Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Alex said... Curt, I'm curious, what are you using to do the sanding? IIRC the original 50-dollar-paint-job guy said that on his Corvair the sander or buffer, I forget which, made a big difference, so he was glad that he had a good one (which didn't count towards the $50, of course). *** Good Point, Alex. Tools are CAPITAL costs and don't count against EXPENSES ;-) Royce Engler ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Yeah after letting the thing dry my earlier fears were pretty much unfounded. What I thought was contamination turned out to be texture caused by the roller which layed down nicely. I did end up with more orange peel than I'm happy with, I think caused mostly by the garage being hot and the mix being on the thick side. I thinned more and rolled another coat last night but didn't have time to check it out this morning. I'd said it would take 8 coats and I think I was probably right, 2 more to go but with having to go to work (and hating to get up early enough to put on a coat before work) it'll be one coat a day... -Curt --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 4:39 PM Foam is the way to go -- those little rollers give a very good finish on cabinets and such. You might also look for some stuff called Flo-Trol that somehow or other makes paint flow easier or lay flatter -- it's always around the sprayers at Lowes. Not sure what it is but the Mexican painters all use it in their airless sprayers. Don't know if it is for latex or oil, probably latex as that is mostly what they all use. --R Curt Raymond wrote: Switched to a foam roller today, I'd gotten fabric before but the $50 paint guy http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html says foam. The foam roller is easier to get a nice finish out of but I have to be much more careful with pressure. I think my paint pan is getting dirt in it too, I had big troubles with contaminants. I also learned that I MUST close the garage door, it becomes a wind tunnel, not good. I tried a slightly thicker mix today BAD IDEA, I ended up with really bad pooling which required 3x rolling to get it somewhat smooth. I'm worried I'm going to have to sand the whole coat off and repaint. Hopefully I got it smooth enough. The color is starting to show though, the wife says it looks good, so thats something. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Curt, I'm curious, what are you using to do the sanding? IIRC the original 50-dollar-paint-job guy said that on his Corvair the sander or buffer, I forget which, made a big difference, so he was glad that he had a good one (which didn't count towards the $50, of course). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Line your paint tray with aluminum foil and then throw it out each time rather than cleaning the tray. Keeps it cleaner and costs less than cleaning it. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 10:36 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List; Rich Thomas Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5 Yeah after letting the thing dry my earlier fears were pretty much unfounded. What I thought was contamination turned out to be texture caused by the roller which layed down nicely. I did end up with more orange peel than I'm happy with, I think caused mostly by the garage being hot and the mix being on the thick side. I thinned more and rolled another coat last night but didn't have time to check it out this morning. I'd said it would take 8 coats and I think I was probably right, 2 more to go but with having to go to work (and hating to get up early enough to put on a coat before work) it'll be one coat a day... -Curt --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 4:39 PM Foam is the way to go -- those little rollers give a very good finish on cabinets and such. You might also look for some stuff called Flo-Trol that somehow or other makes paint flow easier or lay flatter -- it's always around the sprayers at Lowes. Not sure what it is but the Mexican painters all use it in their airless sprayers. Don't know if it is for latex or oil, probably latex as that is mostly what they all use. --R Curt Raymond wrote: Switched to a foam roller today, I'd gotten fabric before but the $50 paint guy http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html says foam. The foam roller is easier to get a nice finish out of but I have to be much more careful with pressure. I think my paint pan is getting dirt in it too, I had big troubles with contaminants. I also learned that I MUST close the garage door, it becomes a wind tunnel, not good. I tried a slightly thicker mix today BAD IDEA, I ended up with really bad pooling which required 3x rolling to get it somewhat smooth. I'm worried I'm going to have to sand the whole coat off and repaint. Hopefully I got it smooth enough. The color is starting to show though, the wife says it looks good, so thats something. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
To get started I used a 1/4 sheet orbital sander. Now that the body work is done I've been doing a quick pass with 400 grit to rough up the surface and knock off any contaminants. I need a sheet of 600, the 400 is too rough for the last two coats. Hopefully my wife will be able to get to the store tomorrow. -Curt Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 09:56:40 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Curt, I'm curious, what are you using to do the sanding? IIRC the original 50-dollar-paint-job guy said that on his Corvair the sander or buffer, I forget which, made a big difference, so he was glad that he had a good one (which didn't count towards the $50, of course). Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Switched to a foam roller today, I'd gotten fabric before but the $50 paint guy http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html says foam. The foam roller is easier to get a nice finish out of but I have to be much more careful with pressure. I think my paint pan is getting dirt in it too, I had big troubles with contaminants. I also learned that I MUST close the garage door, it becomes a wind tunnel, not good. I tried a slightly thicker mix today BAD IDEA, I ended up with really bad pooling which required 3x rolling to get it somewhat smooth. I'm worried I'm going to have to sand the whole coat off and repaint. Hopefully I got it smooth enough. The color is starting to show though, the wife says it looks good, so thats something. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D hood coat #5
Foam is the way to go -- those little rollers give a very good finish on cabinets and such. You might also look for some stuff called Flo-Trol that somehow or other makes paint flow easier or lay flatter -- it's always around the sprayers at Lowes. Not sure what it is but the Mexican painters all use it in their airless sprayers. Don't know if it is for latex or oil, probably latex as that is mostly what they all use. --R Curt Raymond wrote: Switched to a foam roller today, I'd gotten fabric before but the $50 paint guy http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html says foam. The foam roller is easier to get a nice finish out of but I have to be much more careful with pressure. I think my paint pan is getting dirt in it too, I had big troubles with contaminants. I also learned that I MUST close the garage door, it becomes a wind tunnel, not good. I tried a slightly thicker mix today BAD IDEA, I ended up with really bad pooling which required 3x rolling to get it somewhat smooth. I'm worried I'm going to have to sand the whole coat off and repaint. Hopefully I got it smooth enough. The color is starting to show though, the wife says it looks good, so thats something. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
