhere to remove all our fingerprints and etc.
Remember that pretty CF hood?
That body work we did is looking pretty good with some paint on it.
Letting the primer dry overnight, we should start block sanding tomorrow, followed up with another coat of primer! And in case anyone asks, this is my first time ever attempting any body work. So far so good!
We *finally* had everything we needed to start painting today. We set up a temporary spray booth with some intake and exhaust fans. It's a lot of plastic and PVC, with an EZup tent to kind of keep the structure from wobbling around.
Picked up an IR air compressor 14.7CFM @ 90psi, along with some driers, hoses, and a Devilbiss sprayer. Everything we needed to get our spraying done!.
Getting started with some practice spraying the inside.
We're using a Five Star product which was setup to be a Primer/Sealer, perfect for use on bare metal. You can thin this product differently for a Primer/Sealer, or for build primer. Our first coat down was thinned out as a Primer/Sealer. Our second coats were a medium build.
The wheels on the car are pretty much garbage wheels, so I'm not worried about the overspray.
Painting the cage and interior is really difficult! It's hard to reach all the angles and nooks.
We setup the doors, trunk, and hood separately so we can spray them horizontal. Sanding is easier this way and you can get all the jams easier. Just prior to primer we did dust the entire car down, then used a oil/grease remover from 3M pretty much everywhere to remove all our fingerprints and etc.
Remember that pretty CF hood?
That body work we did is looking pretty good with some paint on it.
Letting the primer dry overnight, we should start block sanding tomorrow, followed up with another coat of primer! And in case anyone asks, this is my first time ever attempting any body work. So far so good!
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