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Topic: Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 6/20/02 12:45pm Message 11 of 17
VetteVixen
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Vette(s): 82 Collector Edition (*sold 12/2006)
Rick, I was quite thrilled watching the whole paint thing. Wipe her down 3 times, paint 3 thin coats, sand, fill, repeat. Then after all that, he shot the clear. 3-5 thin coats he said will work the best. The thing that was fun to watch was the paint can self stirring shelf going! |laugh|


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 6/21/02 8:50am Message 12 of 17
RXWHITE74
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Vette(s): 1974 Stingray - Hooker Headers and Sidepips
Hey Dar, I know what you mean about watching the mixer, but it is really fun if you have a few brews in you or you have been smelling paint fumes all day. Wheeeeeee |confusing|


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 6/21/02 12:27pm Message 13 of 17
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So you've seen the 6 ft long by 6 ft high shelf with all those auto stirring things going in all those cans at the same time? They look like the syrup dispensers at IHOP! lol Well, the lids do anyhow. The little beaters sure get stuck bad when the paint gets thick though. Saw the guy have to throw out 2 partial cans because it wouldn't mix at all. Goopy.


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 6/22/02 12:32am Message 14 of 17
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Vette(s): 1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod 1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock 2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT Gone but not forgotten: 1987 Yellow Convertible 2003 Yellow Convertible 2007 Atomic Orange Coupe 2007 Lemans Blue coupe
I hope you took & post lots of pictures! :) |rollysmile|


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 6/25/02 5:39pm Message 15 of 17
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Hi Juliet, actually I didn't take any of her in the shop. I took accident photos and have looked at them quite enough thank you! Steve told me not to take photos of her in the shop. :) He never has taken them of cars he's had in the shop, he says it's too hard to look at them later and it gets to you. So, I'll be taking TONS when she's done, bet on that girl! Thanks for asking about her too, you're always so nice! :)


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 7/17/02 12:22am Message 16 of 17
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Vette(s): 1977 silver and black
Darla, the one thing that i would advise you to do is take everything out of the inside, ex. T-Top bags, cd's and everything else. When I got my car back two weeks ago, the insides had alot of dust and I spent the entire next day cleaning the insides. Not that I minded working on my car but it was 92 degrees and i had no shade!!!!!! |thumb|


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Going into paint booth tomorrow! Any tips?

Posted: 7/17/02 12:27am Message 17 of 17
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Too late for that, but I did leave my dash cover, seat covers, deck mat and foot buckets in her so that should help out some. They've been detailing now for 2 days, so that should be enough I would think. Don't take me that long to detail before a show...but then I keep her clean too. I'll find out tomorrow when I pick her up.... about 2 my time! I can't wait! I'm sure I won't sleep that much tonight, that and this dang brace and it's still warm here at night, like mid 60's. Getting tired of the heat already! |cheers| |toungecool| |thumb| |wavey| |bouncy|


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