Posts: 641
From: West Chester, Oh
Registered: JAN 2001

posted 07-05-2001 09:44 PM         

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My son has a '92 Eclipse that we are getting ready to install a Street Weapon Drift body kit on. I am thinking about painting the whole car myself but it's been a long time. I've used Lacquer and Emron before but my last paint job was done about 15 years ago on a 1968 Camaro. I have a compressor and a Binks gun but I'm not familiar with the current paints. Any suggestions for someone painting a car in a garage (actually a large warehouse). Can the PPG base coat/clear coat be shot without a paint booth? Any help would be appreciated.

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Ken Gensheimer
1999 Yellow
Plate: 1 HOT KAT
Color Coordinated Bumpers
Prowler Pro Gears (Zoom, zoom, zoom)
MAC Air Intake and Sport Exhaust
Ceramic Pads
Lollypop Red Shimmers
Real Rod front plate holder
Chrome license plate bracket (rear)

Posts: 15
From: LINCOLN,NEBRASKA , USA
Registered: NOV 2000

posted 07-06-2001 09:10 PM         

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HI KEN ; MY NAME IS LARRY MEIER AND I OWN AUTOGHRAPHICS INC. A BODY REPAIR SHOP FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS AND ALL WE USE IS PPG ( DELTRON ACRYIC URATHANE ) .
YOU CAN PAINT IT WITHOUT A SPRAYBOOTH BUT IF YOU HAVE NO VENTILATION YOU WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF BAD THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU /
YOU WILL HAVE THE OVERSPRAY HANGING AROUND IN THE AIR THAT WILL DROP BACK ON TO YOUR FRESH PAINT AND GIVE IT A GRITTY LOOK AND OF COURSE THE MORE PAINT YOU PUT IN THE AIR THE HARDER IT WILL BE FOR YOU TO SEE THE SURFACE YOU ARE PAINTING .
YOU WILL NEED SOME VERY GOOD BREATHING RESPIRATORS ( 3M MAKES SOME VERY GOOD ONES )
AND BE SURE TO PURCHASE SOME PAINTING PAPER/DISPOSABLE SUITS TO KEEP YOU CLEAN AROUND THE PREPED CAR AND TO KEEP ALL OF THAT OVERSPRAY OFF YOU , IT REALLY STICKS.
YOU SHOULD ALSO PURCHASE SOME DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND NEW TACK RAGS AND BE SURE TO TACK OFF THE MASKING PAPER AS WELL AS THE SURFACE YOU ARE PAINTING .
IF YOU CAN, TRY AND DO YOUR PAINTING WITH AN HVLP SPRAY GUN.
KEN YOU REALLY NEED TO GET THE PAINT AWAY FROM YOU AND THE CAR FOR THE BEST RESULTS . I HOPE I HAVE HELPED YOU SOME .
LARRY

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Larry Meier
'99 Yellow S/C Prowler
Can't leave anything alone!

Posts: 768
From: Palm Coast, FL.
Registered: AUG 2000

posted 07-07-2001 07:14 AM         

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Hey now, a good idea is to run the tack rag across the flashed paint before you spray the clear coat if your not gonna spray it in a booth............this will get alot of the nibs out...............

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Worlds Fastest Prowler

Posts: 641
From: West Chester, Oh
Registered: JAN 2001

posted 07-07-2001 06:41 PM         

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Thanks guys for the suggestions. We got 2/3 of the body kit on today. Just have the rear to do tomorrow. Then a lot of glassing, filling and sanding. I'll have to think about doing the paint myself. This brings backs way too many memories of the Camaro restoration. Well.....off for a ride in the Kat.....I earned it today!

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Ken Gensheimer
1999 Yellow
Plate: 1 HOT KAT
Color Coordinated Bumpers
Prowler Pro Gears (Zoom, zoom, zoom)
MAC Air Intake and Sport Exhaust
Ceramic Pads
Lollypop Red Shimmers
Real Rod front plate holder
Chrome license plate bracket (rear)

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