** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

[JasonBird]

Originally Posted by drewskiren

Can I get a referral discount on my membership???

i doubt it, but i'll let ya paint my truck for free!
67Cheby probably take you up on that offer, in fact we'll pay next years member ship fee for you for painting our rigs! JT

[67cheby]

thats for sure

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Drew, did you already say in here what kind of paint you're shooting? Is that single stage acrylic enamel, urethane enamel, or polyurethane? It looks great, btw, I know first hand about critters in the paint (still have one or two I need to buff out of my son's paint). I have had another fun problem with sweat building up on me and dripping on the paint. If you wear coveralls hood and resporator it gets HOT. keep the pics rolling!

Originally Posted by silverboy02

Post #855 shows he is using Nason acrylic enamel

Yes, just the least expensive acrylic enamel single stage. I usually shoot base/clear, but it is so large, I didn't want to spend the time or money.

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by mrchrishill

Lookin' good Drewski. What are you going to do for a dash now that you crammed that full AC into it?

Funny you should ask, mrchrishill, I have a few ideas up my sleeve but I haven't fully worked them out yet.

[mcbassin]

Drew, did you already say in here what kind of paint you're shooting? Is that single stage acrylic enamel, urethane enamel, or polyurethane? It looks great, btw, I know first hand about critters in the paint (still have one or two I need to buff out of my son's paint). I have had another fun problem with sweat building up on me and dripping on the paint. If you wear coveralls hood and resporator it gets HOT. keep the pics rolling!

[butternut1972]

WOW Drew you making great progress. Paint looks great. I can't wait to see this thing done.

[drewskiren]

If anybody is wondering, normally you couldn't get away with painting each part separately, but since this color has no metallic and is so plain, and a lot of it is white which hides well, I should be fine on matching.

[extd56]

I know whe I painted mine I got all the body work done, took it all apart to paint the interior of the cab and jamb everything and then put it all together and then painted the outside of the body. It is a lot of paint.

[Pop's C-10]

you realy moving

[BlueJeep]

Can you fill us in on your exhaust fan, or whatever that big duct and thing under the garage door are? Thanks!

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by BlueJeep

Can you fill us in on your exhaust fan, or whatever that big duct and thing under the garage door are? Thanks!

I guess it would be ok to divulge this information - I have a patent on it, so don't get any ideas.
I used to build furniture as a hobby and this was my dust filter/air cleaner. It used to hang from the ceiling and clear the air of sawdust. I stuck it under my garage door, filled the rest of the open door part with plywood and stuck a flex duct to the outlet. It draws in filtered air from outside,pumps through the duct to the far side of my "booth" and pressurizes the booth with fresh clean air. The pressure of course forces the air and fumes out over the top of the open garage door. It has 3 speeds, but really clears well on low. I'll stir up less dirt on low, so that's what I do. I have the top of the door draped in plastic so the fumes don't end up painting my door for me on their way out.

[BlueJeep]

Originally Posted by drewskiren

I guess it would be ok to divulge this information - I have a patent on it, so don't get any ideas.
I used to build furniture as a hobby and this was my dust filter/air cleaner. It used to hang from the ceiling and clear the air of sawdust. I stuck it under my garage door, filled the rest of the open door part with plywood and stuck a flex duct to the outlet. It draws in filtered air from outside,pumps through the duct to the far side of my "booth" and pressurizes the booth with fresh clean air. The pressure of course forces the air and fumes out over the top of the open garage door. It has 3 speeds, but really clears well on low. I'll stir up less dirt on low, so that's what I do. I have the top of the door draped in plastic so the fumes don't end up painting my door for me on their way out.

Very creative, I like it! So since you push air in rather than pull it out you don't need the expensive explosion-proof fan. Do you ever have any issues getting the "fog" up and over the door since it's natural tendency is to sink?

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by BlueJeep

Very creative, I like it! So since you push air in rather than pull it out you don't need the expensive explosion-proof fan. Do you ever have any issues getting the "fog" up and over the door since it's natural tendency is to sink?

No explosion proof needed in this setup! No problem at all about fumes sinking. A little air bleeds out at the duct connection on purpose to stir things up at ground level slightly. Don't want to put too much air down low because you run the risk of blowing up dust off the floor, but that seems to be all it needs.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by BlueJeep

Very creative, I like it! So since you push air in rather than pull it out you don't need the expensive explosion-proof fan. Do you ever have any issues getting the "fog" up and over the door since it's natural tendency is to sink?

In the body shop I worked in we had the fresh air coming in up high and the exhaust was pushed out down low on the opposite side of the booth. Since the fumes tend to sink it worked very well this way. You could easily duct your outlet air under the door instead of over the top and make your booth more efficient and improve visibility with this switch.

Before we painted anything we wet down the floor of the booth and the CMU block walls then brought the parts or vehicle in and sprayed them. It really helped keep the dust down. This might help your booth work better too.

[VA72C10]

You've got a nice setup for the taping/masking there!

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

You've got a nice setup for the taping/masking there!

The tape/paper tree is a must!!! I put off spending the $100 for years - dumb.

Tonight we set the TV up outside so we could sand and watch the NCAA tournament !!

[drewskiren]

Still building up my low spots with primer, I'm close and will do a guide coat before I sand next.

[67cheby]

great progress as usual

[JasonBird]

looking good Drew!

[67cheby]

would a glazing putty work better in your low spots and then primer???

[fencepost]

A trick I use on the giude coat is lacquer spray can. It sprays very thin and light so it gets a little in all the lows, pinholes, and such. Is cheaper than 3M dust and designated spray guide coats.

Love the build

[drewskiren]

OK, check that off the list.

[drewskiren]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

would a glazing putty work better in your low spots and then primer???

Just about, but they are not quite that low. I trust the stickability of paint more anyway. I do have some "icing" type glaze that I might try in the first stage of my next panels.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by drewskiren

Just about, but they are not quite that low. I trust the stickability of paint more anyway. I do have some "icing" type glaze that I might try in the first stage of my next panels.

That icing works great. Especially for filling over last minute things that show in the primer and those annoying tiny pinholes that can show up from time to time.

Wipe it on, wipe it off basically. let it dry for a bit, sand it, and it's ready for sealer and paint. (not that you don't know that Drew )

[67cheby]

i have painted probably 10 vehicles in my life , but that was back when i was young , had a shop, and alot more time......... what i am saying is i know just about enough to be dangerous , and not enough to be GOOD !! lol