Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
Curly wrote: It is not a pretty car. The paint is dead, so I have 2 candidates for Curt to apply a roller paint job, if I could only get him here to do it. I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... Just sayin'... I think it could be used but there is a lot of viscosity difference, and I am not sure if you could get all the paint out with a solvent, then there are concerns about solvent damage to the hose and pump. The thin paint could probably be handled with a different nozzle, but I still have concerns about spatter, etc. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
On 03/06/2015 1:39 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Curly wrote: It is not a pretty car. The paint is dead, so I have 2 candidates for Curt to apply a roller paint job, if I could only get him here to do it. I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... Just sayin'... ___ The rollers are usually the small foam rollers. I have not painted a car with them but have had reasonable luck on things like a big tank on an air compressor and the upper half of an aluminum boat. I did not thin the paint quite enough on the air tank and it has an appearance of orange peel like a course spray job but it is much better than it would likely be if I had done it with a brush. Rustoleum type paint called Tremclad in Canada. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... snip On that subject. I have now painted a number of large items using an airless sprayer paint rig and automotive grade paint. It required that I use a spray nozzle that was sized properly for the automotive viscosity paint, and that I buy a new, not contaminated with latex paint hose from the pump to the spray handle, and surgically clean the rest of the spray rig to prevent clogs and problems from residual latex paint left in the rig from previous paint jobs. I strongly suggest you talk with your airless spray rig supplier to get guidance on the nozzle size for your particular rig that will work with automotive viscosity paint. Then practice for a bit on some smooth plywood or foam board panel to get the necessary feel for speed, volume, and coverage. Having now mastered the skill, I doubt I will ever mess with air driven HVLP paint guns again for large jobs.. Something smaller than a car or an airplane.. then yes, but only because cleanup for the airless after using automotive grade paint is more involved.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
I did the hood on my '83 240D and it was the best looking paint on the whole car. I never buffed that out but I suspect if I had it would have taken a really nice shine. I've painted a bunch of lanterns with Rustoleum spray bombs (Philip has one) and been happy with the results. It took me awhile to learn a good technique but I can lay down a pretty good looking coat now. Its gonna be harder on a car because of the horizontal surfaces but still do-able. The last couple lanterns I've done I've done 4 color coats 10 minutes apart. Let it dry and harden two weeks, then cut, polish and clear coat for a nice shine, better than original... Which reminds me I've got a couple projects to get to work on. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe On 03/06/2015 1:39 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: Curly wrote: It is not a pretty car. The paint is dead, so I have 2 candidates for Curt to apply a roller paint job, if I could only get him here to do it. I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... Just sayin'... ___ The rollers are usually the small foam rollers. I have not painted a car with them but have had reasonable luck on things like a big tank on an air compressor and the upper half of an aluminum boat. I did not thin the paint quite enough on the air tank and it has an appearance of orange peel like a course spray job but it is much better than it would likely be if I had done it with a brush. Rustoleum type paint called Tremclad in Canada. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
Curly wrote: For the other 240D, I'd like to keep it Midnight Blue... Is my 240D Midnight Blue? - you saw it. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
Curly wrote: For the other 240D, I'd like to keep it Midnight Blue... Is my 240D Midnight Blue? - you saw it. mao Lotta water over the dam since that day. I think so. if it is there should be a 904 somewhere on the data plate by the radiator. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... snip On that subject. I have now painted a number of large items using an airless sprayer paint rig and automotive grade paint. It required that I use a spray nozzle that was sized properly for the automotive viscosity paint, and that I buy a new, not contaminated with latex paint hose from the pump to the spray handle, and surgically clean the rest of the spray rig to prevent clogs and problems from residual latex paint left in the rig from previous paint jobs. I strongly suggest you talk with your airless spray rig supplier to get guidance on the nozzle size for your particular rig that will work with automotive viscosity paint. Then practice for a bit on some smooth plywood or foam board panel to get the necessary feel for speed, volume, and coverage. Having now mastered the skill, I doubt I will ever mess with air driven HVLP paint guns again for large jobs.. Something smaller than a car or an airplane.. then yes, but only because cleanup for the airless after using automotive grade paint is more involved.. thanks for the how to That seems doable. I'd probably try first on the tractor. Not a lot of sheet metal, and it would be pretty easy to sand out and start over if it got bad runs or sags. I have saved it my archive of MB stuff from over the years. Maybe when my Round Tuit comes in... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
Good info Curt! The white 240D, I have considered painting with cans. I had never thought of putting clear coat over rattle can paint. Some of it now is pretty decent paint. I am saving your info in my archive of MB stuff... We always painted tractors with implement enamel, never automotive paint, even when it was pretty similar. I'd probably use implement paint for the tractor And I think that would do for the white 240D, if I can spray with the airless sprayer. For the other 240D, I'd like to keep it Midnight Blue, so that would only work with an automotive metallic. It is such a nice color on 123 and 107, and I think it'd look good on a 126 also, but I've only seem pictures of one 126 in the color, and none in person. When that Round Tuit comes in... I did the hood on my '83 240D and it was the best looking paint on the whole car. I never buffed that out but I suspect if I had it would have taken a really nice shine. I've painted a bunch of lanterns with Rustoleum spray bombs (Philip has one) and been happy with the results. It took me awhile to learn a good technique but I can lay down a pretty good looking coat now. Its gonna be harder on a car because of the horizontal surfaces but still do-able. The last couple lanterns I've done I've done 4 color coats 10 minutes apart. Let it dry and harden two weeks, then cut, polish and clear coat for a nice shine, better than original... Which reminds me I've got a couple projects to get to work on. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Paint - was: 124 wagon water woe
Curly wrote: It is not a pretty car. The paint is dead, so I have 2 candidates for Curt to apply a roller paint job, if I could only get him here to do it. I don't even own a paint sprayer, other than for latex house paint. (airless) Hmm. If a house paint roller will work for painting a car - what about a house paint airless sprayer to paint a car... Just sayin'... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
