[tcb] Re: Update on Sparky
- From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 09:13:14 -0500
Ronnie:
The water trap on item a. is good. But, add a "tennis ball" water filter
in line. I call them tennis balls. They are about the same size as a
tennis ball and are plastic. All auto paint stores have them for about
$8. You screw them into your air line just before the gun and they
absolutely trap all water. The water trap/filter on the compressor works,
but not well enough to shoot auto paint in Houston. There is too much
water in the air.
Sammie
At 07:47 PM 4/4/2005, you wrote:
>Well, it looks like I am going to paint Sparky in my garage. Mark's
>friend is busy getting caught up after the rodeo and the two others I've
>spoken to want to strip Sparky back down to bare metal and put their own
>primer and bondo on. I'm not about to spend $3,500 on a paint job for a
>camper. I would be afraid to scratch it.
>So I've been reading about what you need for a decent garage paint job.
> a.. good compressor with water trap - check
> b.. good HVLP gun - check
> c.. 4 ft. fluorescent light fixtures - about $10 x 4 at home depot
> d.. fan with filter to circulate air - borrow from a friend that has
> painted in his garage
> e.. clean all the dust from my garage - after 3 months of sanding this
> might be the biggest challenge
> f.. about $500 worth of high build primer and paint
> g.. good respirator & rubber gloves - check
> h.. water to wet the floor to keep the dust down - check
> i.. a little patience and luck - we'll see
> j.. $2,960 left over - so I can live with a run or two!
>Fracdog
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