Golden Goddess heart surgery

[Cheapsunglasses]

Here’s our paint selection. Here’s what we got. I don’t have an air compressor big enough for a paint gun, so we have spray max epoxy primer. Spray max white. Hopefully my air compressor works for airbrushing because we have house of kolor black and purple. Then for a little lettering we have red and white sign paint….because STREAT FREAKS RULE !

 

[qkcuda]

I just bought some of that primer. let me know how it works.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

I definitely will

 

[MarPar]

It works well IMHO. I used some of it on the Newport.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Well it works well if you’re not under the sun in Texas, in August. I thought waiting until 9:00 would help, complete fail, it dried as soon as it touched metal and could be wiped off by hand.

So because I get tunnel vision when I set my mind to something, especially when I’m angry at something. I am going to start punishing myself and getting up really early in the morning and spray. Who needs sleep, she has a date 200 miles away in 3 weeks, and needs her best dress and pearls on

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Yesterdays failure is todays success. I guess I can say I unintentionally sprayed and expensive guide coat.

Started sanding it off, and oooh boy we got dents!

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Picked up metal spreaders and it turned out a lot better. I’m still sloppy with it, but it’s going on better

 

[khryslerkid]

Picked up metal spreaders and it turned out a lot better. I’m still sloppy with it, but it’s going on better

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Doesn't look like you have any hardner in it.

I like using the plastic spreaders.

 

[Kern Dog]

I like to mix with the metal “spreader” but I prefer to spread the filler with the more flexible plastic ones.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Doesn't look like you have any hardner in it.

I like using the plastic spreaders.

You might be on to something. I’ve been having trouble with the heat and it setting up too quickly, I dont think I have enough, it’s been an hour it’s still soft

 

[khryslerkid]

You might be on to something. I’ve been having trouble with the heat and it setting up too quickly, I dont think I have enough, it’s been an hour it’s still soft

I hate it when it's still soft after an hour!

 

[Kern Dog]

The only fix is to scrape off what will not harden and apply another layer that is mixed with enough catalyst to set up within 5 minutes.
I wish that there was a way to make the rate of hardening a bit longer. The stuff I use stays soft for a few minutes then once it starts to firm up, it sets up really fast. I would prefer to have a little more time to shape or spread once I feel it is starting to set up.

 

[khryslerkid]

You might be on to something. I’ve been having trouble with the heat and it setting up too quickly, I dont think I have enough, it’s been an hour it’s still soft

You'll have to scrape it off and use some thinner to get it real clean before applying again.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Already did, and round 2, we’ll if it stays hard longer

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

What I have found that works best for me is get the big spot will filler. Sand it down, if there’s a pin hole, or I missed a tiny spot, I’ll spread a little this in. Seems to work fine imo

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Well, I think that’s as good as it gets. Ready to try primer again tomorrow morning I guess

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Well I think I’m going to have to just call this a failed experiment. Paint sprayed nicer and laid down nicer. But it’s a rattle can, so even though I was being as careful as possible, it still dripped everywhere. And of course every bug in Texas wanted to get high with me

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

If I scuff and shoot again, will those spots be visible, and will the dead bug spots go away

 

[ckessel]

Me, I'm leery of buzz can paints not bonding to the surface. On my SFC's, after roughing up the steel and cleaning with Acetone, I sprayed some weld thru primer on them since its Zinc based, for background protection where welds would happen and just general 1st layer. I moved them after they dried and happened to bump one area with a fingernail. The primer came right off the steel without any effort. No bond whatsoever. Could be too that it's California spec material, low VOC blah blah blah, which means to me that it no longer has the good properties in the material. Gun paint is a much better way to go as it will actually bond. Maybe test a spot on the roof with a fingernail to verify the materials bond. It would be a pisser to topcoat the roof with color, or vinyl, only to have it delaminate down the road. I know you mentioned lacking a compressor as for the reason you're using rattle cans. I would verify that stuff stuck before going any further.

 

[5.7 hemi]

It’s hot and humid plus doing this outside is affecting this project.