Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:54:34 -0800
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Stuff I learned about painting my engine bay (+ pics)
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That's right, spray can would have been just fine with quality paint and
good prep.
I heat them in warm water btw, helps a lot in the winter - spray can paint.
( just don't over do it - lol ! ask me how I know ! - on the how warm. You
just want it warm, not hot. )
But it'll look just fine when Jaco has a 2.0 inline four in there and all
the small parts n' stuff.
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 6:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Stuff I learned about painting my engine bay (+ pics)
Hi all.
Ok. First of all.
This:
http://www.prevalspraygun.com/automotive.htm
made sense at the time. Mix the paint, pour it in, do the job. But in
reality, no. It worked ok for about a 1/3 of the bay, but the spray
pattern got smaller as the job went on, and it ran out of propellent
before I got the first coat on. In defense of the product, in
hindsight, I MAY have allowed the air vent hole to clog.
Regardless........
...... there I was with this Chi-Chi paint all mixed up that needed to
be used ASAP. So I finished it off the engine bay with a brush. I
sacrificed one of my good Purdy brushes. Here's the pics:
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/enginebay
It's sort-of ok. Certainly better than it was and should last a while.
What I used:
Etching primer, Limco (BASF) colour matched paint, reducer, and
"Normal Acrylic Hardener". This stuff cost around $100.
What I learned:
mix only a little at a time. Believe it or not, I used a table spoon.
Next time (ha!) I'll use the measuring "cup" they guy gave me. Given
my situation, the brush saved the day and turned out better than I
thought it would.
Next time, I'll likely get a spray can of paint mixed up my FLAPS
(Lordco) True it's less paint for the money (~ $40), but the other
route is spendy, and you really need a proper sprayer for it (duh)
Since I won't be getting a gun/compressor in the near future, the
spray can would have been better.
Cheers,
Neil.
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
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